Johnny Depp called ex Vanessa Paradis a ‘French extortionist c**t’ in email to Elton John, court hears

metro.co.uk:

Johnny Depp called his ex, Vanessa Paradis, who is the mother of his children, a ‘French extortionist c**t’ in an email to Elton John, the court has been told.

The actor, 58, is currently facing off with ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, in court in Virginia in a $50million (£39million) defamation lawsuit after claiming her accusations of abuse against him are false.

Heard is countersuing. The court has been shown a series of text messages and emails from Depp, including one in which he referred to his ex, Paradis, as a ‘French extortionist c**t’.Heard’s legal team had shown the court video and audio of ‘violent episodes’ the actor had had, as well as him under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

During Depp’s testimony, he responded that Heard would bully him and call him names as well as threaten to harm herself if he left her.