Ex-Lovers Of Johnny Depp Come To His Defense In Libel Case
Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defence Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive.
Two
former
romantic
partners
of
actor
Johnny
Depp
came
to
his
defence
Wednesday
in
his
libel
suit
against
British
newspaper
The
Sun,
dismissing
claims
that
he
was
violent
or
abusive.
Actresses
Vanessa
Paradis
and
Winona
Ryder
offered
supportive
statements
for
the
Pirates
of
the
Caribbean''
star,
who
is
suing
the
tabloid
paper's
publisher,
News
Group
Newspapers,
over
an
April
2018
article
which
referred
to
the
56-year-old
Depp
as
a
wife
-beater.
The
article
contained
allegations
by
Depp's
ex-wife,
Amber
Heard,
who
filed
for
divorce
after
requesting
a
domestic
violence
restraining
order.
Depp
has
strenuously
denied
the
allegations.
In
a
hearing
conducted
remotely,
lawyers
for
Depp
argued
that
statements
from
Ryder
and
Paradis
should
be
included
as
evidence
in
the
actor's
case
against
the
publisher.
We've
been
partners
for
14
years
and
we
raised
our
two
children
together,''
Paradis
said,
court
documents
show.
Through
all
these
years,
I've
known
Johnny
to
be
a
kind,
attentive,
generous,
and
non-violent
person
and
father.
She
added
that
he
was
never
violent
or
abusive.''
Depp's
lawyers
also
want
to
include
evidence
from
Ryder,
who
was
in
a
relationship
with
the
star
in
the
1990s.
I
cannot
wrap
my
head
around
(Heard's)
accusations,''
she
said
according
to
the
documents.
He
was
never,
never
violent
towards
me.
He
was
never,
never
abusive
at
all
towards
me.
A
two-week
trial
was
due
to
start
in
London
on
March
25,
but
it
was
put
on
hold
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.