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Chelsea star ‘rape arrest’ as model is taken to hospital Hudson-odoi held at his flat

Evidence from Heard assistant to be in Depp libel trial

- BY TOM PETTIFOR Crime Editor and JEREMY ARMSTRONG tom.pettifor@mirror.co.uk

EVIDENCE from the former personal assistant of Johnny Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard can be aired in court, a judge decided.

Pirates Of The Caribbean star Mr Depp is suing the publisher of The Sun newspaper over an April 2018

CHELSEA and England star Callum Hudson-odoi has been arrested after rape claims.

Winger Hudson-odoi, 19, was held at 4am at his luxury flat after a model he met online was taken to hospital.

Police were later seen at the apartment building in South West London interviewi­ng staff.

A further five officers arrived at around 2.30pm.

Hudson-odoi was released following questionin­g as detectives continue to investigat­e.

A representa­tive of Hudsonodoi, who said he was speaking on the player’s behalf, was quoted as saying: “He says he’s article that referred to him as a “wife-beater”. It related to claims by Ms Heard, 34, that Mr Depp, 56, was violent to her – which he denies. Mr Justice Nicol ruled that evidence from Ms Heard’s assistant Kate James relating to the actress’s innocent. That’s all you need to know. He’s innocent, he hasn’t done anything wrong.

“We’ve got no other comment to make.”

Neighbours of the player were quoted as saying that the acquaintan­ce seen in the building was “very glamorous”.

Scotland Yard said: “Police and London Ambulance Service were called at 03:53hrs on Sunday to a report of an unwell woman.

“When emergency services attended, a women reported that she was raped.

“A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of rape.

“He was released and bailed to return on a date in mid-june.” A London Ambulance Service spokeswoma­n said: “We sent an ambulance crew and treated a person at the scene before taking them to hospital.”

Hudson-odoi recently signed a five-year contract worth €134,000-a-week that has made him one of the highest-earning teens in football. He selfisolat­ed after contractin­g Covid-19 in March.

In a video message, below, posted on March 13, he consumptio­n of red wine, her impression of Mr Depp, and a claim that Ms Heard provided altered vaccinatio­n certificat­es for the couple’s dogs, could be included.

He also allowed statements from Mr Depp’s ex-partners Vanessa confirmed he had tested positive for the virus and thanked fans for their good wishes.

He said that he had the virus “for the last couple of days” but that he was “fine”, adding: “I hope to see everyone soon, and hope to be back on the pitch very soon. Take care.”

The teen broke through into the senior ranks of the England set-up after a highly successful run in the Chelsea academy.

Hudson-odoi was part of the squads which won the U18 Premier League in 2017 as well as back-to-back FA Youth Cup titles.

Chelsea did not respond when they were contacted by the Mirror for a comment.

Paradis and Winona Ryder stating he’d not been violent to them. Ms Paradis said: “I have known Johnny for more than 25 years. He was never violent or abusive to me.”

The trial at London’s Royal Courts of Justice starts on July 7.

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