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🧵 A thread on Johnny Depp’s misogyny, mistreatment of women and violence in past relationships.
In 2012, Depp was sued by Robyn Ecker, a disabled woman, who alleged that he instructed his security guards to assault her. They allegedly restrained her wrists, threw her to the ground, dragged her around and exposed her buttocks, following Depp’s orders.
The guards took her phone so she was unable to call the police. She suffered injuries and went to the hospital. She was unable to preform every day tasks and go to work and her existing medical conditions got worse because of the alleged incident.
In text messages, Depp wrote about a woman “I will bring some cash over and pay and tip the bitch….Fucking ugly, fat whore…I’ll smack the ugly cunt around before I let her in”
Johnny Depp wrote “Molly’s pussy is rightfully mine!!!” Should I not just bust in and remove it’s hinges….I need. I want. I take.”
Elizabeth Marz testified that Depp charged towards her while screaming “take your bitch out of here” while swinging a large liquor bottle, which made her scared and she ran to hide from him.
A lawyer that was hired by Amber during their marriage, testified that Depp was very mean to her on a telephone call, called her misogynistic slurs and fired her.
Ellen Barkin, who dated Depp, testified that he was controlling, always demanded to know where she was and who she was with. She said he was “verbally abusive”.
Barkin testified that Depp threw a bottle of wine at her direction and said that she wasn’t shocked by it because Depp always had a world of violence around him.
In her testimony Ellen Barkin said that Depp gave her an illegal sedative and before asking her to have sex with him. Depp treated her so badly that her family did not allow him near her.
In 1994. Depp, 31, got in a fight with 20 year old girlfriend Kate Moss. He destroyed their hotel room, having to pay $10k in damages and was arrested. Kate was found in the middle of the room, distressed.
Depp told RollingStone that he gave Moss severe bearings. It is telling that a violent man thought it would be funny to say he beats up his girlfriend. In the book “Champagne Supernovas”, it is mentioned that Kate was afraid of Depp’s moods.
26 year old Johnny Depp started dating Winona Ryder who was 17. He moved her to a state where the age of consent was under 18 and her parents confirmed that he tried to marry her when she was 17.
Winona said in an interview that she checked herself into a psychiatric ward when she and Depp broke up. In an interview for the movie “Black Swan”, she mentioned his violence, saying that the boyfriend she had at 18 (Johnny) would smash everything.
Jennifer Gray, who dated Depp, said that he was crazy, jealous and paranoid. She also said “There was some heat. It was a fucking bonfire. It was literally like, ‘Are you fucking kidding me? I’ve never seen a guy like this.’”
Vanessa Paradis, who dated Depp and is the mother of their children, said in an old interview that Johnny gets impulsive and intolerable and she needs to calm him down. He just needs a spark and he explodes. He hits things and gets tantrums.
When Johnny and Vanessa broke up, he gave her $150 million. It was not a divorce settlement as they were never married. Sources say he paid her to “keep her quiet”. Articles and magazines wrote about their “heated arguments”.
Johnny Depp called Vanessa Paradis a “French extortionist cunt” in an email to Elton John.
When Johnny was in his mid 50s, he referred to his then girlfriend who was 19-22 as a “Sublime little Russian”.
iO Tillet testified that Depp once said “When her (Amber’s) tits start to sag and her face gets wrinkly, nobody is going to be interested in her for anything, so she better figure out another way to survive”.
Johnny Depp has a pattern of dating women decades younger than him.
Depp 26 - Winona Ryder 17
Depp 29 - Juliette Lewis 19
Depp 31 - Kate Moss 20
Depp 35 - Vanessa Paradis 25
Depp mid 50s - Polina Glen 29-21
In his testimony, iO Tillet mentioned that Depp told him “Now I can punch her (Amber) in the face and no-one can do anything about it” after he got married to her.
Johnny Depp telling Amber Heard “You are a leftover fucking over the hill stripper, and that’s all you’ll ever be”.
