Johnny Depp confessed he "accidentally" headbutted Amber Heard as she "wildly swung" at him. The couple were said to be caught up in a heated row in their Los Angeles penthouse on December 15 in 2015.
Depp, 47, made the admission while he gave evidence at London's High Court on the third day of his libel case against News Group Newspapers.
The High Court heard a recording shortly after the alleged incident where Johnny appeared to say he only headbutted her in the "f**king forehead" so he couldn't "break a nose".
In the recording, Amber could be heard saying: "You had been screaming ... it's the end-all-be-all in the sort of offensive thing. "You can throw a punch but yet screaming's OK.
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