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Published 15:52 IST, June 27th 2020

Did Johnny Depp ask for substances days before allegedly assaulting ex-wife Amber?

Johnny Depp allegedly begged for some ecstatic pills from his assistant days before he allegedly assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. Read ahead to know.

Reported by: Gladwin Menezes
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The legal battle Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is still ongoing with several new developments coming forth. According to The Sun, a news portal, a new update has been witnessed in the case that points towards Johnny Depp. Amber Heard recently alleged that Johnny Depp had been taking drugs and drinking heavily days before he assaulted her. She further claimed that Johnny Depp attacked her when she tried to stop him.

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Johnny Depp begged for pills days before allegedly assaulting ex-wife

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In the past, Amber Heard accused Johnny Depp several times of being violent and abusive towards her. On the other hand, Johnny Depp himself has also asserted that Amber was the one who used to assault him, according to The Sun and various other news portals.

Amber had initially alleged that Johnny Depp had physically assaulted her back in 2015, which resulted in black eyes. She claimed that he did this just days before she was set to appear on a talk show, according to various media portals. Amber Heard further claimed that she confronted Johnny Depp several times when she saw him taking drugs.

The actor even tried to stop him but it did not work. She even tried to stop Johnny from washing down the pills with wine, according to various news portals. It was during this time that Depp pushed, slapped and shoved her face to the ground, as claimed by Amber Heard.

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A lawyer, Adam Wolanski, claimed that his client received several texts messages which were sent between Depp and his assistant Nathan Holmes, according to a news portal. The text messages have allegedly proven that Johnny Depp actually did contact his assistant for drugs. Some of the texts had messages in which Johnny Depp can clearly be seen asking for “whitey stuff” and also telling his assistant that he wants to be ecstatic once again, according to a news portal.

The assistant then tried to keep Johnny off the substance, however, the actor did not want to hear any lecture and simply wanted to consume the drugs, according to a news portal.

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Updated 15:52 IST, June 27th 2020

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