Generally, Heard had a “need for conflict, a need for violence” that “erupts out of nowhere,” Depp told the jurors.
He took great lengths to explain the difference between falling asleep on opiates and blacking out on alcohol, and insisted throughout his testimony that he was never addicted to booze.
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Later, he addressed an alleged assault on a private plane flight in 2014 from Boston to Los Angeles when he was filming the movie “Black Mass.” Heard has said Depp became blackout intoxicated and assaulted her on the plane ride.ĭepp testified he took two roxycodone pills - an opiate to which he admits he was addicted at the time - and locked himself in the plane bathroom and fell asleep to avoid her badgering. lldNhMh5et- Matthew Torres April 20, 2022 He's now about to discuss how his relationship changed after a year and half together. On the first day, he discussed how he has never struck Heard or any women. HAPPENING NOW: Johnny Depp resumes testimony at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse. “Why would I take such great offense to someone making fun of a tattoo on my body? That allegation never made any sense to me.” “It didn't happen,” he said of the alleged assault. Heard has said the first time she was assaulted was when Depp slapped her in 2013 after she made fun of a tattoo he had - one that used to say “Winona Forever” when he was dating the actress Winona Ryder that he altered to “Wino Forever” after they broke up. Depp sued after Heard made an indirect reference to those accusations in a 2018 op-ed piece she wrote for The Washington Post.ĭepp began to address Heard's accusations in detail Wednesday. Heard has accused Depp of physically and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions before and during their brief marriage. "Why would you hit someone to make them agree with you? “Violence isn't necessary,” he said from the stand during his libel lawsuit against Heard. Actor Johnny Depp scoffed at the notion during court testimony Wednesday that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her.