Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp Fact Check: MASTERLIST (28/04/2022)
VIOLENCE/ABUSE:
Heard has proven 12 out of 14 incidents of abuseย by Deppย โto the civil standard.
Texts from Deppโs assistant shows his assistant saying Depp kicked Heard;ย โHe was appalled. When I told him he kicked you, he criedโฆIt was disgusting. And he knows it.โ
Depp is on audio telling Amber Heard to cut him. He continues to tell her to cut him while wielding a knife, and she is heard begging him to put the knife down.
Texts from Depp to Paul Bettany joke about murdering Amber and raping her dead body.ย (Video of it being read in court here)
Texts about him talking about smacking Amber Heard around.
Audio reveals Depp shouting and calling Heard a โfat assโ a โcuntโ and Heard telling him to put his cigarettes out on someone else.
โโHer lip was swollen and busted up a bit, and she also had these horrible cuts on her arms โ like gashes โฆ The she told me that the cuts on her arms were from the broken glass that was from him throwing bottles and smashing glasses all over the place.โโย (Heardโs sister, Whitney).ย
โMs Pennington said that she could see gashes on Ms Heardโs arms from her wrists to her elbows. In cross-examination Ms Pennington said that one arm was cut worse than the other. Ms Heard told Ms Pennington that the soles of her feet were also cut. Ms Heard said that Mr Depp had thrown a bottle at her; there had been broken glass all over the ground which was how she had cut her feet.โ
Johnny destroying Heardโs closet:ย โGood morning sir โฆ So โฆ. um Johnny destroyed Amberโs closetโ.ย ย (page 82)
โAs Ms Lloyd said, โWe had to restrain both of them.โโย Depp supposedly instigated the violence, Heard retaliated.ย (page 81/82)
Diary entry by Heard talks about Depp strangling her and hitting her in the head: โOur fight was terrible. J [Mr Depp] finally at one point found himself with his shirt wrapped around my neckโฆ He hit me several times. I donโt even know how I wound up with this huge rather annoying knot on the back of my head?โย (page 84)
Depp refers to the fight on the train as gettingย โphysicalโ: โ..other than the fact that we had a fight on the train, which was physicalโฆโย (page 83)
Text message from Heard to her publicist; โ Iโm really bruised and might have a black eye or two tmrw โ same with my nose. Nurse on the way to make sure I donโt have concussion.โ There are also texts to her psychotherapist saying itโs an โemergencyโ and a text to a friend in which she says โJ beat me up pretty goodโ.ย (page 87)
Photos of Heard bruised โwhich the metadata shows were taken on the morning and afternoon of 16th December 2015โ. (page 88)
Makeup artist recalls having to cover up bruising on Heardโs nose, eyes, and her lip injury with red lipstick. (page 89)
Although Depp claims Heard hit him at a party in 2016,ย the photos of injury Depp claims happened in 2016, where found to be from 2015: โThis version of the picture has a date stamp of 23rd March 2015. It could not have been taken after the birthday party on 21st April 2016.โ The photo instead was from a previous occasion in which Ms Heard already admitted that she punched Mr Depp. (page 99)
Despite police claims, photos of Heard injuries with meta data show she did sustain injuries by Depp:ย โThere are the photographs. The metadata is not disputed and shows that one of the photographs of Ms Heardโs face was taken before the first pair of police officers arrived.โ They also show damage to the apartment.ย (page 107)
Depp texted Bettany thatย he โpounded and displayed ugly colors to Amber on a recent journeyโ.
HEARDโs CLAIMS:ย
Heard has previously admitted to hitting Johnny and throwing things at him to defend herself in her original 7hr deposition. (2016)
โShe admitted that in the course of this argument, she struck Mr Depp in order, she said, to protect Whitney.โ (page 80)
In regards to the donations:ย โAmber has already been responsible for seven figures in donations to charitable causes and intends to continue to contribute and eventually fulfill her pledge.ย However, Amber has been delayed in that goal because Mr. Depp filed a lawsuit against her, and consequently, she has been forced to spend millions of dollars defending Mr. Deppโs false accusations against her.โย ย
โPlease tell people it was a fair fight and see what the jury and judge think. Tell the world, Johnny. Tell them, Johnny Depp. I, Johnny Depp, โฆ. man*, Iโm-Iโm a victim too of domestic violence and I, yโknow,ย itโs a fair fight and see how many people believe or side with youโ.
