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Johnny Depp became 'monster' on drugs and alcohol, court hears
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp physically and sexually abused his then-wife Amber Heard during drug-and alcohol-fueled benders, her lawyers told a court Tuesday.
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US actor Johnny Depp inside the courtroom during the $50 million Depp vs Heard deformation trail at the Fairfax County Circuit Court April 12, 2022, in Fairfax, Virginia. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski/POOL)
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irates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp physically and sexually abused his then-wife Amber Heard during drug-and alcohol-fueled benders during which he became a "monster," her lawyers told a court Tuesday.
Depp's attorneys countered on the opening day of his blockbuster defamation case against Heard that the allegations were untrue and have had a "devastating" impact on his Hollywood career.
The 58-year-old Depp filed a defamation suit against 35-year-old Heard after she wrote a column for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."
The actress never named Depp, whom she met in 2009 on the set of the film The Rum Diary, but he sued her for implying he was a domestic abuser and is seeking $50 million in damages.
Heard, who was married to Depp from 2015 to 2017, countersued, asking for $100 million and claiming she suffered "rampant physical violence and abuse" at his hands.
Elaine Bredehoft, one of Heard's lawyers, detailed the alleged abuse in her opening statement in Fairfax County Circuit Court.
She told the jury they would be shown graphic photographs. "They show bruises, they show cut lips, they show hair pulled out," Bredehoft said. "They show two black eyes when he head-butted her."
