Among the 6,000 undisclosed documents released to the public on July 30 was a deposition from the actor’s ex, Ellen Barkin, filed in 2019 and redacted from her trial against Amber Heard.
If the legal battle between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard ended on 1eh In June, some 6,000 unpublished documents released over the weekend of July 30 could well reshape the cards in a possible second test. These new sheets contain elements that have never been made public before, such as disturbing text messages exchanged between Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp, or some witness statements that were not used during the trial.
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Among them, part of the testimony of Ellen Barkin, collected in 2019. Entertainment Tonight this Tuesday, August 3rd. The 68-year-old actress, who had a brief relationship with the comedian in 1994, was one of the witnesses called during the trial. However, several elements of his original narrative seem strained. The star of the series three years ago animal kingdom to investigators, particularly depicted a “jealous” and “domineering” man surrounded by a “world of violence”.
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Quaalude and alcohol
She also went back to her first meeting with the actor. “He approached me in the living room of my house, pulled me into his lap and said: “Oh come on Ellen!” I protested a bit, then not much,” he said. And add: “That’s how it was.” When asked by the police how he “complained” the shooter in the movie with Johnny Depp Las Vegas Paranoid (1998), explained: “He gave me some Quaalude, then asked me if I wanted to tease.” Quaalude (or methaqualone) is a sedative with GHB-like effects that was very popular in the 1970s; Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski were particularly accused of giving it to some women to abuse them.
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At a courthouse bar in Fairfax, Virginia last May, the actress didn’t mention the story, only mentioning her lover Johnny Depp at the beginning of her relationship and then being “drunk the whole time.” “He literally cursed. There were many screams,” he regretted.
“Amber 2.0”
Other harrowing revelations from the roughly 6,000 classified documents include disturbing text messages between Johnny Depp and his longtime friend Marilyn Manson. In a 2016 text message, the musician and Lily-Rose Depp’s godfather wrote: “I invited Amber 2.0 into my home.” Or email “I experienced an amber-type scenario with the police because of L’s family, I am under stress. I don’t know if you’re back, but I need someone to meet me somewhere because I think the police might come and see me.’
The comedian’s team would also try to suppress messages from Johnny Depp to his relatives in which he talks about drowning and burning Amber Heard. In addition, the new details of the case reveal that the latter, being initially inclined to agree, offered his ex-wife about 16 million dollars (15 million euros) before the start of the trial. An offer that Amber Heard would reject, arguing that she “doesn’t do it for the money.”
Source: Le Figaro
