aug 1, 2018 - PEOPLE Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of 'punching him twice in the face'

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In a new court filing, Johnny Depp alleges Amber Heard assaulted him during the time they were married — and tells a different version of events from the night when Heard claims Depp threw an iPhone at her face.

The court documents, obtained by PEOPLE, were filed by Depp as part of a libel case in the U.K., the actor’s most recent legal effort to dispute accusations that he was violent towards Heard.

In the court papers, Depp, 55, claims Heard assaulted him after he arrived almost two hours late to his then-wife’s 30th birthday dinner on April 21, 2016. According to the document, Depp had a meeting with his business manager and accountants beforehand but kept Heard updated by text.

Depp claims in the court filing that when he arrived, Heard was allegedly “cold towards” him and began “criticizing” him after the guests had left. The document claims Depp, who was “not drunk or high on drugs,” was reading in bed when Heard, who had been drinking, allegedly became “aggressive and violent, punching him twice in the face.” Depp allegedly responded by “grabbing [her] arms to stop her punching him again and told her to stop.” Depp claims he pushed her onto the bed and told her he was leaving and not to follow him.

In response to the claims, an attorney for Heard tells PEOPLE, “These allegations are totally false. One needs only read the recent Rolling Stone article about Mr. Depp to understand his state of mind. Mr. Depp is currently being sued in multiple venues, including for assaulting a location manager on the set of City of Lies. On many occasions, eyewitnesses observed the extent of the abuse Mr. Depp inflicted on Ms. Heard.” (Depp is currently being sued by a location manager from his upcoming movie City of Lies, who alleges the actor punched him on set. Director Brad Furman responded to reports of the altercation with a statement to Page Six, calling the alleged incident “exaggerated” and Depp “a consummate professional.”)


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US VA Court Documents:
- Johnny Depp Exhibit 441

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