A London court hears Johnny Depp wrote on a wall with blood from his own severed finger during a row with Amber Heard, but he denies having attacked her and calls her assault claims against him a hoax.
Johnny Depp wrote on a wall with blood from his severed finger tip during a long and violent confrontation with his ex-wife Amber Heard five years ago, London's High Court has heard at his libel case against a British tabloid.Johnny Depp and Amber Heard had a series of violent rows while in Australia, court hearsThe libel trial against a UK tabloid is expected to last three weeks
Ms Heard, an actress, had flown to join him from London, where she had been making a movie with co-star Billy Bob Thornton. He slapped Ms Heard across the face, pushed her against the fridge and smashed her head against it, and she barricaded herself in her bedroom to escape him, the court was told.Ms Wass said at one stage Mr Depp spat in her face, grabbed her by the throat and told her it would be easy to crush her neck.
Mr Depp described the incident in Australia as the end of the marriage, after which it was only going to get worse.Mr Depp said Ms Heard threw two vodka bottles at him, the second of which ""That is when I began what I feel was perhaps some species of a nervous breakdown," he told the court.He said he began to write messages on the wall in blood using his severed finger, before then using paint.
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