Johnny Depp’s defamation action against Amber Heard has intensified.
Pretrial papers revealed two months after Heard was found guilty of defaming Johnny Depp in a highly publicized Virginia courtroom battle shed light on matters both parties tried to keep from the jury. Court filings also included previously undisclosed text texts from Depp.
E! News tried to call Depp and Heard’s reps for comment but got no response.
While married to Depp from 2015 to 2017, she wrote for the Washington Post that she represented domestic violence. Depp sued Heard for $50m. Despite not mentioning Depp by name in the piece, his attorneys alleged she “concocted the situation to further her career.”
After the trial, heard filed an appeal against her ex-$10.4 husband’s million decision. Depp appeals Heard’s $2 million judgment against him.
Johnny Depp’s lawyers wanted nude Amber Heard photos in his murder trial.
Amber Heard’s attorney contended “naked photographs” were “irrelevant personal issues” in court filings The Daily Beast and The New York Post acquired. They also hid reality show videos of Heard’s sister Whitney and their “past intimate contacts.”
Amber Heard was allegedly an “Escort” before meeting Johnny Depp Attorneys for Heard suggested the trial should not include “Amber’s brief stint as an exotic dancer” Her attorneys said Depp’s legal team was using it “to frivolously and maliciously allege” she was an escort, according to The Daily Beast.
Marilyn Manson’s “Amber 2.0” was Johnny Depp’s idea.
Marilyn Manson nicknamed Lindsay Usich “amber 2.0” in a 2016 text message, Newsweek reports. TMZ alleges that Manson told Depp that Usich “pulled an amber on me.”
According to the lawsuit, Depp told Manson to “not give her what she wants,” stating, “Sociopathic behavior… it’s true, my brother!! The textbook is my excuse!”
Manson texted Depp about “serious police amber type possibilities” involving L’s family, according to Newsweek records. He allegedly wrote, “I’m f—king stressed” If you’ve returned, seek safety quickly; the police may be on their way to arrest me.
E! News has tried contacting Manson’s attorney and Usich for comment.
Amber Heard’s attorneys tried to omit Johnny Depp’s messages with Marilyn Manson.
Newsweek uncovered released court papers in which Depp’s attorneys warned a “guilty by association” defense would “smear” Depp. Leaked documents say Ms. Heard’s effort to include Marilyn Manson in the case is speculative and unsuitable character proof.
Evan Rachel Wood, Manson’s ex-fiancée, has accused him of sexual assault. The musician (born Brian Warner) said these accusations are “horrible distortions of fact” In March, he sued Wood over her abuse accusations.
Amber Heard’s lawyers say Johnny Depp had ED.
Heard’s attorneys said in court files that Depp’s erectile troubles were relevant to his rape of Heard and bottle use.
Depp called Heard’s accusations “heinous” throughout the six-week trial. “No one loves to open up and express the truth, but sometimes it’s important,” he remarked. Disgusting. Humiliating. Ludicrous. Painful. Savage. Inhumane. “Violent and liar.”
Depp denied Heard’s sexual and physical assault charges in his deposition.