Testifying for the first time in a defamation trial, the actor denied ever striking Heard and accused her of lying about his alcohol and drug consumption.
Eleven jurors considered Depp’s testimony on the fifth day of a trial in Fairfax County, Virginia centering on an op-ed Heard published inin which she characterized herself as a domestic abuse survivor. Although the column didn’t mention him by name, Depp alleged she defamed him because Heard’s claims corresponded with the time the pair were married.
Heard’s attorney during opening statements claimed that Depp, on one occasion, took eight to 10 tablets of ecstasy and proceeded to assault theUpon questioning by his lawyer on Tuesday afternoon, Depp challenged Heard’s characterization of his drug and alcohol consumption. He said the allegations “teeter over impossible,” implying that no one can physically ingest the amount of drugs he’s alleged to have taken.
Recounting history with drugs and alcohol, Depp said he became addicted to oxycodone after sustaining an injury on the set of. Part of the five years he took the drug that was initially prescribed to him to help with a back injury, he continued, overlapped with his marriage to Heard.Depp also detailed the beginning of his relationship with Heard, which he described as “too good to be true.” He said he started to notice disturbing behavior early on when she’d try to control when he slept.
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