Johnny Depp defamation trial: Amber Heard's personal assistant accuses actress of abusive work environment

Johnny Depp was taken to hospital by his doctor after they could not find his missing finger - sliced off by a bottle his wife Amber Heard threw at him, a court has heard.The actor’s private physician David Kipper told how he helped the star clean up the wound before taking him for medical attention.The top of Depp's finger was later found by his personal chef on the kitchen floor.Dr Kipper, a Beverly Hills physician who treats celebrities for addiction, told a US court through a video deposition of the incident that took place while in Australia.He gave evidence in the explosive defamation trial in Fairfax, Virginia, between Depp and his former wife, Heard.Depp, 58, hired the physician to treat him for opioid addiction in May 2014 and was behind a plan whereby he would detox on his island in the Bahamas.The following year, while the star was filming Down Under, Kipper recalled finding the actor bleeding profusely from the finger but said he was unsure how the injury occurred.The doctor said Depp told hospital doctors he cut his finger with a knife.It contradicted what the star’s attorneys told the jury during opening statements that Heard, 35, threw a bottle at him, severing part of his finger.The doctor said he spoke to Heard the same day but did not observe any wounds on her.The actress had said Depp threw her against a ping-pong table and shoved her into a fridge.Dr Kipper said she never sought medical attention from him for alleged abuse.At one point during Monday's (April 18) evidence, Kipper was asked about texts he exchanged with Depp.On March 7, 2015, Depp messaged: ”Hi f*ck man had another one. I cannot live like this.

Amber Heard’s close friend Eve Barlow was reportedly kicked out of the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom last week amid the actress’ ongoing defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA doctor and a nurse recounted the hunt for Johnny Depp’s severed fingertip, as testimony continued on Monday in his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.Depp suffered the injury in March 2015, while he was in Australia for the filming of the fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Depp has accused Heard of throwing a bottle at him, severing the top of his middle finger.

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Johnny Depp‘s personal text messages to his former doctor, Dr. David Kipper, were revealed in court today.

Johnny Depp was shown footage of himself breaking smoking rules during a trial against his ex-wife, in which he is attempting to sue her for defamation.The Hollywood actor, well known for his roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is currently in the midst of suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million, which works out to £38.2 million, for defamation after abuse claims. Depp, 58, decided to take action against Heard, 35, after she wrote an opinion piece in 2018, detailing her experiences with domestic abuse.The article in question, initially published by the Washington Post does not name Mr Depp but legal representatives for Heard say it is protected by freedom of speech.During the lawsuit, the 58-year-old was shown footage of himself in the Eastern Columbia Building on 21 May 2016, in which he can be seen smoking a cigarette in an elevator.Johnny kept a poker face while he watched the clip as his manager answered questions and mentioned that smoking “is not” permitted in the elevator of that particular building.Dr.

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JOHNNY Depp will need to pull “a rabbit out the hat” to win his US defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, an expert has claimed. A second court defeat could be career ending for the Pirates of the Caribbean star, said media lawyer Alex Wade.

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The dirty laundry we’ve seen so far in Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard isn’t stopping any time soon.

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Dr. David Kipper, an addiction specialist who previously worked with Johnny Depp, is the latest to speak out in court amid the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard’s defamation trial.

Amber Heard would "quite often" walk around naked, her former personal assistant told Hollywood’s £100million defamation trial.Kate James, who worked for Heard, 35, for three years while she said she was in an abusive relationship with Pirates Of The Caribbean star Johnny Depp, 58, said her "very dramatic" boss loved to wander round in the buff.She frequently saw the blonde Aquaman star in the nude but said she never spotted her with any injuries.Ms James said she had been present for "90%" of Heard’s dress and costume fittings."She had no issue with walking around naked quite often,’" she said, giving evidence to the hearing at the Fairfax County District Court in Virginia, US, on video.The assistant said she never saw Heard with any cuts, bruises, black eyes or with a broken nose and clumps of hair missing - injuries the actress claimed to have suffered at Depp’s hands.Heard’s lawyers have told the seven-strong jury the actress was adept at using make-up to cover her injuries.But Ms James, who saw her "almost daily", told the court: "She usually never wore make-up unless she was going to a special event".While she witnessed "screaming", "yelling" and "abuse’" from Heard, whom she said once spat in her face in a "blind rage", she said Depp was "peaceful", "calm", "passive", "very kind" and a "total Southern gentleman".She said Heard was "often intoxicated" on red wine and the actress admitted to her she had taken mushrooms, ecstasy and cocaine.On drugs she said the actress suffered "manic episodes", became "disorientated" and "more and more belligerent".Ms James, who worked for Heard from 2012 to 2015 when she married Depp, said the actress sent her "barrages" of abusive texts between 2am and 4am which made "no

The trial in the defamation suit filed by Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard continued on Thursday with testimony from Heard’s former assistant, Kate James.

Next up at Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard is someone who has ALL the info: their former marriage counselor!

Amber Heard’s former personal assistant is having her moment at Johnny Depp’s defamation trial, and she once again did not paint a flattering portrait of the Aquaman star.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard engaged in “mutual abuse” throughout their relationship, a therapist for the couple has said. Laurel Anderson, a clinical psychotherapist who saw the pair on multiple occasions, said Mr Depp told her that his former wife “gave as good as she got” during their fights. The actor is suing Ms Heard for libel over a 2018 op-ed written in the Washington Post which his lawyers say contained false allegations that he physically and sexually assaulted her while they were married.

Edward Scissorhands, Benny and Joon and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape to blockbusters like Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, his on-screen presence was like catnip to me. He picked weird characters, he made films that resonated with my adolescent misfit identity, and he was devastatingly attractive – a winning combination. It feels like the version of Johnny Depp we knew in the 1990s and early 2000s no longer existsI plastered my walls and school planner with pictures of Depp, and spent hours on internet message boards gushing over his acting, his grunge style and hypnotic eyes.

Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial is underway and a text message he sent about his ex Amber Heard has been revealed in court.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp for a total of 21 historic sessions as they struggled to repair their marriage, told the court that "abandonment" was Amber's "worst nightmare" and that she would strike her partner in a bid to keep him there.The counsellor also claimed that she believed the abuse was "mutual".Based on notes she'd taken during their sessions, she described Johnny as a man who had been "well controlled" for decades, and depicted both himself and Amber as victims of abuse at home in their younger years.She also claimed that Amber felt humiliated if Johnny attacked her, as it linked back to when she felt powerless as a child when being "physically violated" by her father."Her history is having been violated by her father [so] she was sensitive to feeling disrespected," she said."If she felt disrespected, she had come out of her background history feeling her pride needed to dominate and she needed to stand up for herself.""I know she led [the physical fighting] on more than one occasion and started it to keep him with her because abandonment and having him leave was her worst nightmare," Dr. Anderson told the court.She added at Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny's $50 million defamation trial: "Miss Heard reported that it was a point of pride to her, if she felt disrespected, to initiate a fight.

A marriage therapist is giving insight into the relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.