Depp’s legal team deny he made Amber Heard ‘fear for her life’
Depp’s legal team are denying the claims he made his wife ‘fear for her life’ (Image: REUTERS/Peter Nicholls)
Depp will be questioned again today on the second day of his high-profile libel claim against The Sun newspaper over an article which described the Hollywood star as a “wife beater”.
The 57-year-old is suing the paper’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) and its executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article which referred to “overwhelming evidence” that Depp attacked his ex-wife Amber Heard, 34, during their relationship.
Depp strenuously denies the claims.
Yesterday, Depp was quizzed on his drinking and drug abuse, his alleged violent outbursts and his attitudes towards women.
Today, NGN’s legal team will continue with their cross-examination.
In a written outline of his case, the actor’s barrister David Sherborne said the article made “defamatory allegations of the utmost seriousness” against Depp, accusing him of committing serious assaults on his then-wife and “inflicting such serious injuries that she feared for her life”.
Sherborne said: “The articles amount to a full-scale attack on the claimant as a ‘wife beater’, guilty of the most horrendous physical abuse.
“The claimant’s position is clear – Ms Heard’s allegations are complete lies. The claimant was not violent towards Ms Heard, it was she who was violent to him.”
He added: “The marriage was at times physical, at her instigation, and on occasions, he found it necessary to defend himself from her violence.”
But, he went on: “He is not a wife beater and never has been.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
