Amber Heard’s legal team revealed in court how Johnny Depp praised his ex-wife as having “the strength of a thousand men” in a text to her mother, who passed away in 2020.
Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 35, for defamation after an op-ed she penned in 2018 claiming to be a victim of domestic abuse. Depp’s lawyers have argued the article implied that their client is Heard’s abuser and derailed his Hollywood career. As court proceedings resumed on Monday, April 25, Heard’s attorney Ben Rottenborn revealed how Depp was going into detox for addiction to pain killers when he exchanged messages with Heard’s mother.
“My dearest Paige, how unbelievably kind and pure your message was,” Depp wrote on August 19, 2014, in response to an apparent message of support from Paige Heard. “I am beyond thankful to have you in my life. There’s no luckier man on this earth to have the strength that Amber gives me and the full support of each of you individually that I’ve gotten helps immeasurably,” he added.
