Johnny Depp reacts to a photo taken by Amber Heard in which he fell asleep with spilled ice cream
Lawyers representing Amber Heard questioned Johnny Depp all day Thursday after his two-day testimony in a $ 50 million (£ 38.2 million) defamation lawsuit he filed against his ex-wife.
The trial has already been adjourned and is resumed on Monday for the third week in Fairfax County Court in Virginia.
Hurd has been sued by Depp for alleging that he abused her in a 2018 post she wrote. Although she did not name him, his lawyers claim that her allegations made it difficult for the actor to get roles in films, turning him from “Cinderella in Quasimodo” to Hollywood, as described by the actor from “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
The actor testified about a traumatic childhood with a violent mother, saying that his relationship with Hurd reflects this, describing it as “harassment” of him.
On Thursday, Hurd’s lawyers challenged him over vulgar text messages he sent about her and his drug use and drinking.
His account of the amputation of his finger in Australia was also challenged, and the court was shown photos of messages scratched on blood and paint mirrors, as well as several secretly recorded disputes and battles.
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I heard Depp shrink at the sound of her saying, “I hate you to hell.”
Hurd cringed in court when jurors heard an audio recording of Depp’s mouth-biting and swearing during Thursday’s cross-examination.
On the graphic, you could hear Depp say to Hurd, “You’re a jerk, and I hate you and I want to get away.”
A series of recordings of other battles between the couple were released in court.
In one, Depp said, “I get irrational when I make movies, I get jealous and damn crazy and weird, and we fight a lot more.
The Independent’s Grame Massie reports:
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The court hears an audio recording of Depp moaning like a “sick animal”
During an interrogation on a flight from Boston to Los Angeles in 2014, Depp admitted that he had a bad reaction to mixing alcohol with opioids.
The court then listened to three audio clips in which he seemed to moan in pain.
“Sounds like a tortured animal and that’s my voice,” Depp said in response to the audio.
In the last excerpt, his former bodyguard, Jerry Judge, can be heard saying, “I’ll stay with this fucking idiot in case he gets sick.”
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Depp says he fears Hurd has an affair with James Franco
Much of Thursday’s cross-examination focused on a May 2014 flight from Boston to Los Angeles, during which Hurd and Depp clashed.
Hurd’s lawyers tried to portray jealousy as a catalyst for the battle, raising his disappointment that Hurd was making a film with James Franco at the time.
Depp confirmed that he was really afraid that Hurd and Franco had a relationship and said that it was “very likely” that they had a heated discussion about his suspicions.
Gustav Kilander of the Independent reports:
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Hurd begs Depp not to cut himself into embarrassing audio
A shocking audio released in court at the end of Thursday’s hearing shows Hurd begging Depp not to cut himself two months after she filed for divorce.
Hurd became emotional when the jury heard the video in which Depp begged her to cut him with a knife, and he also wiped his eyes and grabbed a handkerchief.
The knife in question bore “Until Death Do Us Part” in Spanish, as did “Slim,” Depp’s nickname for his ex-wife.
“Do you want to cut me somewhere?” Depp was heard saying softly on the recording.
Hurd replied, “Just don’t cut your skin, please don’t.” Why do this? Please don’t cut yourself. “
Graham Massy of The Independent reports:
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Depp asked about vulgar lyrics about Hurd
Depp’s cross-examination on Thursday began with his request for text messages in which he said he wanted to “burn” and “drown” Hurd.
Depp sent the texts in question to his friend Paul Bethany in June 2013.
“Let’s drown her before we burn her !!!” I will fuck her burnt corpse after that to make sure she is dead … “, the actor wrote in a message.
Gustav Kilander of the Independent reports:
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The court is not sitting today
After three days of compelling testimony from Johnny Depp, the Fairfax County Courthouse will be quiet on Friday, as the trial is adjourned until Monday.
Judge Penny S Azakarate announced at the beginning of the trial that he would last only four days each week, with a break on Friday to give all participants a three-day weekend.
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Depp reacts to a photo taken by Amber Heard of him asleep with spilled ice cream
The jury in the trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard was shown a photo of Mr. Depp sleeping on a couch with ice cream spilled on his lap.
Mr Depp said he worked a 17-hour day, took opioids and that Mrs Hurd gave him ice cream “because she knew what was going to happen”.
Gustav Kilander reports the testimony.
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Depp’s trial showed messages he scratched with blood and paint after cutting off his finger
Messages and “reminders” scratched in blood and paint were shown in court between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard after he cut off his finger in a fight during which he claimed that Mrs. Hurd had thrown two bottles of vodka at him.
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