In his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand again. According to news reports, her legal team plans to call Johnny as a witness on Monday. Days after Amber’s cross-examination, the actor is expected to be questioned. Johnny and Amber’s representatives have yet to make an official statement. The trial’s final arguments are scheduled for Friday.
Johnny Depp is suing Amber Heard for $50 million in damages for an opinion piece she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018 about surviving domestic violence without mentioning Johnny by name. In April, the actor testified in court, claiming Amber was the aggressor in the relationship. He claimed he filed the lawsuit to “clear” his name. She attempted to portray Johnny as a man willing to use violence and power to silence her.
Actress Ellen Barkin, who was in a relationship with him in 1994, testified on Thursday that he was an often-drunk, “jealous man” who once threw a wine bottle in her direction.
During the ongoing trial, Johnny stated that he has never hit a woman, whereas Amber stated that she has only ever been physically aggressive with Johnny in self-defense or to protect her younger sister from his alleged aggression. Amber detailed the first time Johnny allegedly hit her and claimed he broke her nose in a jealous rage.
Amber filed a temporary restraining order against Johnny when she filed for divorce in 2016, claiming he had been abusive to her throughout their relationship. Disney dropped Johnny from their major franchise Pirates of the Caribbean shortly after Amber’s op-ed and accusations were published, despite not citing Amber’s Washington Post op-ed or her accusations as the reason.
