Johnny Depp ‘cut off fingertip and wrote on mirror in blood’, Amber Heard claims
Actress says hubby accused her of cheating with co-star Billy Bob Thornton and threw a fit of rage
THE Johnny Depp-Amber Heard saga continues with new reports claiming the actor cut his fingertip off during an explosive row, dipped it in paint and wrote on a mirror with paint and blood.
US actress Amber, 30, and her representatives told she and husband Johnny had been arguing after he accused her of sleeping with actor Billy Bob Thornton, with whom she'd filmed the movie London Fields.
She said the Pirates of the Caribbean star, 53, was drunk and high on ecstasy, and that in a fit of rage he smashed several bottles and windows, accidentally slashing his finger.
According to Amber he then dipped the wounded digit in some dark blue paint she had in her room, before using it to scrawl the words "Starring Billy Bob" and "Easy Amber" on a mirror.
A photo obtained by TMZ shows the mirror in question, while another photo allegedly shows the actor's bleeding finger.
Amber included the snaps as evidence in her domestic abuse case against the actor, set to go on trial Wednesday.
The actress, who denies cheating on Johnny in court papers, said the incident occurred at a villa in Australia in March 2015, a month after the pair were married.
Her team said Johnny didn't get medical attention until the following day, so the fingertip couldn't be reattached — doctors had to sew on a flap of skin from his hand instead.
Johnny was pictured in March last year boarding a private jet from Australia to America for surgery, claiming he injured it while filming the latest instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise.
He and Amber are locked in one of the fiercest legal battles the showbiz world has seen in years, with the actress accusing her ex of being violent towards her multiple times.
Amber filed for divorce from Johnny last May. She claimed he hit her with an iPhone and got a temporary restraining order.
She is now pursuing a permanent restraining order against the star, alleging he abused her during their 15-month marriage.
Today we can reveal Johnny’s friends believe Amber is trying to push him into making a whopping £23million divorce settlement that could buy her silence.
Amber has caused maximum damage to try and secure a massive pay-off. Johnny feels like she will do anything to ruin him
Pals say that Amber has continued to drag his name through the mud until he coughs up a hefty sum.
A friend of Johnny’s said: “Amber has caused maximum damage to try and secure a massive pay-off.
“Johnny feels like she will do anything to ruin him but doesn’t want to give in and hand over so much money after all that she has done.
“Neither of them want to take the case to court and their lawyers are working around the clock to try and agree on a settlement, but the figure has been a sticking point for both of them.”
Amber finally made her deposition on Saturday, when she spent seven hours giving evidence on claims the actor was violent towards her during their marriage.
Johnny, who earned £37 million last year, has denied the allegations.
The new photographs are just the latest evidence to come out against the star — after a video emerged at the weekend showing him arguing with Amber before smashing a wine bottle.
He also kicks a door repeatedly as he yells: “Motherf***er, motherf***er.”
The actor then slams a bottle on a table before crashing cupboard doors.
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He is seen yanking a wine glass from a cupboard, apparently with such force that others smash.
After that, he slams the door shut and glass breaks.
Depp and Amber then exchange words and more glass smashes, sounding like a hurled bottle.
Visible on screen again, he asks her: “You wanna see crazy? hs “I’ll give you f***ing crazy” as he pours wine.
Sources close to the actor claimed the footage, which was filmed on Amber's phone and lasts a minute and 37 seconds, was “heavily edited”.
The pair are due in court tomorrow for a hearing.