Johnny Depp's defamation case against ex Amber Heard, who countersued

[Allabouttrial]

Does anyone know if Vanessa is going to testify?

 

[Allabouttrial]

Angenette Levy @Angenette5

Depp: I learned I was wrong about my father's exit from the family. From seeing what I had in childhood, I knew exactly how to raise children. I knew to do the opposite of what Betty Sue did. I never wanted to tell my kids no.
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I learned to talk to my children, to tell them about the repercussions of actions like. I would ease them away from things that were dangerous. I never raised my voice at my children and neither did Vanessa.

 

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Angenette Levy @Angenette5

Depp now asked about how his childhood and how that informed his relationship with Ms. Heard: It was as if it was too good to be true. She was funny, she was kind and loving. We had things in common.
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Depp: For the first year, year and a half it was amazing. There were a couple of things that stuck in my head that I thought might be a dilemma at some point. I worked quite a lot.
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Depp: I would come in from work and she would give me a glass of wine as I sat on the couch. She would take my boots off and set them to the side. I've never experienced something like that in my life. It became a regular thing.
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Depp: I remember I came home one night from work. I sat on the couch and took my boots off and suddenly Ms. Heard approached with this look on her face "what did you just do?" I said "what do you mean."
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Depp says Heard said "no, no, no. That's my job. You don't do that." Depp says he took pause that she was visibly shaken or upset that he had broken her rules of routine. Once you notice things like that, you notice other things.

 

[squareandrabbet]

Does anyone know if Vanessa is going to testify?

it’s not been mentioned, but I’d say no.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Angenette Levy @Angenette5

Depp says he became an actor by accident. He was playing in bands, taking other jobs. Nicolas Cage encouraged him to meet his agent, Eileen Feldman. Depp said, "I'll do anything at this point."
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Depp read for Wes Craven for "A Nightmare on Elm Street." He couldn't believe someone would pay him $1,200 per week (@sagaftra scale). He was a musician but the acting gigs kept coming. Cast in 21 Jump St. at age 22.
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Depp says acting was fun but he didn't have any great ambition to be an actor. "I'm a naturally, normally, I've always been quire a shy person and introverted so there was a strange metamorphosis."

 

[BeachSky]

crap, talking about his upbringing now. Probably going to make me cry

Exactly, me too .
Amber is not crying though…you’d think her somewhat -human- if she did cry.
After all she has been quoted pre trial that it’s a shame their love for each other has gone this way ,blah , blah , blah.
AH just keeps that stupid snooty nose up in the air. I’m so so sooooo glad she is being exposed for the jealous ,bully , wanna-be
(nobody) she is …at the very least.


MOO

 

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Sierra Gillespie @sierragillespie

Depp: I was having to deal with this newfound notoriety. And it was odd, it was very odd ... I don't think it's anything anyone can get used to. I'm not used to it now.
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(On being a teen idol) Depp: I fought that with everything in my being.
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Depp: I received the screenplay for Pirates, and somehow in my mind I saw this opportunity ... I thought that [the script] had all the kind of hallmarks of a Disney film.
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[Allabouttrial]

Sierra Gillespie @sierragillespie

(On the first Pirates of the Caribbean) Depp: I didn't see it ... But the film did pretty well, apparently. And they wanted to keep going, making more. And I was fine to do that.
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(On how life changed post Pirates of the Caribbean) Depp: You would have people trying to climb the gates to see Captain Jack Sparrow. You have people trying to bust in the gates dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow. Or follow you, follow you and your family.
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Depp: I've had worse jobs. I can't complain about it. After awhile you realize anonymity has left the building, anonymity is gone ... It's acceptance. Of course there is a bit of sacrifice involved.

 

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Angenette Levy @Angenette5

At the time, Depp's family was the mother of his children: Vanessa, daughter and son. More work followed Pirates. He had to hire more security staff.
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Depp discussing Jerry Judge. Judge would do recon, traveling to countries to scope them out before Depp traveled. He would go on the road with Depp and "The Hollywood Vampires", his band. Malcolm, Travis, Mark, there were a few guards.
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Depp: Jerry Judge passed away from cancer. All of the other fellows are still with me. Judge passed away two years ago, roughly.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Angenette Levy @Angenette5

Sounds like Malcolm would do recon, too. Malcolm joined security team more than 20 years ago. When asked, he said he's been with Malcolm endlessly, everywhere. Los Angeles, Japan, Serbia. Malcolm was on the bus with me on the Vampires tour.
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Afternoon break. Back at 3.35.

 

[Leve]

I wonder how the jury is reacting to his testimony.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Oooooo split screen .

 

[tlcya]

yes been waiting to be able to see AH demeanor during his testimony

 

[Gardenista]

I've never watched a JD movie or heard him speak before and he seems to me to have weird intonations or a strange accent or something.

 

[tlcya]

It feels as if AH is annoyed by JD being on the stand and getting all this attention. I will give her this, she is trying very hard to police her expressions and keep them neutral. Notice she took notes when JD talks of playing a character and how he can become his characters.

 

[Allabouttrial]

They need to rein him in. The jury will be falling asleep.

 

[Gardenista]

They need to rein him in. The jury will be falling asleep.

I agree. This is so boring.

 

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Angenette Levy @Angenette5

On fame: people are generally kind and curious. When they've grown up with you on tv b/c of film of shows... it's better all around if I stay in my hotel room and don't go out to too many restaurants b/c it generally causes a hubbub. It can be overwhelming.
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Depp: I used to be Johnny and then my name, full name, which I, it's uncomfortable to hear my own name because I hear the commodity the product. Johnny Depp. And that name, some image was cultivated.
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Depp: the media cultivated an image. They must label you. And labels are one of the things I've fought vigorously with regard to my work. I never wanted to be a poster boy. I never wanted to be - I'm not built with that kind of hubris.
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Depp say he has no memory of going through puberty. He was obsessed with his guitar. He's always drawn since he was little. He also began to paint. "I need to create. It's a need. I actually need to create b/c I need to summon whatever it is I need to summon".

 

[Allabouttrial]

Angenette Levy @Angenette5

Depp asked about how he writes since texts have been shown. Now recalling how his brother turned him onto Van Morrison. Started reading Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac. Thompson has influenced his writing. Thompson created Gonzo journalism.
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Depp: I apologize that everyone has had to experience my text messages. I am embarassed. They expressed the heat of the pain I was feeling. It went to dark places. If you're writing there is no set place that you have to stay in. You can travel.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Sierra Gillespie [URL='https://twitter.com/sierragillespie']@sierragillespie[/URL]

Depp: After the unfortunate words of Miss Heard made their way into my heart and my head, those are two very opposing things. So you're trying to ... find the best way to express something to a friend.
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This is in relation to a text jurors were shown, in which Depp said he hoped Heard's "rotting corpse was decomposing in the f****** trunk of a Honda Civic." Depp says it was dark humor, like that of Monty Python.