Amber Heard denied that it was an intentional prank. (File)
So much has come to light throughout Hollywood actor Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit towards his ex-wife Amber Heard. Now, while on the stand, Ms Heard has denied allegations that she defecated Mr Depp’s bed “as a prank” after the pair had a fight.
According to People.com, on Monday Ms Heard was asked in regards to the instance when Mr Depp mentioned he was shown {a photograph} of “faecal matter on the bed” after Ms Heard left with friends to go to Coachella again in April 2016. Responding to this, the Aquaman star defined that Mr Depp’s dog Boo had “bathroom issues” and was chargeable for the faecal matter left within the bed.
It is to say that earlier this month, Johnny Depp had testified that his ex-wife tried to blame the dogs for the faecal matter on the bed however he did not believe that the dropping that he observed in a photograph may have come from their small pets. He additionally referred to it as a “faecal delivery”. The Hollywood actor said there was no doubt it was “human faeces”.
Separately, Starling Jenkins III, who’s a longtime govt chauffeur and safety guard for Mr Depp, additionally mentioned underneath oath within the trial that Ms Heard advised him the defecation was a “horrible practical joke gone wrong”.
However, on Monday, during her time on the stand, Ms Heard addressed the scenario and denied that it was an intentional prank. According to People.com, she also denied having a conversation at all with Mr Jenkins about it. Ms Heard testified that one of their dogs had “bowel control issues” and would usually burrow in their beds. She added that the dog was on the bed whereas she was packing, so a bathroom accident may have been overlooked when she and her friend left for Coachella.
Ms Heard mentioned, “First of all, I do not think that is funny, I do not know what grown woman does. I used to be not also in a pranking mood, my life was falling aside, and I used to be at a crossroads in my life. I used to be very serious and I had just been attacked on my 30th birthday, by my husband, with whom I was desperately in love and knew I needed to leave. It was not really a jovial time, and I do not think that is funny. Period. That’s disgusting.”
It is to say that Johnny Depp is suing Ms Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post about surviving domestic violence. Though Ms Heard didn’t name Mr Depp within the editorial, his attorneys have argued that based on her prior allegations of abuse at the hands of the actor, people would associate him with the piece.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard met in 2009 on the set of The Rum Diary and have been married in February 2015. Their divorce was finalised two years later. Now, according to AFP, Judge Penney Azcarate has scheduled closing arguments within the case for May 27, after which it will go to the jury.
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