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over allegations of domestic abuse made by Amber Heard, his former Hollywood agent said Wednesday during testimony in their libel trial.

's testimony

, previously recorded on video, strengthened Johnny Depp's claim of $50 million from his ex-wife in US courts.

"My opinion is that it is related

to the accusations that Amber has made," Carino, who works for the Creative Arts Agency, said in her recorded statement.

Depp brought a defamation case against Heard for a column he wrote for

in December 2018 in which he was described as a

Heard, 36, never named Depp, 58, but the actor is suing her for implying he was a domestic abuser and is

The Texas-born Heard countersued for $100 million,

claiming she suffered "rampant physical violence and abuse" at his hands.

Carino, a former agent for Depp and Heard, said

that Depp would be removed from the

franchise due to allegations of domestic abuse,

The reason for Disney's decision was never clarified, but

to the accusations that Amber made," said Christian Carino, who at the time represented the couple and was even their friend.

"It's accepted in the industry,"

he added, citing "conversations with colleagues and studio executives."

Amber Heard's lawyers refute this causal relationship and point to the

The Disney studios

, the star role of these lucrative family films.

Actor Johnny Depp during the trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.AP

Depp

Depp filed the libel suit in the US after

in November 2020, which he brought against

for calling him a "wife beater".

'You were just filling up space'

Carino, Lady Gaga's ex-fiancé, was also questioned about

, which followed her divorce from Depp in 2017.

Depp's lawyers read aloud August 2017 text messages between Carino and Heard, who starred in the movie

"Dealing with the breakup. I hate when things go public. Look, I'm so sad," Heard said in a message about the end of her relationship with Musk.

"You weren't in love with him and you told me a thousand times that you were just filling space," Carino replied.

Heard responded, "I know, but I wanted time to grieve and recover on my own time."

Asked by a Depp attorney if Heard was referring to Musk or Depp, Carino said, "I don't know."

He also gave her some advice.

"You could avoid all of this if you stopped dating super famous people," she said.

"You can be with a great man who is not famous."

Testifying last week

that he was a "menace, drunk and full of cocaine who hits women"

Depp denied physically abusing Heard and claimed that she was the one who was frequently violent.

Depp, a three-time Oscar nominee, and Heard met on the set of the movie

2009

and married in February 2015. Their divorce was finalized two years later.

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