In written testimony released to the court, Heard said that at various times during their relationship she endured ``punching, slapping, kicking, head-butting and choking.'' According to Heard, Depp ``explicitly threatened to kill me many times, especially later in our relationship.'' Heard told the court that she loved Depp when he was himself but that she was ``terrified of the monster.'' The court is examining Depp's libel suit against The Sun newspaper over an April 2018 article that labelled him a ``wife beater'' for allegedly abusing Heard. The Hollywood star strongly denies abusing Heard and was at the court to hear his ex-wife.

Source: The Standard July 21, 2020 11:22 UTC