"At some level, mud sticks.” Heard also has had her character questioned and has been accused of fabricating evidence. The two sides agree that the relationship between Depp and Heard, which began after they met on the set of 2011 comedy The Rum Diary, soured long before they divorced in 2017. At one point, excrement was left in their bed – whether by a dog or a person is disputed. Neither Depp nor Heard is on trial, though it has been easy to forget that during a case that dissected their toxic celebrity love affair. https://www.mirror.co.uk/.../amber-heard-lied-johnny-depp-22427874 Depp’s private island in the Bahamas, a Los Angeles penthouse, a luxury train and a private jet were all locations for violence, according to Heard. LONDON: Johnny Depp's libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard was wrapping up Tuesday, with the star's lawyer insisting Depp had … Security official Malcolm Connolly said Amber Heard was the violent partner and Johnny Depp lied to protect her because "The usual victim pattern is to protect the abuser".Johnny Depp's bodyguard has told a court that the star had lied about how he lost the top of his middle finger "only to protect" his ex-wife Amber Heard. “I did not file this lawsuit and, despite its significance, I would have preferred not to be here in court," Heard said. "The judge was shown photos of Heard with black eyes, red marks on her face and an injured scalp alleged evidence of Depp's violence.Depp called the allegations a "hoax" and claimed that Heard hit him, even severing the tip of his finger with a thrown vodka bottle.Under cross-examination Depp admitted headbutting Heard during a tussle, but said it was by accident as he tried to stop her punching him.Heard acknowledged having a short temper and said she punched Depp once in March 2015.But she said it was to prevent him hitting her sister.Sherborne accused Heard of repeatedly changing her story during the trial, and said that during a "moment of unscripted malevolence" in the witness box, she'd made up a rumor that Depp had pushed former girlfriend Kate Moss down some stairs.The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. Johnny Depp’s high-stakes libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time) in a London court, with the star’s lawyer calling Heard “a compulsive liar” and claiming that Depp was the real victim of abuse in the relationship. Judge Andrew Nicol will retire later to consider his verdict. Damage to a rented house in Australia after one altercation was estimated at more than US$100,000. ""He has never hit a woman in his entire life. Depp is the claimant in the civil case, NGN and Wootton are the defendants and Heard is their main witness. She's smashed my hand with a vodka bottle'. Aspiring barristers should take note, advises Hardwicke’s Jasmine Murphy. Depp acknowledged heavy drug use, saying he took marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and magic mushrooms, and became addicted to opioid painkillers. But he denied drugs made him violent. Mr Depp's lawyer David Sherborne asked Mr Connolly: "Did you ever witness Mr Depp physically attack or hit Ms Heard at any time?" "I saw his finger and it was a mess. "In closing arguments at the three-week trial, Depp's lawyer, David Sherborne, said the actor strongly denied "this reputation-destroying, career-ending allegation. The court also heard evidence from another of Mr Depp's employees, Tara Roberts, the estate manager on his island in the Bahamas.She said that "it was Ms Heard who was the most violent".Ms Roberts described seeing Mr Depp with a "red, swelling gash" on the bridge of his nose after Ms Heard had thrown a can of lacquer thinner at his face.Ms Roberts also claimed Ms Heard hurled insults at The Pirates of The Caribbean star, calling him "washed up" and "fat", and was aggressive towards the actor during a Christmas visit to the Bahamas in 2015.Samantha McMillen, Mr Depp's stylist since 2002 who also worked for Ms Heard, gave evidence to say that she saw "no visible" injuries the day after Mr Depp allegedly attacked Ms Heard in December 2015.Ms McMillen added that when Ms Heard filmed her appearance on James Corden's The Late Late Show on December 16 2015, she said: "Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?"