[*NOTE: Heard is using โmanโ as in โoh, manโ, not in reference to Deppโs gender.]
โFull audio shows Heard talking about how their relationship is not โfair fightโ, he scoffs and replies โit doesnโt matterโ and โfair fight, my assโ, Heard responds โexactlyโ and that Depp is โbigger and strongerโ. Heard goes on to talk about why she felt the need to call 911 after he threw the phone at her face and laid his hands on her.
THE FINGER CLAIM:
Deuters (Deppโs friend) admitting that the story of Deppโs injury was a public relations disaster and saying: โJust make sure you say you arenโt sure how he hurt his hand. (page 75)
Deppโs texts to his doctor states he cut his own finger off. Another text is found of Depp again saying he cut his own finger off. Doctorโs notes show the injury is more suggestive of a crushing mechanism. In fact, Depp told three separate people that he cut his own finger off.
Depp heard on tape stating,ย โIโm talking about Australia. The day I chopped my finger offโ.
โNor did Mr Depp say that Ms Heard had been responsible for the injury to his finger in either of his two texts to sister Christi on 8th March 2015.โย (page 78)
FECES PRANK/CLAIM:
Heard did not defecate in Deppโs bed and the previous judge ruled it unlikely. The judge in the previous case ruled it likely it were the dogs, as there was evidence it โhad an incomplete mastery of her bowels.โ
โMs. Heard gave evidence that Boo had in the past defecated on the bed and that she herself had cleaned it up rather than leave that task to Ms Vargas.โ (page 100)
Furthermore, Depp is on textโs with his assistantโs suggesting to him to defecate and tell Amber it was the dogs as a prank
DRUGS/ALCOHOL:
Texts from Deppโs daughter (Lily-Rose Depp) and Depp himself show that Amber helped him stay sober. Depp talking to his mother-in-law, Paige Heard about Amber helping him.
Texts from Heard and Lily-Rose Depp show the two had an amicable relationship.ย
Texts show Deppโs constant use of alcohol and drugs, mentioning his โblackoutsโ. More texts here, and here. Texts show Depp referring to his addiction as the โMonsterโ, even to Elton John who was helping him with his sobriety.ย
An audio shows Depp telling Heard he will never get clean or sober. ย Amber can be heard crying. Another audio shows Heard crying and saying, โAll the coke youโve done today, and all the booze youโve drunk today, has it helped us?โ
PREVIOUS LIBEL CASE:
As stated, the previousย judge ruled Heard has proven 12 out of 14 incidents of abuse.
โFor all of these reasons I accept that the Defendants have shown that the words they published were substantially true in the meanings I have held them to bear. The Claimant has not succeeded in his action for libel.โ (2020)
Deppโs previous lawyer, Adam Waldman was accused of dishonesty, and was thrown off the case for leaking confidential information to the press and social media which was protected via court order.ย
Deppโs team was accused of using bots to influence opinion of social media.ย Bot Sentinel, a group that uses artificial intelligence to detect and track troll bots & suspect Twitter accounts, found the actress โhad been a victim of an ongoing targeted harassment and smear campaignโ.ย
(Waldman is a long-time US lobbyist for Russian oligarchs.)ย
OTHER OPINIONS/LINKS:
Depp in texts talking about wanting to cause โglobal humiliationโ for Heard.
Depp defending Roman Polanski: โRoman is not a predator. Heโs 75 or 76 years old. He has got two beautiful kids, he has got a wife that he has been with for a long, long time. He is not out on the street.โ
Depp is close friends with Marilyn Manson, who has his own abuse allegationsย against him, and who is also suing his victims for defamation.ย
PREV. LEGAL ISSUES & CAREER:
Depp was arrested in 1989 for assaulting a security guard after the police were called to end a loud party at his hotel room.
He was also arrested in New York City in 1994 after damaging a hotel room he was staying in with Kate Moss.
Depp brawling with the paparazzi.ย
In 2018,ย Depp assaulting crew member on the set of City of Lies.
