Lawyer claims Depp was misogynistic abuser of ex-wife Heard A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun says Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their relationship, committing acts of violence fueled by misogyny and unleashed by addiction to alcohol and drugsLONDON -- A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp was “a hopeless addict” whose violence toward ex-wife Amber Heard was fueled by misogyny and a toxic combination of drink, drugs, jealousy and anger. “There is no doubt that Mr. Depp regularly and systematically abused his wife,” Wass said in her closing argument. The former spouses have both been in court throughout three weeks of testimony at the grand neo-Gothic court building, though Depp did not attend on Monday. She said Depp branded Heard “a gold-digger, a shrew and an adulterer” in order to discredit her. Heard tolerated the violence and the abuse because she loved Mr. Depp and she believed she was capable of getting him better,” the lawyer said.

Source: ABC News July 27, 2020 09:52 UTC