In the middle of the televised trial in which the ex-partner stars, the actor gave details of his private life and his relationship with the actress.

The world is closely following the televised trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard , with mixed accusations of defamation and violence, and on Monday the Hollywood star made a shocking statement . The actor claimed to have been a victim of domestic violence during the time that a Virginia court conferred on him to prove that he had not abused his ex-wife.

After several days in which both artists brought out their intimacy during the years they were together, Depp concluded his speech by making public a telephone audio in which the actress warned him that no one would believe his version, according to the Variety site.

Tell the world. Tell them: I, Johnny Depp, a man, am also a victim of domestic violence and I know it’s a fair fight, and look how many people believe or take your side,” Heard challenged, according to the audio. released by the actor’s lawyer.

Then, the lawyer asked him if he considered himself a victim of domestic violence, to which the Hollywood figure answered in the affirmative.

Johnny Depp alleges he was a victim of domestic violence

In this way, the defense of the popular actor turned the terms and in addition to trying to prove that he did not mistreat his wife, he bet on the counterattack by affirming that Heard’s accusations are false.

Thus, the dynamics of the hearings these days consisted of the reproduction of private audios from both parties, in which some details of incidents in which there were scenes of verbal or physical violence could be known.

The actress’s first accusations against her ex-husband were made through an interview that caused the British newspaper The Sun to call Depp a “wife beater.”

From that moment on, the actor suffered some cancellations, including ceasing to be part of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean saga; although the defense of the actress affirmed that Depp’s career “was already in decline before” and that this decision of the franchise was made before the aforementioned interview.