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The Boston plane incident and 'straight-up taunting'
Amber Heard's lawyer Ben Rottenborn moves to September 2013 in London, saying Depp went on a "
multi-day drug binge" and missed work filming.
During this time, he says that Depp warned Heard their engagement would be off if she went to a concert with a friend. "
Talk about a coercive control," he says.
Fast-forwarding to the "
Boston plane incident" in 2014, Mr Rottenborn reminds the jury of testimony that Depp was jealous that Heard was filming a movie with James F.
Heard says Depp was drunk and taking drugs before they got on the private flight.
On the plane, Depp "
straight-up started taunting her", Mr Rottenborn says, calling her a "
s***". He threw ice cubes at her and slapped her face, the court hears.
Audio of Depp on the plane is then played to the court once again, featuring the actor groaning.
Mr Rottenborn says Depp has "
blackouts where he doesn't remember what happened" and asks the jury if they believe Heard's account or "
that person's account, who you just heard".
However, he then reminds the jury of a text Depp sent not long after the flight detailing all the drink and drugs he had taken and saying "
I'm done" and "
I'm too old to be that guy".
And then another text to Heard: "
Once again, I find myself in a place of shame and regret. Of course, I am sorry. I really don't know why, or what happened. But I will never do it again."
Mr Rottenborn asks jurors if Depp can really prove that he was never once abusive.
