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Barkin, Depp and Heard’s sister are all anticipated to take the stand.
When Johnny Depp’s defamation trial in opposition to Amber Heard picks up once more subsequent week, it is going to accomplish that with some further star energy.
According to a number of studies, “Animal Kingdom” star Ellen Barkin will testify sooner or later after Heard’s time on the stand is up. The actress will seem by way of video for her testimony. In addition to Barkin, Heard’s workforce can even be calling her sister Whitney Henriquez — and can reportedly name Depp himself again up, despite the fact that he already appeared as a witness and was cross-examined by Amber’s lawyer.
So … why Barkin? Well, she and Depp briefly dated after engaged on “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” collectively within the ’90s. Barkin was deposed in 2019 as a part of the defamation case in Virginia and her deposition was cited throughout Depp’s UK libel trial, the place he sued The Sun for referring to him as a “spouse beater” and misplaced. In her testimony, she claimed she witnessed an argument between Depp and his assistants through which he threw a wine bottle in her course — and mentioned that whereas he was by no means bodily abusive to her, he did get, as Reuters put it, “jealous and indignant.”
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At the time, Depp denied the allegations, calling them “unfaithful” and claiming he does “not have an anger administration downside.” He additionally believed she held a “grudge” in opposition to him.
“Ms. Barkin and I had been associates for quite a few years. A few years later (after her divorce) Ellen and I have been hanging, simply spending time collectively a relationship,” he mentioned, per the Daily Mail.
“A sexual component started with M.s Barkin which lasted for months on and off often because she was making the film I used to be making on the time, ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ and I suppose her wishes have been … she wished greater than a relationship, she wished a correct relationship with me and I didn’t need that,” he continued.
“I did not really feel the identical about her as she did me and I suppose from that second on she turned very, very indignant and since then I’ve not spoken to Ms. Barkin,” he added.
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While it is unclear why Heard’s workforce will as soon as once more name Depp to the stand, her sister will seemingly testify about the alleged abuse she witnessed. Last week on the stand, Heard claimed that in one March 2015 combat with Depp, she punched him within the face fearing he would push Whitney down the steps after her sister bought between them.
“Johnny swings at her. I do not hesitate, I do not wait, I immediately consider Kate Moss and stairs and I swung at him,” she mentioned throughout her testimony. She introduced up the same allegation concerning Moss through the UK trial, claiming she heard from two completely different folks Depp had as soon as pushed Moss down the steps.
Moss has by no means made such claims herself and hasn’t spoken publicly about Heard’s allegations. His legal workforce, nevertheless, appeared to have fun when she talked about the mannequin’s title in court docket final week — watch the second beneath:
