Violent, jealous, in the throes of radical mood swings under the influence of alcohol and drugs… The Sun's defense on Monday painted a gloomy portrait of Johnny Depp, who is suing the British tabloid for having described him as violent husband.
For three weeks, the life of the Pirate of the Caribbean star's couple with American actress Amber Heard was exposed down to its sordid details before the High Court in London. Between the former spouses, each accuses the other of lying. The Sun invokes 14 episodes of violence, all disputed by Johnny Depp.
A wealth of evidence
On the penultimate day of the trial, the newspaper's lawyer began a plea in the form of an indictment. Sasha Wass crushed the excesses of the actor, "subject to irrational mood swings" when he drank and used narcotics. “Mr. Depp gave this entity a name, 'the monster',” she pleaded. The state in which the actor sometimes finds himself due to his excesses even prevents him from having memories of it, according to her.
A lot of evidence has come to the eyes of the lawyer for the daily newspaper to prove the violence of Johnny Depp towards Amber Heard. No witness witnessed this violence, she conceded, but by nature, violence between spouses takes place "behind closed doors", "the victim can love the perpetrator", fear him and refuse to bear complaint.
Amber Heard "loved" Johnny Depp, whom she had met in 2011 on the set of Rum Express , the beginnings of their relationship, at a time when Johnny Depp was "clean", were "idyllic", continued Sasha Wass. But as of March 2013, Johnny Depp was caught up with his old demons.
Last day of trial
"Johnny Depp knew that drugs and alcohol could turn him into a monster," said the lawyer. To this cocktail is added a "catalyst" to the "explosions" of violence of Johnny Depp: the "jealousy" of the actor towards Amber Heard, whether towards the former companion of the American actress. or the men with whom he lent him extra-marital relations. The trial is due to end on Tuesday with the pleadings of Johnny Depp's lawyers. The judgment will then be reserved at a later date.
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