Johnny Depp's Lawyer Says The Actor Is Not A Wife-Beater; Amber Heard Breaks Down In Tears
On the final day of Johnny Depp's libel case against The Sun, the actor's lawyer said that Depp was the victim of invented allegations and physical violence from his former wife Amber Heard.
On
the
final
day
of
Johnny
Depp's
libel
case
against
The
Sun
in
London
High
Court,
the
actor's
lawyer
claimed
in
the
closing
argument
that
the
Pirates
of
the
Caribbean
star
was
the
victim
of
invented
allegations
and
physical
violence
from
his
former
wife
Amber
Heard.
Johnny
Depp
is
suing
the
News
Group
Newspapers,
and
one
of
its
journalists,
Dan
Wootton,
over
a
2018
article
that
called
him
a
'wife-beater'.
Over
the
past
three
weeks,
both
Johnny
Depp
and
Amber
Heard
presented
evidence
at
the
trial.
While
Depp
claimed
he
had
never
been
violent
towards
Heard
or
any
other
woman,
Heard
stuck
to
her
testimony
of
Depp
attacking
her
at
least
on
14
occasions,
including
punching,
head-butting
and
throttling
her.
On
Monday,
her
lawyer
even
called
Depp
"a
hopeless
addict".
On
Tuesday,
Depp's
lawyer
David
Sherborne
in
his
closing
speech
said
that
he
(Depp)
had
been
open
about
his
use
of
drugs
and
alcohol,
but
Heard
had
played
down
her
own
consumption
as
well
as
her
anger
and
jealousy
issues.
He
added,
"She
is
the
abuser,
not
Mr
Depp.
He
is
no
wife-beater,"
and
went
on
to
call
her
a
"wholly
unreliable
witness
and,
frankly,
compulsive
liar."
Depp's
Lawyer
David
Sherborne
Calls
Heard
A
Compulsive
Liar
"He
has
never
hit
a
woman
in
his
entire
life.
Period,
full
stop,
nada,"
Sherborne
said.
He
added
that
the
texts
presented
by
Amber's
lawyers
should
not
be
considered
in
the
testimony.
"The
exaggerated
texts
...
should
not
be
taken
literally.
He
may
use
poetic
licence,
he
may
use
metaphor,
but
he
never
ever
says
that
he
hit
Miss
Heard,"
added
Sherborne.
Heard:
Just
Wanted
To
Move
On
With
My
Life
After
the
hearing,
actress
and
model
Amber
Heard
interacted
with
media
and
broke
down
in
tears
after
being
called
a
compulsive
liar
in
the
court.
"I
travelled
here
to
the
UK
to
testify
as
a
witness
to
assist
the
court.
After
obtaining
a
restraining
order
in
2016
and
finalising
my
divorce,
I
just
wanted
to
move
on
with
my
life.
I
did
not
file
this
lawsuit
and,
despite
its
significance,
I
would
have
preferred
not
to
be
here
in
court,"
BBC
News
reported
Heard
as
saying.
Ruling
Date
Is
Yet
To
Be
Announced
"It
has
been
incredibly
painful
to
relive
the
break
up
of
my
relationship,
have
my
motives
and
my
truth
questioned,
and
the
most
traumatic
and
intimate
details
of
my
life
with
Johnny
shared
in
court
and
broadcast
around
the
world.
I
stand
by
my
testimony
and
I
now
place
my
faith
in
British
justice,"
Amber
added.
According
to
reports,
a
date
for
the
ruling
has
not
been
given
by
the
London
High
Court
yet.