Depp Recording Warns Of ‘Bloodbath’ If Arguments Escalate
etcanada.comJurors hearing testimony in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, on Monday listened to audio recordings in which he referred to the violence that could ensue if their arguments were allowed to escalate. “The next move, if I don’t walk away … it’s going to be a bloodbath, like it was on the island,” Depp says on the recording.
In other audio clips, Depp loudly shouts vulgarities at his wife, calling her a degrading name and yelling, “You stupid f—-” at her.
Depp winced on the stand as the clips were played, while Heard appeared to fight back tears. Depp is suing Heard for libel over a 2018 op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post.
She refers to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” READ MORE: Johnny Depp Faces Cross-Examination In Amber Heard Defamation Trial The clips were part of a grueling cross-examination of Depp that concluded late Monday morning, as he took the stand for a fourth day of testimony over his allegations that Heard falsely portrayed him as a domestic abuser.
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