By Lisa Richwine
Hollywood star Johnny Depp returns to the witness stand on Monday to answer additional questions from attorneys for ex-wife Amber Heard in front of a jury that will decide the actors’ dueling defamation claims.
Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, for $50 million after she accused him of abuse before and during their roughly two-year marriage. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor has argued that Heard was the one who became violent in the relationship.
Heard, known for roles in “Aquaman” and “Justice League,” has counter-sued for $100 million, saying Depp smeared her by calling her a liar.
Last week, Heard’s attorneys presented emails and text messages that Depp had sent to Heard, friends, family and associates that were often filled with expletives and vulgar descriptions.
Writing to actor Paul Bettany in 2013, Depp said: “Let’s drown her before we burn her” and
“I will fuck her burnt corpse afterward to make sure she is dead.”
Depp said he was “not proud of any of the language he used in anger.”
The actor testified earlier that it was Heard who got physical during arguments and would slap or shove him. Heard once threw a vodka bottle at Depp’s hand, cutting off the top of his right middle finger, he said.
In a separate legal case in Britain, Heard denied throwing a bottle and severing Depp’s finger. She said she threw things only to escape when he was beating her, and once punched him because she feared he would push her sister down the stairs.
