Posted in: 30/04/2022 – 11:51
The legal confrontation between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard this week focused on the testimonies of a group of the actor’s assistants and freelancers, and the statements of the owners of these “supporting roles” sometimes grabbed the spotlight from the star himself.
The 36-year-old actress’s accusations of domestic violence, and the 58-year-old’s denial of these accusations, have been at the center of the widely publicized court hearings near Washington since April 11 to hear Depp’s defamation suit against Heard.
After a long testimony by Johnny Depp, a number of people in his orbit followed him on the witness stand, including his business manager, driver, bodyguard and agent of his wealth and property.
– The janitor didn’t see any bruises.
In video testimony he gave while driving, Alejandro Romero, a janitor at the luxury Los Angeles building where the couple lived, confirmed that he saw no traces on Amber Heard’s face after the couple’s last fight in May 2016. The actress was in court A short time later, her face was bruised, asking for a protection order. But the doorman did not want to expand on his memories, and said, “I am very nervous, and I do not want to interfere in this matter anymore,” and then drove off. “Okay. This was the first (testimonial). I’m sorry,” Judge Penny Azcaret remarked in confusion.
– The bouncer and Jack Sparrow drunk –
As for the bodyguard, Malcolm Connolly, who worked for Johnny Depp for 23 years, his testimony in his Scottish accent Thursday was a complete support for the star, as he considered that Amber Heard “was trying to be in control” in her relationship with Depp and was starting fights.
In response to a question about the actor’s use of alcohol and drugs, Connolly confirmed that the star has “a high tolerance for all substances”, considering that Jack Sparrow, the character he embodied in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “was more drunk than Johnny…” . He confirmed that he had never seen the actor urinating in a hallway, which Amber Heard’s lawyer claimed he did. “I think I would have remembered if I had seen Mr. Depp’s penis…” said Connolly.
Heard’s lawyers argue that Connolly is a financial benefactor of the actor, and when asked if he has received $8,500 in gifts from him over the years, he replied without embarrassment: “He gave me so much more!”
– Millions of expenses –
While the press is paying attention to the lifestyle of Johnny Depp, who owns 45 luxury cars, a yacht and a number of properties, his chief financial officer, Edward White, recounted on Thursday how the star sought to re-establish his financial situation in parallel with paying the expenses of his divorce with Amber Heard in 2017.
“Initially she was asking for $4 million, but her demands kept growing,” White said. In the end, Johnny Depp paid her $6.8 million, wrote donation checks in her name for $200,000, paid half a million dollars to lawyers, and took care of all the $13.5 million debts they had incurred during their marriage.
– friendly agent –
Christian Carino was the two actors’ manager and friend, but he cut ties with both of them.
And he stated through the video that he tried in vain to reconcile them, and read to the court the text messages he exchanged with Amber Heard after her divorce. The Aquaman actress confirmed in one of these messages that she is very sad about her separation from her new lover, billionaire Elon Musk.
The agent who was Lady Gaga’s fiancé replied to Herer, “You never loved him and you told me a thousand times that you were in a relationship with him just to fill the void” that Depp left in your life. He advised her to “stop dating very famous men”.
– ‘Personality disorders’ –
On the first day of the trial, Johnny Depp wore a light gray suit with a black tie decorated with a bee pattern. The next day, Amber Heard put on a gray jacket, and the next day she, too, put on a bee-patterned tie.
On the witness stand, psychologist Shannon Curry, who was hired by Johnny Depp’s lawyers, said that the actress suffers from a personality disorder that may lead her to “imitate” people close to her because it is “reassuring” to her.
– What’s Next? –
Heard’s lawyers wanted to hear from Elon Musk and actor James Franco, who is also close to their client. But the two men refused without explaining the reasons.