Johnny Depp Calls Amber Heard’s Abuse Claims ‘Heinous’ In Defamation Trial
Huff PostJohnny Depp testified in his own defamation trial on Tuesday, saying that the abuse allegations his ex-wife Amber Heard made against him are “heinous” and “not based in any species of truth.” The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor took the stand on the fourth day of the trial. “The characterization of my substance ‘abuse’ that’s been delivered by Ms. Heard is grossly embellished and, I’m sorry to say, but a lot of it is just plainly false,” Depp testified. “I think it was an easy target for her to hit because once you’ve trusted somebody for a certain amount of years and you’ve told them all the secrets of your life, that information then of course can be used against you, especially if it’s taken to a point that is teetering on impossible.” Depp, 58, and Heard, 35, met on the set of “The Rum Diary” in 2009, and began dating about three years later ― though Depp testified on Tuesday that the two shared a kiss in his trailer during the filming of “Diary.” The couple married in 2015 and divorced two years later. According to Depp, Heard then approached him, upset that he’d taken his boots off, saying “That’s my job, you don’t do that.” “I felt that strange,” he testified.