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The high-profile defamation case involving Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard is about to get a celebrity boost, as British model Kate Moss is anticipated to testify. Depp’s former girlfriend, 48-year-old Moss, is scheduled to appear via video on Wednesday. Moss, who dated the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star from 1994 to 1997, is being called to testify by Depp’s legal team, according to the New York Post and other US media. During her testimony earlier this month, the 36-year-old Heard mentioned a specific case in which Depp was accused of pushing Moss down a flight of stairs.
That reference gave Depp’s lawyers an opening to call Moss as a witness to address the allegation.
Depp, 58, sued Heard in December 2018 over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a “public figure chosen to represent domestic abuse.”
Heard, who played Mera in “Aquaman,” did not name Depp in her op-ed, but he sued her for implying he was a violent offender and is suing for $50 million in damages.
Heard, who was born in Texas, countersued, claiming that he subjected her to “rampant physical violence and abuse.”
During his four days on the stand, Depp denied ever scratching Heard or any other woman, claiming that she was the one who was commonly violent.
‘Narcissistic characteristics’
On Monday, the jury of seven heard testimony from two doctors named as witnesses by Heard’s team, as well as a Hollywood industry expert.
An orthopedic surgeon, Richard Moore, said it was unlikely that Depp’s finger injury during a fight with Heard happened in the way Depp claimed.
The tip of Depp’s right middle finger was severed when Heard threw a liquor bottle at him while the couple was in Australia filming the fifth installment of the “Pirates” franchise.
Moore, who reviewed the health records, stated that the wound did not fit that explanation.
A psychiatrist, David Spiegel, gave testimony that Depp had “narcissistic traits” and behavior that suggested he had a substance use disorder.
When asked about the American Psychiatric Association’s so-called Goldwater Rule, Spiegel got into a heated debate with one of Depp’s lawyers. The rule states that it is “unethical for a psychiatrist to offer an expert assessment unless he or she has performed an examination.”
Spiegel admitted that he did not personally examine Depp, but that his opinions as an expert witness were valid.
