Kate Moss.
The model was the actor’s partner during the 90s and has good memories of him
We all remember the iconic couple that Johnny Depp and Kate Moss formed in the 90s. The two young, handsome and successful men lived an ups and downs romance that ended in 1998. 24 years later, fate brings them together again as the model testifies this Wednesday in the trial that pits the interpreter of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ against his ex , Amber Heard, for defamation. A process that takes several weeks and is entering its final stretch. Moss has been called to testify by Depp’s lawyers after the ‘Aquaman’ star made reference to her.
The actress was describing a fight involving her sister Whitney Henriquez who was standing at the foot of a staircase as Depp spoke angrily to her: “I immediately thought of Kate Moss and the stairs and tried to hit her,” she said, referring to a alleged episode of violence with the mannequin. A statement to which the actor’s lawyers react delighted.
Faced with the suggestion that she was pushed down the stairs, Moss is expected to clarify the facts of that incident in her testimony via videoconference. According to the New York Post, the Englishwoman will tell the court in Fairfax, Virginia, that she slipped while she was going down some stairs in Jamaica and that the interpreter of Jack Sparrow attended her and took care of her after her fall. What is certain of the memory that Moss has of his ex-partner is what he said in 2012 about him: «There is no one who has taken care of me as well as Johnny did, and that is something I missed later. When we broke up I lost the only person I could trust.”
Thus, it does not seem that the appearance of the British could be very beneficial for Heard, who is facing a lawsuit for defamation. In 2018, the actress published a column in The Washington Post in which she spoke of “domestic abuse”, which is why Depp has taken her to court. During this process, the protagonist of ‘Aquaman’ has spoken of the habitual consumption of alcohol and drugs by the interpreter of Eduardo Manostijeras and has broken down on several occasions when recalling some of the most gruesome episodes in which he has accused him of ill-treatment and violation.
“I endured excessive emotional, verbal, and physical abuse from Johnny, including angry, hostile, humiliating, and threatening assaults whenever I questioned his authority and disagreed with him,” she said in her 2015 separation lawsuit.
For his part, the defense of Johnny Depp, rather than denying the violence, is stating that it was mutual and presents him as a victim. As proof, they talk about how the actor lost part of his middle finger when Amber threw a bottle at him that sliced his phalanx. In addition, they have put on the table possible infidelities of the actress in the apartment that they both shared.
During his testimony, the protagonist of the pirate saga has assured that «the truth is the only thing that interests me. (…) I am obsessed with the truth». “I felt that it was my responsibility to defend myself, not only for myself but for my children,” she explained and recounted the episodes of physical and verbal abuse suffered by her towards him.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.