Graphic, sexually violent texts sent by Johnny Depp read aloud in defamation trial against Amber Heard
Actor Johnny Depp testifies during his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. - JIM LO SCALZO/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS

The cross-examination of Johnny Depp continued Thursday at his defamation trial, with a lawyer for ex-wife Amber Heard reading aloud graphic and violent-natured text messages the actor wrote and questioning him about his drug use. Heard’s lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, referenced multiple messages that Depp sent about Heard in 2013 to his friend and fellow actor Paul Bettany. One message read, “Let’s drown her before we burn her,” with Depp also mentioning having sex with Heard’s corpse afterward “to make sure she’s dead.” Depp confirmed that Rottenborn was reading the messages correctly as t...