Hollywood star Johnny Depp tells court he was a victim of domestic violence

Johnny Depp concluded his testimony during the US defamation lawsuit brought against Amber Heard by saying that he had been the victim of domestic abuse. The actor has been giving evidence in person at the trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, during which he has been asked about his own violent episodes and allegations that he physically assaulted his former partner. Mr Depp has denied all allegations and says he is 'ashamed' by the evidence shown to the court, which included video of him smashing objects in a kitchen and abusive text messages shared with his friend, actor Paul Bettany. Incidents including a trip to Australia in March 2015, during which Mr Depp severed the top of his finger, and another time when he claims Ms Heard threw a can of mineral spirits at his head, have also been examined. In her final question to Mr Depp on Monday, his lawyer Camille Vasquez asked: 'What did you say in response when Ms Heard said 'tell the world Johnny, tell them I Johnny Depp, a man, am a victim too of domestic violence?'' Earlier, the actor said that texts he sent to Mr Bettany about burning and drowning the Aquaman star were a joke based on a Monty Python sketch. 'Let's drown her before we burn her. I will f*** her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she's dead.' 'As these are private texts there was a lot ... in context,' he said. 'For example, the text that is about burning Ms Heard is directly from Monty Python and the sketch about burning witches and then drowning the witches. Mr Depp added that the relationship between Mr Bettany and Ms Heard was 'abominable' as she viewed him as a 'threat'. Mr Depp has denied all allegations that he has ever assaulted Ms Heard. Ms Heard is also expected to take the stand in the trial, which is expected to last a total of seven weeks.

Hollywood star Johnny Depp tells court he was a victim of domestic violence

In her final question to Mr Depp on Monday, his lawyer Camille Vasquez asked: "What did you say in response when Ms Heard said 'tell the world Johnny, tell them I Johnny Depp, a man, am a victim too of domestic violence?"' "I said yes, I am," Mr Depp replied.