Johnny Depp’s Sister Testifies: Amber Heard Relationship Made Him a ‘Very Sad’ Person

thewrap.com:

A second day of testimony in Johnny Depp’s defamation case got underway Wednesday with his sister testifying that the “Pirates” star suffered abuse from their mother, and was a “very sad” person during his troubled marriage to now ex-wife Amber Heard.Christi Dembrowski, Depp’s older sibling and personal manager, began her testimony Tuesday and returned Wednesday for cross-examination.

When Heard’s attorney’s questioned Dembrowski about Depp’s allegedly toxic behavior and aggressive text messages he sent in May 2014, she didn’t recall the conversation but told the court, “I wanted to be able to be helpful … because they were arguing all the time.”Dembrowski began her Tuesday testimony by detailing abuse they suffered from their mother: “She would hit us, she would throw things.” Dembrowski said Depp never hit his mom back, instead “he would get away.”She told the jury that Depp and Heard had many problems in their marriage and she believed Depp was a “very sad” person during that time.

But she denied claims by Heard’s attorneys that he was engaged in excessive drug and alcohol use.The trial’s opening day was filled with mud-slinging from both sides.

During opening statements, Depp’s attorneys said Heard concocted stories of abuse because he “wanted out” of the relationship.