Amber Heard was left laying on on the floor “naked”, “bleeding” and “soaked in alcohol” as ex-husband Johnny Depp “urinated on the furniture” during an alcohol binge session, her friend Rachel “Rocky” Pennington told the court today.
Depp, 57, has brought legal action against News Group Newspapers and one of its flagship titles, The Sun, for a 2018 article that branded him “wife beater.”
The Pirates of the Caribbean star wholeheartedly denies the allegation, and claims his former spouse was violent towards him during their two-year marriage.
The actor’s libel battle against NGN reached its 14th day today with Heard’s sister Whitney Henriquez and friend Rachel “Rocky” Pennigton” testifying in court.
Pennington lived in Depp’s penthouse block in Los Angeles for around two years between 2014 and 2016 and she claims she was “best friends” with his then-partner Heard at the time.
Amber Heard arrives at Royal Courts of Justice in London today (Image: WireImage)
She appeared via video link from Los Angeles to give evidence and when asked if she ever saw Depp hit Heard, Pennington told the court she did not.
In her witness statement, which was presented to the court today, Pennington discussed the couple’s trip to Australia in 2015, during which Depp was said to have caused $150,000 worth of damage to their rented home.
She claims Heard told her that she had a row with Depp over his drinking, as he had previously been trying to give up alcohol.
Rachel Pennington repeated Heard’s allegations that Depp threw several glass bottles at her during the argument.
Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a “wife beater” during his marriage to actor Amber Heard (Image: WireImage)
Pennington said: “She [Heard] said that he was throwing glass bottles at her, and there was broken glass all over the ground which cut her feet.
“She said he backed her up against a bar and she was trying to support herself but her arms were sliding down and getting cut by broken glass.
“Amber told me that at this point Johnny ripped off her nightgown and she was naked on the ground, all wet with alcohol, and bleeding.”
She continued: “Amber told me that at some point during this fight Johnny had cut the tip of his finger off.
Undated picture shown in court of mirrors in the house where Depp and Heard were staying in Australia in March 2015 (Image: PA)
“Amber showed me pictures of painted messages Johnny had written all over the rental house in paint and his own blood.
“She said that whilst she had gone to get dressed he had dipped his bloody finger in paint and written all over the walls and the lampshades.
“She said she came down and he was urinating on the furniture and had smashed the television.”
Johnny Depp was married to Amber Heard for two years (Image: WireImage)
Hollywood star Depp has previously alleged that Heard severed his finger during the trip by throwing a bottle at him, but Heard insists Depp did it himself after smashing a plastic phone against a wall.
Depp also denied being violent towards Heard during their row while visiting Down Under.
During Heard’s final day of questioning yesterday, she mentioned the scene at the rent Austrialian house, during a trip in March 2015.
The actress claimed she found blood dripping from the walls, broken glass, a live bird inside the property and raw meat smeared all over the property.
Heard also alleged Depp had tried to set one of the sofas on fire during a “rage”.
NGN have built their case around Heard’s 14 allegations of abuse, which include claims of bust-ups between 2013 and 2016.
The trial is set to end this week, but it’s possible a ruling may not be immediate.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
