Johnny Depp gave Marilyn Manson a pill to 'stop him talking so much', court hears

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Johnny Depp has taken to the stand during his defamation case against his former wife, Amber Heard.During the ongoing trial, the actor shared an insight into his drug use including using drugs with his pal, Marilyn Manson.The actor, 58, was being cross-examined today (April 21) as part of his civil defamation claim against Heard in Fairfax, Virginia.Depp, who was on his third day on the stand, is suing Heard for more than £38 million, saying her domestic abuse claims have harmed his career and reputation.The actress, 35, has filed a countersuit against Depp, 58, seeking almost £78 million in damages and saying his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against the actor.Heard’s counterclaim accuses Depp of orchestrating a "smear campaign" against her and describing his lawsuit as a continuation of "abuse and harassment." Depp admitted he'd taken pills and cocaine with rocker Marilyn Manson on numerous occasions during yesterday's evidence."I once gave Marilyn Manson a pill so he would stop talking so much," Depp testified, eliciting laughter from the courtroom.At one point, Depp credited Sir Elton John for helping him beat his addiction demons telling the singer: “I would have been swallowed up by the monster were it not for you.”He added: “Elton is a dear friend, who has been sober for 40 years, 30 years, so we had a discussion and he wanted to get me clean, sober.”The jury of seven was shown a photo taken in Heard's house in Los Angeles in March 2013, the morning after Depp fell off the wagon.The picture showed two glasses of whiskey and four lines of cocaine next to a box with a skull and crossbones and Depp's initials on it."You'd sometimes drink whiskey in the morning?" asked Heard's attorney Ben.