Amber Heard tells court Johnny Depp threw bottles at her 'like grenades'

Video report by ITV News Correspondent Paul Davies

Amber Heard has denied telling “lies” about her claims Johnny Depp was violent towards her on a day in which she told the High Court the star threw bottles “like grenades” during an alleged explosive row in Australia.

On the twelfth day of Mr Depp’s blockbuster trial against The Sun newspaper, Ms Heard faced questioning over several allegations she has made against the actor about his violent conduct in the course of their relationship – all of which he denies.

Ms Heard, 34, was asked about an alleged incident in Australia in March 2015 – which she has previously described as a “three-day hostage situation”.

Eleanor Laws QC, representing Mr Depp, 57 put it to the actress that she “worked yourself into a rage, screaming at him” and threw a glass bottle, adding: “Because you would get yourself into rages on occasions.” Ms Heard said: “No, I got angry at times but not into a rage that would cause me to throw anything at him.”

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in 2015 Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA

Mr Justice Nicol clarified her answer by repeating that she would sometimes get angry, and Ms Heard continued: “But not to the extent where I would throw anything at him offensively.” The Edward Scissorhands actor is suing The Sun's publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN) and its executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 2018 article which labelled him a “wife beater”.

Ms Laws QC put it to Ms Heard that during the alleged Australia episode the actress “worked yourself into a rage, screaming at him” and threw a glass bottle.

Ms Heard said she got angry “at times” but “not to the extent where I would throw anything at him offensively”.

She claimed the couple were in an argument about Mr Depp drinking and when she confronted him, he offered her the bottle.

Johnny Depp’s libel action is now in its second week at the Royal Courts of Justice in London Credit: Aaron Chown/PA

She said Mr Depp was “teasing me to take it” and then pulling it away.

Ms Heard went on to say she “reached for it a second time and I smashed it on the floor in between Johnny and I”, adding: “I regret I did that.”

She told the court: “He started picking them (bottles) up one by one and throwing them like grenades.

“One after the other after the other, in my direction, and I felt glass breaking behind me, I retreated more into the bar and he didn’t stop.

“I was too scared to look behind me. He threw all the bottles that were in reach, all except for one which was a celebratory magnum-sized bottle of wine.”

Ms Heard said she remembered that was the only bottle not smashed out of 30 or so. The actress then said: “He (Mr Depp) told me over and over again that my work in trying to get him clean and sober … when he was clean and sober he would tell me I saved his life.” In response to Ms Laws disputing her version of events, she said: “Absolutely not, Ms Laws, I was there, I watched it. “I would be shocked if Johnny remembers any of this himself, but I was there.”

Amber Heard being cross-examined Credit: Elizabeth Cook/PA

Ms Laws put it to Ms Heard that Mr Depp’s finger was not severed as a result of his hand smashing against the wall, which the actress disagreed with. The barrister then said: “This injury was you throwing a bottle in his direction, smashing it down and severing the tip of his finger with glass, wasn’t it?” Ms Heard replied: “No.” Ms Laws referred to a photograph showing a mark on Mr Depp’s face and accused Ms Heard of stubbing a cigarette out on his cheek, which the actress denied, adding: “Johnny did that.”

Court handout photo of Johnny Depp with injuries allegedly sustained from Amber Heard during an incident in Los Angeles. Credit: PA

Ms Laws QC then said: “And afterwards, we have got those tapes… when security arrived, you were screaming at Mr Depp not to leave and then in another moment calling him a f****** coward for going.” Ms Heard said: “I didn’t hear it on the audio files.” Pressed further she added: “No on both of those accusations, absolutely not. I was just in another room crying.” There was an exchange between Ms Laws and Ms Heard about whether she had listened to the audio file and she confirmed she had only listened to part of it, but said it was the relevant part. She told the court: “At the beginning of the tape, you can hear how it ended. It ended with Johnny (shouting) incoherently and I was in the bathroom crying.”