‘Amber got her bruises while Depp was away’
Sensational claim in court battle Tom Cruise on a mission to buy €4m mansion in Britain
Actor Tom Cruise
TOM Cruise is planning to move to Worthing in West Sussex.
He is looking at a €4million mansion in the town so he can be close to the UK HQ of the Church of Scientology, which he follows.
The grade two listed home has
Witness Trinity Esparaza says she saw hand marks on Heard’s neck two weeks after Depp, 57, allegedly hurled a phone at her.
In a signed deposition, the witness says she saw a mark on Heard’s left cheek – the opposite cheek Heard said Depp had injured.
Esparaza is the head concierge of the Eastern Columbia building in LA, where Depp owned five suites. She describes two finger marks on Heard’s neck and a bruise to her cheek.
Esparaza says: “She dropped her keys down the elevator chute. She had bruises on her neck and a Band-aid.”
Asked if Depp was in the country, Esperaza tells the actor’s lawyers: “No.”
Depp’s team say they have a series of claims that will clear their man’s reputation. Lawyer Adam Waldman said: “It turns out, Amber Heard actually was damaged in June 2016, with a billiards room, cinema, indoor pool and a cottage in the grounds.
It is a short distance from the British Scientology HQ at Saint Hill Manor, where he stayed for a while during lockdown after filming of the latest Mission: Impossible was finger shaped marks on her throat, bandaged arm and a bruised left eye. The one person we know did not do it is Johnny Depp, who had been on tour and out of the country for [two] weeks.”
The deposition has been approved for use in a $50million defamation case against actress Heard after she alleged she was a domestic abuse victim. It will also be used as hearsay evidence in Depp’s libel suit against News UK after The Sun branded him a “wife beater”.
Depp is alleged to have hurled a phone at Heard on May 21, 2016.
She showed a court photos of bruises. Depp sued after Heard wrote a piece in the Washington Post portraying herself as a survivor of domestic violence. It did not name Depp but he claims speculation later cost him his role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Depp arrives in London today and will quarantine for 14 days before the High Court case against News UK. It is defending the case, stands by Heard’s claims – and she will testify. Heard, 34, could not be reached for comment.
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Actress Amber Heard postponed due to the pandemic. It is also close to the home of his daughter Isabella, who lives in Croydon, South London.
A source revealed: “Tom is looking to move permanently to the UK and base himself here. He’s been looking at various properties in West Sussex where the Scientology centre is based and he has taken a liking for this place in Worthing.”
Saint Hill Manor was formerly the home of the Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard.