21h 30min, apr 11, 2019 y - PEOPLE Johnny Depp Claims Amber Heard Alleged Abuse Claims Are Lies

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Johnny Depp is vehemently denying his ex-wife Amber Heard‘s allegations of abuse, calling them “new lies.”

The 55-year-old actor’s attorney issued a statement to PEOPLE after Heard, 32, claimed Depp became “the Monster” when he was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. Heard’s new court filing was in response to a $50 million defamation lawsuit Depp filed against Heard.

“A hoax confronted with the reality of evidence requires new lies to sustain itself,” Depp’s attorney said in the statement. “Yesterday’s filing, made by a woman with a prior arrest and incarceration for domestic abuse, presented Amber Heard’s new lies.”

(Heard was arrested in 2009 for an alleged domestic violence incident with then-girlfriend Tasya van Ree, though all charges against Heard were dropped. Van Ree said in 2016 the situation was “misinterpreted” and denied any domestic abuse.)

Heard’s attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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