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Johnny Depp claimed that his substance abuse was triggered by “constant haranguing” from his ex-wife Amber Heard on his second day of testimony during his libel trial against the actress. Taking the stand at Fairfax County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Mr Depp alleged that his ex-wife made little digs at him during their marriage which would regularly escalate into fully-fledged arguments. “I was inspired to reach out for a numbing agent by Ms Heard because of the constant clashes,” he said.

Johnny Depp revealed in court that he had a “Winona Forever” tattoo changed to “Wino forever” because of his ex-wife, Amber Heard. On Wednesday, Depp returned to the witness stand for a second day during the defamation trial against Heard in Fairfax County, Virginia. He was asked about Heard’s claims that the first time he struck her was in reaction to a comment about a tattoo.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp said that over time his marriage to Ms Heard had begun to feel like he was ‘in a relationship’ with his mother (Evelyn Hockstein/AP)Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”.

Actor Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse. The actor, 58, told jurors on Wednesday that Heard hurled a bottle of vodka at him, which severed the tip of his finger.  The pair were in Australia, where Depp was filming "Pirates of the Caribbean," and had a vicious fight in 2015 over a postnuptial agreement he had asked Heard to sign, he told jurors. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in a Fairfax, Va., courtroom.

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Johnny Depp continued his second day of testimony in his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, as he described the deterioration of their relationship and what he said were physically and and emotional abuse on her part.

Actor Johnny Depp has denied hitting his ex-wife Amber Heard, claiming that he went from "Cinderella to Quasimodo" when he faced abuse allegations. The Hollywood star gave evidence on Tuesday 19 April in his multi-million dollar claim in his civil defamation case against his former wife in Fairfax, Virginia. Johnny, 58, insisted in his defamation case, which is estimated to cost $100 million: "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms Heard in any way.” He told the jury that he has faced "six years of trying times" since Amber first claimed her former husband inflicted abuse on her.

Johnny Depp pursued his case in the UK against a British newspaper that had branded him a "wife-beater", the court ruled that he had struck her on 12 out of 14 occasions, and included photos and audio evidence in their decisions. However, on the stand at Fairfax, Virginia, Johnny is hoping for a different result, maintaining that it was merely angry text messages and arguments on his part, for which he feels deep regret."There were arguments and things of that nature," he acknowledged to the court."But never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms Heard in any way, nor have I struck any woman in my life."Johnny apologised for writing "dark" texts about Amber to his childhood friend Isaac Baruch, in which he said he wished her "rotting corpse" was "decomposing in the f****ng trunk of a Honda Civic".He claimed that the "dark humour", inspired by Monty Python, surfaced as a way for him to deal with his mental anguish."I’m ashamed of some of the references made.

Johnny Depp told a Virginia court of his childhood abuse as his mother was “suicidal” and his father told him that “you’re the man now” when he left the family. The actor entered the witness booth on the fifth day of the trial, which began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against Ms Heard in March 2019.

Johnny Depp’s life as an A-list Hollywood actor appeared to be a far comparison from that of the life he grew up witnessing while living with his family as a kid. As it turns out, despite acting for a living and becoming a main draw at the box office, once the cameras stopped rolling on set, Depp’s own life at home would have all the makings of a true drama, according to his words.  The former "Pirates of the Caribbean" star testified during a hearing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday to the idea that he initially made the decision to sue his ex-wife, Amber Heard, 35, for libel after she made scathing allegations against him that he had been physically abusive toward her during their time together.

Johnny Depp’s sound engineer Keenan Wyatt has testified during the actor’s defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard that she became “abruptly loud” when he told her that Mr Depp cared for her. According to Mr Wyatt, Ms Heard yelled “how dare you talk to me” after he tried to speak to her during a private flight.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" actor Johnny Depp took the witness stand Tuesday in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 35, for $50 million over an op-ed the "Aquaman" actress wrote for the Washington Post alleging she was the victim of domestic abuse. Heard never identified Depp directly in the essay, but Depp's attorneys her allegations have negatively impacted Depp's career and relationship with his family.

While taking the stand in his libel trial against Amber Heard, Johnny Depp addressed his ex-wife’s claims of domestic abuse.

Johnny Depp revealed that he has never seen Pirates of the Caribbean, as he took to the stand during his defamation court case.The 58-year-old – who starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the hugely popular blockbuster franchise – is suing ex-wife Amber Heard after she wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post, discussing her experiences with domestic abuse.Depp is seeking $50million (£39m) in damages. He was not named in the article, which was published in 2018, but his lawyers argued that it falsely implies that his former partner was physically and sexually abused by him when they were married.

Johnny Depp is sharing his “truth” amid his blockbuster libel lawsuit trial against Amber Heard.

Actor Johnny Depp took the witness stand on Tuesday in the U.S. defamation trial where he accuses ex-wife and actress Amber Heard of ruining his career with false accusations of violence during their relationship.

“My goal is the truth,” said Johnny Depp on the stand today one week into the $50 million defamation trial instigated by the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star against Amber Heard back in March 2019. “Lies build upon lies,” he testified.

As Deadline reported exclusively yesterday, Johnny Depp is testifying on his own behalf today in the exceedingly high-profile case that is taking place in Virginia’s Fairfax County Courthouse. The news was first reported by Deadline’s Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson, who are covering the trial. See all their exclusive coverage here.

Johnny Depp began last week in a courtroom in northern Virginia, pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of celebrity enablers and hangers-on.Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for $50 million for describing herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse” in a 2018 Washington Post opinion piece. That revived allegations she made when the couple divorced in 2016 — about which they had each promised to remain silent — and in Depp’s view the public characterization could not go unchallenged.But after Depp lost a similar case in London in 2020, his public reputation — and career — are in tatters.

Johnny Depp is reportedly set to take the stand today in his defamation trial against Amber Heard to speak on the claims that she defecated on his bed.The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, is suing his ex-wife, 35, for libel after she penned an op-ed in the Washington Post, with the headline: ‘I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change’.She discussed her experiences of domestic abuse in the 2018 article, but did not mention her former partner by name.Despite not being named, Depp’s lawyers have said that this ‘falsely implies’ that Heard was subjected to abuse during their marriage –  the actor is seeking $50million (£39m) in damages.While the court has heard from various witnesses, the actor will testify on his own behalf on Tuesday at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia.The actor will speak on the claims that Heard defecated in his bed (which her rep previously denied), according to TMZ.Pictures of poo claimed to be Heard’s and found in Depp’s bed were previously shown to the court during the actor’s libel trial against The Sun newspaper, which he lost.Depp’s housekeeper at his penthouse in the Eastern Columbia building in LA, who had come across the defecated bed, gave evidence.Hilda Vargas told the court that she had taken photographs of the faeces, after being left ‘horrified’ and ‘disgusted’.Vargas said that she believed the faeces in the bed was from a human – ruling out that it could have come from the two dogs, Pistol and Boo, owned by Depp and Heard, as the pets couldn’t reach the bed on their own.In his written statement, Depp accused Heard or ‘one of her friends’ of defecating in the couple’s marital bed back in 2016.

Johnny Depp’s security guard Sean Bett testified during the defamation trial between the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard that he told Ms Heard that he worried the relationship would end badly. After witnessing a number of fights, Mr Bett said he told Ms Heard that “this can’t continue” and that “you’re either going to kill each other or you’re going to be in jail”.