‘Hopeless addict’ Depp was a wife beater, court hears | Malay Mail

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LONDON, July 27 — When high on drugs and alcohol, Johnny Depp would turn into a violent alter ego he called “The Monster” and lash out at his wife Amber Heard, a London court was told today as the actor’s libel trial against a British tabloid neared its ending. The Pirates of the Caribbean...

Actor Johnny Depp gestures arrives at the High Court in London July 9, 2020. — Reuters pic

Depp and Heard both gave evidence at the trial for several days. Depp said he was never violent towards Heard or any other woman, accusing his ex-wife of lying. Heard described multiple incidents when she said he physically assaulted her. She said the relevance of his substance abuse was twofold: it led to his “irrational mood swings and abnormal behavioural patterns”, and it also meant that his own recollection of the extent of his violence was impaired.

In the email, written during a period of sobriety, Depp thanked John for helping him kick his drug habit and said that being clean and sober had helped him to beat “The Monster”, an alter ego that risked swallowing him up.She said that by accusing Heard of physically assaulting him, he was seeking to reverse the roles of offender and victim.

 

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