Johnny Depp’s libel case kicked off at London’s High Court yesterday as the actor faces allegations that he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard.
On the second day of the trial, attended by both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the court heard how Depp messaged Paul Bettany discussing his former spouse.
Depp is suing The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), and its executive editor Dan Wootton over an article which called him a “wife beater”.
The Sun’s lawyers Sasha Wass QC read out texts Depp exchanged with Avengers actor pal Paul Bettany, with whom he admitted taking drugs.
Bettany suggested they should buy Amber Heard “a beaver” so they could launch a website under the title: “Johnny Depp shaves Amber Heard’s beaver.”
London High Court heard how Johnny Depp sent texts discussing his wife to actor Paul Bettany (Image: Humphrey Nemar/ dailystar)
The actor said “they would make a lot of money”.
In further messages, Bettany later claimed Amber “was a witch” and suggested they should burn her.
Depp replied: “Let’s drown her before burning her. I will f*** her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she is dead.”
Ms Wass suggested the messages were because Depp resented Ms Heard for trying to stop him taking drugs.
Depp said Bettany knew about the rows he and Ms Heard had been having – and Depp told the court it was a “disrespectful” way of talking about Heard.
Ex-wife Amber Heard arrived on the second day of a libel trial brought by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp against News Group Newspaper (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
“It was not the most respectful way to speak about Ms Heard,” Depp said, adding, “Bettany and Heard had their differences and did not like each other very much.”
Depp’s libel case relates to a 2018 column by Sun journalist Dan Wootton which said Depp shouldn’t be allowed to appear in the upcoming film adaptation of JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them because he was a “wife beater”.
The article referred to “overwhelming evidence” that he attacked his ex-wife Heard, 34, during their relationship – claims he strenuously denies.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
