Depp out cold, just like his ice cream
JOHNNY Depp’s staffer labelled the star’s ex-wife Amber Heard a “sociopathic show pony” in explosive text messages read out during the actor’s London court case.
And the Pirates of the Caribbean Star called Heard a “c--t” in a separate text message because she had accused him of drinking.
More details of the toxic relationship between the pair were revealed at London’s High Court on Tuesday as Depp, 57, sued The Sun newspaper for defamation over a 2018 article that described him as a “wife beater”.
The court was also shown a photograph of Depp passed out, with ice cream spilt all over his clothes, which was taken by Heard, who received $10 million in their divorce settlement.
She claimed she took the photograph to show him how “pathetic” he was when he was using drugs on the day he was due to go into rehab.
The photo was tendered in court as evidence given by a front-desk supervisor at the Los Angeles complex, which housed Depp’s penthouse.
Trinity Esparza told the court the only time she noticed bruises and marks on Heard’s face was after billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk had spent the night at Depp’s home while the actor was away.
Ms Esparza said an employee told her Mr Musk had visited Heard “many times … late at night when Mr Depp was away for more than a year’’. Heard took out a restraining order against Depp in May 2016, citing domestic violence, and attended court with an injured face.
Ms Esparza said the only time she saw marks on Heard’s face was the morning after Mr Musk had stayed over.
Depp’s personal assistant Stephen Deuters gave evidence defending his boss of 16 years.
In a text message Mr Deuters sent to Depp’s friend, actor Paul Bettany, he described Heard, 34, as a “sociopathic show pony’’ and a “Machiavellian overlord”. He told the court it was Heard who was the abusive party in the relationship, not Depp.