“There is no doubt that Mr. Depp regularly and systematically abused his wife,” attorney Sasha Wass said in her closing argument in the actor's libel trial.
LONDON — A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp was “a hopeless addict” whose violence toward ex-wife Amber Heard was fueled by misogyny and a toxic combination of drink, drugs, jealousy and anger.
The case is due to end Tuesday, but judge Andrew Nicol is not expected to deliver his ruling for several weeks. “Permeating all of the evidence in this case is the character of Mr. Depp himself ― his well-documented evidence of violence and destruction over his adult life which have occurred when he was under the influence of drink and drugs.”
Lawyers, journalists and members of the public, spread across several video-linked courtrooms to allow for social distancing, have heard lurid details of the couple’s tempestuous relationship. The evidence has revealed prodigious drinking and drug consumption, furious arguments, hurled objects and a deposit of excrement left in a bed — whether by dog or human is disputed.
During four days in the witness box last week, Heard claimed Depp flew into jealous rages over her co-stars, including James Franco and Billy Bob Thornton, and turned into a violent alter ego he called “The Monster” under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She accused him of slapping and hitting her and throwing bottles at her “like grenades,” and claimed that she often feared for her life during their relationship.
Wass said those witnesses were “tainted” because they relied on Depp for their livelihoods and had “come to court to lie for their boss.”
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