Johnny Depp denies ill-treatment of his ex-partner: “I’m not a maniac. I haven’t hit a woman in my life”

The actor Johnny Depp He assured this Tuesday that he has never hit a woman in his life. This statement is part of judgment held in the United States in which he faces his ex-wife, also an actress Amber Heardwhom he accuses of defamation.

The protagonist of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ accuses his ex-wife of defamation for a article he published in ‘The Washington Post’ in 2018after his divorce, in which he claimed to have suffered sexist violence.

during his first intervention in court since the conflict broke out, the actor stated that he took legal action for the “responsibility of clear” his name and that his “goal is for the truth to be known.”

“Since none of that was true, it was my responsibility to defend myself, not only myself, but also my children,” the interpreter claimed with a weak voice, explaining that the children were constantly approached at school by other classmates as a result of the scandal. .

Dressed in a suit and tie, and with a tail in his hair, he assured that during his more than 30 years as an actor he had never had “problems like this” and criticized the impact that Heard’s statements have had on his career.

“It’s very rare when you go from being Cinderella to Quasimodo in less than a second“said Depp, who said that, at the same time, he “couldn’t feel ashamed” because he knew “I was doing the right thing”.

He was abused as a child

Asked about his relationship with his mother, Betty Suethe actor assured that as a child suffered “constant physical abuse” by her, such as spanking with a belt or with her shoes. In this context, Depp admitted that her problems with drugs they began when he was 11 years old and he was stealing his mother’s medicines, to the point that by 15 “he had already tried all the drugs he knew”.

“It has never been for the festive effect. It was to try to calm the internal things that can plague the mind of someone who has experienced trauma,” he justified. Even so, the actor rejected the accusations of Heard, who has described Depp as a violent man under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

“I’m not a maniac who needs to be high all the time”insisted against the expressionless look of his partner, also present in the room, although his statement is expected in the coming weeks.

oxycodone addiction

Depp acknowledged that, during the time he was with Heard, he had to be treated by his oxycodone addiction problems, an opiate that was prescribed to him when he suffered an accident during the filming of the fourth film of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Several Depp fans flocked to the courthouse from different US states and from other countries, local media reported.

During a three-year legal fight, Depp, 58, and Heard, 35, They have shared details about their life together and in which the actress claimed, in various ways, to have been a victim of ill-treatment. The actor asks his ex-partner $50 million in damages.

For its part, Heard has responded with a counterclaim in which he alleges that Depp has launched a smear campaign against him and he claims 100 million. Previously, in a trial held in 2020 in London, and which Depp lost, the actress attended as a witness, since the accusation was against the British newspaper ‘The Sun’ for an article that described the actor as an “aggressor of women” .