According to his nurse, the tip of Johnny Depp's severed finger was discovered in an upside-down property in Australia, which he ruined during a feud with his now-ex-wife Amber Heard.
On Monday, jurors in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star's defamation trial against Heard heard pre-recorded testimony from Debbie Lloyd, Depp's former private nurse, who flew with the pair to Australia in March 2015 and was part of the team helping Depp recover from his opiate addiction.
Johnny Depp Cut His Finger Off During Argument With Amber Heard
While filming 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' Debbie Lloyd said she arrived at Depp's home to discover a smashed-up TV and graffiti on the walls, as well as Depp's hands caked in paint and dirt, according to her evidence in the March 8 deposition, which was heard in Virginia court on Monday.
According to Lloyd, the home management eventually located Depp's fingertip and took it to the hospital. She also remembered hearing various stories from people regarding what caused the horrific injuries. Heard denies throwing a vodka bottle at him, and the events of that night are still a point of contention between the two ex-wives.
The account was muddied by testimony given earlier on Monday by Depp's former private doctor, David Kipper. Kipper claimed he returned to the residence shortly after the finger incident and found shattered glass and blood on the floor, but no blood on the glass, in a deposition recorded on Feb. 22.
According to Kipper, Depp informed medics at an emergency facility in Australia that he wounded his finger with a knife. The doctor made no mention of a shattered bottle in his notes, New York Post reported.
Johnny Depp to Testify in Defamation Case
The couple married in 2015 after meeting on the set of The Rum Diary in 2009. When Heard requested a domestic violence restraining order, alleging Depp of beating her, she filed for divorce the following year. The jury selection process began on April 11, with seven jurors and four alternates being chosen. The first witnesses testified in person or by video testimony on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, according to Independent.
In his court battle with his former wife Amber Heard, actor Johnny Depp is due to testify Tuesday. He accuses her of lying about him beating her during their brief marriage. Laurel Anderson, their former couple's therapist, said that the violence seemed to be reciprocal during their marriage. Depp allegedly told Anderson that Heard "gave as good as she got."
Anderson also testified that Heard claimed Depp beat her and showed her injuries in a session held apart from her spouse. In May 2016, Heard was given a protection order after claiming Depp had smacked her in the face with a telephone. She said he yanked her hair, shouted at her, and beat her repeatedly in court, presenting evidence in the form of a photo of a bruise on her face.
She also revealed that she was terrified of Depp, claiming that he had a quick temper and tormented her. Depp, who played Jack Sparrow in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, denies ever physically abusing Heard. It is his second effort to sue over the claim; a libel action filed in the United Kingdom two years ago was unsuccessful, as per NBC News.
