Actor Johnny Depp concluded a grueling 4 days at the witness stand Monday, telling jurors in a relaxed voice that he filed his libel lawsuit in opposition to his ex-wife as it used to be his absolute best likelihood to reclaim his popularity, simply hours once they heard audio clips of him berating his spouse with coarse vulgarities.
“It used to be the one time I used to be in a position to struggle again and use my very own voice,” Depp stated of his resolution to sue Heard.
He persisted to disclaim that he ever hit Heard, and accused her of hitting him and throwing pieces together with paint cans and vodka bottles at him. And jurors heard an audio clip of a dialog between Depp and Heard through which she turns out to taunt him and suggests he may not be believed or revered if he have been to publicly forged her as an abuser.
“Inform them, I, Johnny Depp, I am a sufferer of home abuse … and notice what number of people imagine or facet with you,” Heard says at the recording.
Previous Monday, despite the fact that, they heard recordings through which Depp referred to the violence that would ensue if their arguments have been allowed to escalate.
“The next step, if I do not stroll away … it will be a massacre, find it irresistible used to be at the island,” Depp says at the recording.
In different clips, Depp loudly shouts vulgarities at his spouse, calling her a degrading identify and yelling, “You silly f—-” at her.
The clips have been a part of a long cross-examination of Depp that started closing week and concluded past due Monday morning.
On redirect Monday afternoon, Depp sought to provide an explanation for a few of his coarse language. He stated he used to be incessantly talking figuratively or making within jokes with pals, however added, “I am ashamed that that needs to be unfold at the international like peanut butter.”
And he once more denied that he bring to a halt his personal finger all the way through a struggle with Heard, despite the fact that he instructed other people as a lot on the time. He now says the finger used to be severed when Heard threw a vodka bottle at him.
The jury has observed dozens of Depp’s texts to pals referring to his consuming, drug use and interactions together with his then-wife, in addition to his notes of contrition to Heard and her father.
He referred to as the drug habit accusations in opposition to him “grossly decorated,” despite the fact that he said taking many medicine.
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