Amber Heard’s personal diary entries on Johnny Depp’s alleged abuse revealed in full
AMBER Heard’s personal diary on Johnny Depp’s alleged abuse was today revealed in the High Court.
The 34-year-old described an alleged attack in her diary, saying the couple had a “terrible” fight on the Eastern & Oriental Express in 2015.
The diary entry claimed the couple had been “walking zombies” after three hours of sleep and a “terrible fight”.
Heard wrote: “A night that ended at 3.30 and was brutally interrupted by the train’s imminent arrival to the Singapore station too early this morning.
“After three hours of sleep, it had felt like an even more brutal heart hangover.
“Hurt last night was particularly bad. We finally fell asleep with one another smashed together in desperate childlike anger, fear and love.
“Our fight was terrible. J finally at one point found himself with his shirt wrapped around my neck.
“Amazing to think about precision/ coordination that required considering the case circumstances. He hit me several times.
“I don’t even know how I wound up with this huge, rather annoying knot on the back of my head.
“F*** I hate that. I hate that I allow it by never using that as a line for which I stand my ground. Where are my lines? Do I have any left?”
The High Court heard today:
- Amber Heard wrote in her diary that Depp had wrapped a shirt around her neck during a row on their honeymoon
- Depp’s security guard denied he had seen the actress was injured during the trip
- Security guard Malcolm Connolly said he had arrived to find the couple screaming at each other during a trip to Australia
- The security team discussed possible fake explanations for Depp’s severed finger, including that he had cut himself chopping onions
Malcolm Connolly, Depp’s security guard, today denied there had been any assault on the train.
But he admitted that he was about “three or four doors down” from the couple, saying he “would never have known” about the fight if it had taken place in the early hours of the morning.
He said that he would have noticed any injuries on Heard, adding: “I looked after Amber. I afforded her the same protection and professionalism I gave to Johnny Depp.”
Our fight was terrible. J finally at one point found himself with his shirt wrapped around my neck.
Amber Heard diary entry
Mr Connolly also recounted the alleged bust-up in Australia in March 2015, saying he found Depp “in emotional distress and panicking” after his finger was severed.
Mr Connolly, who has worked for Mr Depp and his family for about 16 years, said in a witness statement that when he and another security guard arrived at the property, the Hollywood star told him: “Look at my finger.
“She’s cut my f***ing finger off. She’s smashed my hand with a vodka bottle.”
The security denied the claims that Depp was “absolutely filthy” and “covered in blood and paint and dirt”.
He said he got to the property at about 1.30pm after receiving an urgent call from the head of Mr Depp’s security team Jerry Judge, who has since died, who told him: “Malcolm, get in the car, extract the boss from the situation.”
Mr Connolly said: “I could hear the ruckus inside. I opened the door, which wasn’t locked, and saw Johnny in the foyer area of the house.
“He and Amber were screaming at each other. She was wearing a sort of green silk night thing, you might call it a slip.
“I shouted at Johnny words to the effect of ‘Come with me, you are coming with me’.
“I then took his arm trying to move him out, but he broke away. I said again words to the effect of ‘Johnny, come with me’. It wasn’t easy but I did get him outside.”
He claimed he had previously seen Heard throw a fork and a lighter at Depp previously, saying: “I knew that we needed to get out of there as soon as possible.”
The security guard said the team knew the true cause of Mr Depp’s injury would “create extremely bad publicity” and that Mr Judge suggested they should say at hospital that the actor had injured his finger while slicing onions.
The explosive claims come on the sixth day of what is expected to be a three week libel trial.
Heard wore her customary red scarf with a black suit as she arrived at court today with girlfriend Bianca Butti while Depp was pictured in a blue suit with a black face covering.
And actor Depp greeted fans as he headed into the courtroom today.
The High Court previously heard:
- Johnny Depp wept when he was told he had kicked Amber Heard
- Billionaire inventor Elon Musk may have injured Heard in 2016
- Depp’s assistant said he never saw any injuries on the 34-year-old actress
- A shocking photograph showed Depp passed out and covered in ice cream
- Depp called Heard a “w***e” and mocked her tears after allegedly attacking her on a plane
- The actor allegedly grabbed Heard and hurled a magnum of champagne at her after discovering he had lost $650m
Depp is suing The Sun for calling him a “wife beater” in a 2018 article. He denies being violent and has instead claimed it was Heard abusing him.
The star is alleged to have abused Heard 14 times over three years in the course of their relationship.
Depp is claimed to have first attacked his then wife in 2013 after she joked about his tattoo that had been altered from “Winona Forever” to “Wino Forever” following his split from Winona Ryder.
Another incident allegedly saw Depp throw a magnum of champagne at Heard after they argued when he was late to celebrate her 30th birthday.
The star also denied ever being violent to Heard while they were on their honeymoon on the Eastern Oriental Train in 2015.
The star also allegedly threw a phone at her as they argued the next day after poo was found in their marital bed.
He is then said to have left her with bruises after another string of attacks before they split in May 2016.
Heard’s evidence was expected to begin on Friday morning – but it is not clear when the Aquaman actress will give evidence as Depp’s cross-examination has taken almost two days longer than scheduled.
Depp’s ex-partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder were also due to give evidence this week.
The actor’s case against NGN and executive editor Dan Wootton came after an article was published in 2018 with the headline “Gone Potty: How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?”.
NGN is defending the article as true and says Mr Depp was “controlling and verbally and physically abusive towards Heard, particularly when he was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs” between early 2013 and May 2016, when the couple split.
The pair met in 2011 and began living together in 2012 before marrying in Los Angeles in February 2015.
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