Depp raising his voice at Amber, telling her she has no authority over him and she doesn’t exist. He was acknowledging that she had no power over him.
Johnny Depp screaming at Amber Heard and calling her a “stupid fuck”.
Depp’s best friend, Marilyn Manson, has accusations from dozens of women and he is suing one of his victims for defamation. Johnny wanted to help Manson hide from the police after his ex wife accused him of abuse.
Courtney Love alleged that Marilyn Manson would chose 14-15 year old girls from the audience to rape them. Manson texted Depp “New fan meet and greet girl. Looks like you need it. Trust me. I’ll send a pic.”
Actress Christina Ricci, told RollingStone that Depp told her that him having an affair with her since she was 9 and he was 27, would have been a ‘really good rumour’.
Depp kissed a girl in high school, but she started dating another guy. Years later he saw her again, and said that the fact that she gained weight after having 4 children was a “payback” and called her a mammoth.
Johnny Depp shaming Amber Heard for not having kids at 29, although his first child was born when he was turning 36.
Depp has a long history of supporting and defending men who harm women and children. He defended convicted pedophile Roman Polanski, serial rapist Harvey Weinstein, he was friends with pedophilia advocate Allen Ginsberg and his best friend is Marilyn Manson.
In this clip from the trial, Depp is threatening Amber’s lawyer, Elaine,by asking her if she wants to come over and fight. His lawyer tried to calm him down and they laughed about it.
In 2013, Depp texted his friend, Paul Bettany, that they should murder, drown and burn Amber. Depp then added “I will fuck her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she is dead”
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🧵All the times Johnny Depp acknowledged he had power and control over Amber Heard and that he was the abuser. A thread.
Amber and Depp met when he was 43, she was 20. He was her boss, costar and producer, twice her age and powerful. She was at the start of her career from a working class background. There was a big imbalance of power.
Depp has a long, documented history of violence. During his relationship with Amber, he created the name ‘the monster’ which he described as another version of himself, the one that hurts Amber.
🧵Breaking down the rape accusations against Melanie Martinez and debunking misinformation spread by fans.
On December 2017, Timothy Heller came forward against her former best friend Melanie Martinez, alleging that during a sleepover two years back Melanie raped her.
Melanie started asking Timothy her sexual preferences. As a sexual abuse survivor, Timothy felt uncomfortable. Melanie said they should have sex. Timothy kept saying no and Melanie pressured her, asking WHY she didn’t want to, insisting that it would be fun.
🧵THREAD: What Johnny Depp’s former girlfriends actually have to say about him, his mistreatment of ex partners and debunking the claim he has not been called violent before.
Johnny Depp started dating Winona Ryder he was 26 and she was 17. Winona’s parents said that Depp tried to marry her when she was 17, but they said no.
In an interview for her movie “Black Swan”, Winona mentioned Depp’s violence, saying that the boyfriend she had at 18 (Johnny) used to “smash everything”.
🧵Thread: All of the times evidence of Johnny Depp being abusive came out but the media twisted it against Amber Heard and called her an abuser for it. (Content warning for abuse, sexual assault, self harm)
People use the “Tell the world Johnny” audio against Amber because she said no one could think he is the victim after he abused her for years and made her fear he could kill her. The full audio is one of the most damning pieces of evidence against Depp.
In the full audio which Depp secretly recorded, he berated Amber because their friend who heard him abuse her called the police. Depp confirmed the assault and Amber said no one could possibly think it was “fair”.She never said “a”man.
🧵Many people claim that Johnny Depp has never been accused of violence before. A thread on the times Depp was arrested for assault, accused of violence or openly admitted he assaulted someone.
When Depp was 24, he reportedly set objects on fire and physically assaulted the producers of “21 Jump Street” because he could not break his contract.
In 1989, Depp assaulted a 19 year old security guard. He was arrested for assault and pled guilty. The charges were dropped.