Amber Heard

A week into the trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, Depp, 58, is the first half of the divorced couple to take the stand and testify against his former spouse.

“She’s going to give the performance of a lifetime in this courtroom.” Amber wishes the best for Johnny in the future." But he said the evidence will show that Heard gave herself the injury to ruin Depp’s reputation. "Because Johnny Depp brought this case, all of this is going to come out." "I didn't deserve that nor did my children nor did the people who have believed in me for all those years." He also pointed out that the article in question never even mentions Depp's name. In the column, she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse. She was understanding. It’s very strange when one day you’re Cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds you’re Quasimodo." She was funny. She was kind. She was smart.

The proceedings are taking place in Virginia's Fairfax County Courthouse. The news of Depp's testimony was first reported by Deadline's Dominic Patten and Ted ...

The trial is set to run for five weeks. It is also being run by other outlets. Depp will continue on the stand Wednesday for cross-examination, a source close to the actor’s team tells Deadline. Heard is scheduled to take the stand herself later in the proceedings.

Actor Johnny Depp is expected to testify in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday in the US defamation trial where he accuses ex-wife and actress Amber Heard of ...

Depp’s lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the newspaper is printed at a facility there. Heard accused Depp of domestic abuse after filing for divorce in 2016. A London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted Heard and put her in fear for her life. The witnesses testified that they were aware of arguments between the couple but had not witnessed physical abuse by Depp toward Heard. Depp, 58, alleges Heard, 35, defamed him when she penned a December 2018 opinion piece in the Washington Post about being a survivor of domestic abuse. When asked by a lawyer for Depp if she was aware that any of the arguments between Depp and Heard became physical, Lloyd replied, "No."

The actor describes his childhood of physical abuse as he takes the stand in a Virginia court.

And generally it was me," he said. On Monday, a nurse who was hired to treat Mr Depp's drug addiction and attended the couple's wedding testified that she witnessed Ms Heard "try to instigate" conflict with her former husband on several occasions. The jury has heard evidence presented by the celebrity ex-couple's former therapist, who described how Mr Depp and Ms Heard engaged in "mutual abuse", as well as from medical workers who treated Mr Depp as he was detoxing himself from opiates. Mr Depp began his testimony saying that Ms Heard's claims are "not based in any species of the truth". The trial has focused so far on Mr Depp's demeanour and whether he was ever verbally or physically abusive towards Ms Heard. Lawyers for Mr Depp have accused his ex-wife, an actress, of giving the "performance of her life" in her descriptions of alleged abuse. "I never struck Ms Heard in that way, nor have I struck any woman in my life," he testified, adding that "her accusations sort of permeated the industry".

Actor takes stand in defamation trial and denies ex-wife's domestic abuse claims, saying 'I have never struck any woman in my life'

“She slapped him because he was being incoherent and talking about being with another woman.” Wyatt testified that he accompanied Depp, his former wife Vanessa Paradis and children to their home in the Bahamas on several occasions. “I was bitten by the snake, and before you know it the monkey was on my back,” he said. You’re a whore.” Depp filed a $50m lawsuit against Heard in 2018. Heard has said Depp probably cut his finger when he smashed a telephone. “It would stir up some rather unusual reactions from her,” he said. Several witnesses have characterised Heard as the abusive party. The actor has accused Heard of throwing a bottle at him, severing the finger. From the beginning of our relationship, she was wonderful, and then things just started to change … or reveal themselves, I think is a better way to put it.” But he had periods of sobriety, he said. Nor have I ever struck any woman in my life.”

Johnny Depp began his testimony by admitting he and Amber Heard argued during their relationship but said he "never" reached the point of hitting her - and ...

Fairfax County state court judge Penney Azcarate is overseeing the trial, which is in its second week and is expected to last for six weeks in total, with a week's break in May. Witnesses called by Depp's lawyers so far have included the actor's sister, friends, and a doctor and a nurse who said they treated him for substance abuse. "It does mean you have to think creatively when you have little kids on how to take them to the park or the swings. an easy target for [Heard]". He continued: "I am not some maniac who needs to be high or loaded all the time." "It never had to go in this direction," he said. The column did not mention Depp by name, but was titled: "I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath." Endless." would think that I was a fraud and had lied to them". "I've had worse jobs... "I didn't deserve that. I pride myself on honesty and truth. "I felt it was my responsibility to clear my name and my children of this horrid thing that they were having to read about their father," he said.

Actor Johnny Depp took the witness stand Tuesday in his legal battle against his former wife Amber Heard, whom he accuses of lying about his abusing her ...

Heard was granted a protective order in May 2016 after she alleged that Depp hit her in the face with a cellphone. Anderson said Depp told her that Heard “gave as good as she got.” He said he detoxed from the drug prior to his relationship with Heard. During cross-examination, Anderson clarified that her understanding was that Heard “fought back” after Depp became physical. Depp addressed Heard's allegations regarding substance abuse, saying he began taking his mother's "nerve pills" at the age of 11 and proceeded to self-medicate with substances over the years as a coping mechanism for trauma. Little time was spent on his relationship with Heard, who he felt was the perfect partner for him at the beginning of their relationship. "Because I've never appeared loaded or high or any of that ... no one would have ever known." "Then you started to notice other little tidbits and things that come out," Depp said. Anderson also testified that Heard, in a session conducted separately from her husband, said Depp hit her and that she showed her bruises. Although the article never mentions Depp by name, his attorneys said it indirectly refers to allegations she made against him during their 2016 divorce. The trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, is expected to take weeks. Depp told the court Tuesday that he was "obsessed with the truth" and, though he argued with his ex-wife, he never hit Heard.

Leading man in 'shock' six years ago when Heard 'made some quite heinous' allegations.

Depp’s lawyers have said they filed the case in Fairfax County, outside the District of Columbia, because the newspaper is printed at a facility there. She accused Depp of domestic abuse after filing for divorce in 2016. Less than two years ago, Depp lost a libel case against the Sun newspaper. The witnesses testified that they were aware of arguments between the couple but had not witnessed physical abuse by Depp towards Heard. His two children from a previous relationship were in high school at the time, he added. He filed a $50 million lawsuit against her in 2018.