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THE UPSETTING CLAIM JOHNNY DEPP MADE ABOUT HIS LIFE DURING HIS TRIAL
By NICOLE CORD-CRUZ
The following story contains discussion of domestic and sexual abuse.
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The legal battle between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp is in full swing: Depp is suing Heard for defamation after she alleged domestic abuse, severely damaging to his image and career. A slew of bombshells have been revealed in court, and Depp has made another claim that could be the most important yet.
Depp is firm in his stance that he has never inflicted physical abuse on Amber Heard, or anyone; in fact, "The only person I've abused in my life is myself," Depp said in court. Depp's legal team also denied Heard's sexual assault allegations in a strong statement.
"[This] follows a pattern of [Heard's] elaborate, erroneous claims which have continued to change and evolve over time for the purpose of Hollywood shock value of which Amber has mastered and used to exploit a serious social movement," a spokesperson for Depp proclaimed.
Though it's been more than half a decade since Depp and Heard split, he's pushing for this defamation trial to protect the people he loves. "It's been six years of trying times," Depp said, per Us Weekly. "I didn't deserve [this], nor did my children, nor did the people who have believed in me for all these years."