In 2018, two of Deppโs former bodyguards sued him for unpaid fees and unsafe workingย conditions. Theย suit was settled in 2019.
Depp was constantly late and drunk on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean.ย
Depp will also supposedly receive his full salary for the third Fantastic Beasts movie, despite filming only one scene for it and being asked to leave the project.
Texts show that Depp told Heard she was not to take roles, stating โNo goddamn meetings. No moviesโ.ย (x)
Depp admits to getting,ย โirrationalโ,ย โcrazyโ, andย โjealousโ when Heard isย filming.
Charges against Heard for bringing her dogs to Australia were dropped; it was a supposed mix-up with her staff being dismissed who were to do the paperwork. Heard apologised, and admitted to her wrongdoing, pleading guilty.ย ย
Heard sought a restraining order from Depp in 2016.ย She also sought an order requiring Depp to attend 52 weeks of anger management courses.ย (page 19)
PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS:ย
Depp started dating Winona Ryder when she was a minor, and 17 years old to his 25ย [edit:] 26ย years.ย ย (Depp is 23 years older than Heard.)
Depp called his ex-wife aย โFrench extortionist ex-cuntโ and aย โwithering whoreโ.ย
Heard was granted aย restraining order against Depp.ย
Depp was the one to originally ask Amber to settle outside of court, and the couple issued a statement that, โNeither party has made false accusations for financial gain.โ
Heardโs previous girlfriend has come to Heardโs defence, saying that Heard never abused her and that the police officers who claimed it had misogynistic and homophobic attitudes once they realised Heard and her were partners.
Ellen Barkin, Deppโs ex, testified Depp threw a wine bottle at her during an argument between Depp and his assistant. (page 43)
DEPPโS JEALOUSY:
Depp has used abusive language towards Heard for her sexuality and her past relationship with women, calling her a โlesbian camp counsellorโ. He was also jealous of Amberโs female ex, Tasya van Ree, calling her โVan Peeโ, he also โtried to set fire to another of Ms van Reeโs paintingsโ.
In fact, Deppโs homophobia and jealousy didnโt stop there, he then attacked Heardโs friend, iO Tillet Wright, by misgendering him and mocking his transition, calling him a โdike bitchโ and โwanting to be a man nowโ.
Depp also makes unfavourable comments about Heardโs relationship with Elon Musk:ย โBut she sucked Molluskโs [I assume a reference to Elon Musk] crooked dickโ. (page 126)
He also accused her of having an affair with Billy Bob Thornton, writing about it in graffiti. (page 76)
THE CURRENT TRIAL:
The trial is a not a criminal trial, but a defamation trial. Depp is suggesting Heard ruined his reputation in her article about domestic violence, despite not naming him in it. In fact, Depp was requested to leave the project after he lost his libel case.
Depp is suing Heard for $50 million, over 7x the amount they originally settled together. Heard originally attempted to get the suit moved to California and dismissed, and only filed a counterclaim when it was refused.
Virginia has less strict anti-SLAPP laws and as a result has drawn questionable legal cases in recent years. SLAPP lawsuits are also known as intimidation lawsuits and often used to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening victims with the cost of legal defence until they abandon their criticism.
Depp fans are heavily affecting the way social media is reacting to the trial, by indulging in edits on social media, fabrications of events, pseudoscience.
Heard has had to hire more security. Some Depp fans have attempted to chaseย vehicles with Heard and her team inside as they return home from the courthouse.ย
One of Deppโs witnesses (Gina Deuters) was dismissed from the stand after admitting to watching the trial online.
Depp fans were barred from the courtย for violent threats against Heard.ย Most attendees are Depp-fans and have had to have been told,ย โOrder in the court or I will have you removedโ.
CONCLUSION:
The suit is not to determine whether Heard was violent, or whether their relationship was mutually toxic, but as to whether Heard lied in her op-ed, and there is plenty of evidence of Depp physically harming Heard multiple times; regardless of Heardโs retaliation, he has been proven to be a domestic abuser.
[DISCLAIMER: This post is purely in relevance to the Heard vs. Depp case, to fact-check claims made by Depp, his team, as well as opinions on social media. They are not meant to be a remission on Heardโs part of any potential wrongdoing.]
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