Johnny Depp tells court Amber Heard would 'escalate into violence'
msn.comJohnny Depp has told a court his ex-wife Amber Heard showed "pure hatred" for him and she would "escalate into violence" - with a slap, a shove or a "glass of wine in my face". Speaking on the sixth day of the libel trial, the actor said Heard would call him a "bad father, a terrible father, an awful father" and tell him he had no idea how to parent.
The actor said his former partner, who he is suing for defamation in a US court, had a "need for conflict" and "couldn't be wrong". Follow the trial live: Amber Heard stood 'screaming in her night gown' in car park, Johnny Depp claimsDepp told the jury he would often lock himself in the bathroom to remove himself from escalating situations.
He admitted there is "plenty wrong with me" but said there's "plenty wrong with a lot of people" and that in situations with Heard his "main goal was to retreat".
Depp is suing Heard for libel for $50m (£38. 2m), while Heard has issued a counterclaim for $100m (£76. 4m). The trial, which has seen various claims of drink and drugs binges, has been brought over a 2018 article Heard wrote in The Washington Post, which Depp's lawyers say falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her.
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