Watch live as Johnny Depp takes stand as defamation case against Amber Heard continues
Johnny Depp took the stand on Tuesday afternoon to give testimony in his $50m (£38.2m) defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Heard is being sued for defamation by Depp for implying he abused her in a 2018 column. Although she did not name him, his lawyers claim her allegations have made it difficult for the actor to land movie roles.
Depp says the abuse allegations turned him from “Cinderella to Quasimodo” in the eyes of others and have impacted his career. In his testimony he recalled a traumatic childhood with an abusive mother, his early career, and how Pirates of the Caribbean changed his life. He then recalled details of the beginning of his relationship with Heard.
Earlier, Depp’s friend and sound engineer Keenan Wyatt testified on behalf of the actor on Tuesday morning, recalling an incident in which Heard yelled at him on a private jet. The court also heard from security guard Sean Bett.
Heard has filed a $100m (£76.m) counterclaim against Depp for nuisance and immunity from her the actor’s allegations. Depp has previously lost a defamation case in the UK against The Sun newspaper over the same article by Heard.
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According to Mr Wyatt, Ms Heard yelled “how dare you talk to me” after he tried to speak to her during a private flight.
Gustaf Kilander reports.
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