US actress Amber Heard has alleged in court that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threatened to kill her “many times,” especially later in their relationship, UK’s PA Media reported on Monday.
LondonUS actress Amber Heard has alleged in court that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threatened to kill her “many times,” especially later in their relationship, UK’s PA Media reported on Monday.
Heard began three days of evidence at London’s Royal Courts of Justice on Monday, as part of Depp’s libel case against News Group Newspapers (NGN) and Dan Wootton — the executive editor of The Sun tabloid — over an article which claimed that Depp was an abusive husband.
Heard told the court that Depp was “very good at manipulating people” and would blame his actions on a “self-created third party” he called the “monster,” according to PA Media.
“He would speak about it as if it was another person or personality and not him doing all these things,” she said.
During previous testimony earlier this month, Depp denied the allegations, calling them sick and completely untrue.
Read More
In a written witness statement submitted to the court, PA Media reports that Heard accused Depp of subjecting her to verbal and physical abuse — including “screaming, swearing, issuing threats, punching, slapping, kicking, head-butting and choking her,” as well as “extremely controlling and intimidating behavior.
