The trial began more than a week ago, but, prior to Tuesday, jurors had only seen the Hollywood star sitting silently with his team of lawyers as each side has tried to embarrass the other in a trial that Heard's lawyers accurately predicted would turn into a mudslinging soap opera.Īctress Amber Heard appears in the courtroom during a hearing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Tuesday April 19, 2022. 'In the heat of the moment, in the heat of the pain I was feeling, I went to dark places,' he said.īut he said he'd been waiting for six years to tell his side of the story after Heard filed for divorce against him in 2016 and sought a restraining order against him. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a 'public figure representing domestic abuse.' (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP) He said that led him at times to write text messages that he now finds embarrassing, and he apologized to the jury for the vulgar language he used in text messages introduced as evidence to describe Heard.Īctor Johnny Depp is sworn in during a hearing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Tuesday April 19, 2022. Thompson, and said he sought to emulate a style that often incorporated brash language and embellishing thoughts. He mentioned his long friendship and collaborations with the late gonzo journalist Hunter S.

Indeed, he acknowledged his meandering style, particularly as it relates to his writing style. After one long answer, he admitted: 'I forgot what the original question was.' Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a 'public figure representing domestic abuse.' (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)įor the first hour-plus of testimony Tuesday, Depp gave long, stream-of-consciousness answers to questions about his childhood and his early movie career, speaking in his signature deep baritone. It’s very strange when one day you’re Cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds you’re Quasimodo.'Īctress Amber Heard listens in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Monday April 18, 2022.

'Nothing of the kind ever happened,' Depp said in court.Īlluding to the fall his career has taken since Heard levied abuse allegations against him, the former 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star said, 'it’s been six years of trying times. Depp flatly denied ever hitting Heard, calling the physical and sexual assault allegations against him disturbing, heinous and 'not based in any species of truth.'

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