During a cross-examination by Hurd’s lawyer, Ben Rothenborn, on Thursday morning, evidence was presented of text messages from Depp to some of his friends, including Marilyn Manson and actor Paul Bethany, who mentioned drug use during his relationship with Hurd. . Other reports include references to violence against Hurd.
Before some exchanges were read in court, Depp said he was “not proud of any of the languages” he uses in text messages.
Records were also released in which Depp threatened to injure himself. The jury will return on Monday, during which time the cross-examination will continue.
Depp is suing Hurd for $ 50 million over a 2018 Washington Post article about her experience of domestic violence. She did not name Depp in the song, but he said it cost him a lucrative film job in the Disney franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
“I would be a real fool not to think it has an effect on my career based on Ms. Hurd’s words, whether they mention my name or not,” Depp said Wednesday.
In 2016, Hurd claimed that Depp bruised her face after throwing a phone at her. Depp denied the charge and is not charged with a crime.
Depp admitted in his testimony this week that he and Hurd had an argument during their relationship, but said: “I have never gotten to the point of hitting Ms. Hurd in any way, nor have I hit a woman in my life. you are ”.
He testified Wednesday that his finger was cut from broken glass after Hurd claimed to have thrown a bottle of vodka at him during a 2015 dispute.
Hurd denied the allegation.
Late Wednesday’s session, Rothenborn presented evidence to suggest that Disney made the decision to remove Depp from Pirates ahead of Hurd’s 2018 article.
Hurd has not yet taken a position.
The former couple married in 2015 and divorced in 2016.
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