Amber Heard’s defense rested its case on Thursday after an exhaustive six-week trial.
Hetestified that he felt “embarrassed"about the messages, citing his dark humor.
“Sometimes pain has to be dealt with with humor, and sometimes dark humor,” Depp testified.
Johnny Depp in court during his defamation trial against Amber Heard.STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
“I grew up watching Monty Python…
I tend to be quite expressive in my writing.”
The severed finger
Depp accused Heard of severing the tipof his finger during an argument in 2015.
Johnny Depp; Kate Moss; Amber Heard.EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Heard has denied the allegations, arguing that the finger could’ve been sliced after he smashed a phone.
Hearddenied the allegations, calling them “disgusting.
When asked if she left the poop as a prank, Heard testified, “Absolutely not.
First of all, I don’t think that’s funny.
I was not in a pranking mood.
My life was falling apart.
I had just been attacked [by Depp] on my 30th birthday…
It was not really a jovial time.”
The famous witness list
A number of witnesses have testified over the course of the trial.
Some of the most notable names include actressEllen Barkinand modelKate Moss.
The spectator told the outlet her family believes she’s “having a midlife crisis.”
She and fellow Depp attorney Benjamin Chew have alsostopped to pose for some photographswith the alpacas.
On Twitter, hashtags like #AmberTurd and #MePoo have been used to make light of the trial.
(He deleted the video after backlash.)
The cameras will eventually stop rolling and the live studio audience will head home.
