Johnny Depp sent text messages to a friend in 2013 suggesting that he would like to “burn” and “drown” Amber Heard, his now ex-wife. This was announced on Wednesday during a hearing in London, in a case that Depp brought against the publisher of the British boulevard magazine The Sun.
Depp sent the message to his good friend and colleague Paul Bettany. Other text messages he shared with him indicate that Depp’s behavior was influenced by alcohol consumption and were carried forward during the hearing, reports The New York Post Wednesday.
“I drank all night before I went to pick up Amber to fly to Los Angeles,” Depp wrote. “It was intense, man. I hadn’t eaten for days, drank half a bottle of whiskey, dozens of vodkas with Red Bull, swallowed two bottles of champagne and pills. What do you get when you board a plane? An evil bastard who insults everyone who comes close. I’m done with it. “
Engaged in a legal battle
In 2016 Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, filed a lawsuit against the actor for mistreatment. Two years later she told in an interview with The Washington Post about the violence that the actor would have used against her.
Headed that same year The sun an article with Depp: a wife beater. Not only did the actor add one lawsuit against Heard, he also complained The sun and chief editor Dan Wootton to because of slander.
According to Reuters shall The sun, he must prove not to be guilty of defamation, in all likelihood using the argument “that the article is not defamatory because it is true.” The sun can add text messages as proof of a violent relationship.
Depp (55) and Heard (33) have been engaged since 2017 in a legal battle over mutual allegations of domestic violence.
The most recent development here is that Depp accuses his ex of punching him in the face. In February an audio recording came out in which the actress admits that she had beaten her husband. The actor then sued Heard for libel.
This case is being dealt with in August.
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