Johnny Depp’s former wife hit him then said “You are such a baby... grow up”, a court was told today at the start of the actor’s libel trial over domestic abuse claims http://t.co/wmIWLuizNf

— The Times (@thetimes) July 7, 2020

而在赫德律師公布一段戴普毀掉家中傢俱並且把一杯紅酒直接往自己身上倒的影片之後，戴普作出解釋說他並不是特別對於自己的這種行為感到自豪，不過他也強調這段影片並不能證明他在喝酒或是嗑藥之後就成了“怪物”：「我並不是化身博士。」

Johnny Depp gave evidence in a London court as part of a libel trial on Tuesday, denying claims that he hit ex-wife Amber Heard and accusing her of assaulting him and depicting him as a "monster." More details: http://t.co/gPmYnTfIDE

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 7, 2020

一般認為，英國法庭這次判決的結果，不僅是戴普與赫德多年家暴纏訟的關鍵一役，同時也會對於接下來戴普在美國狀告《華盛頓郵報》刊登赫德撰文她被家暴的專欄文章的毀謗訴訟案產生重大影響。