Winona Ryder has sprung to the defence of her ex Johnny Depp who is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard in a $50m (£40m) defamation lawsuit after the actor claimed she was a survivor of domestic violence perpetrated by Depp.
In a court declaration seen by Daily Mast, Ryder said that she felt “very safe” with Depp when they were a couple and that that she found the domestic violence allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard “impossible to believe.”
“I am aware of the violence allegations that have been made publicly for the last few years by Johnny Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard,” the Stranger Things star, 48, began.
“I knew Johnny very well years ago. We were together as a couple for four years, and I counted him as my best friend, and as close to me as family. I count our relationship as one of the more significant relationships of my life,” she states.
“I understand that it is very important that I speak from my own experience as I obviously was not there during his marriage to Amber, but, from my experience, which was so wildly different, I was absolutely shocked, confused and upset when I heard the accusations against him,” Ryder said.
“The idea that he is an incredibly violent person is the farthest thing from the Johnny I knew and loved. I cannot wrap my head around these accusations,” she continues.
“He was never, never violent towards me. He was never, never abusive at all towards me. He has never been violent or abusive towards anybody I have seen.
“I truly and honestly only know him as a really good man — an incredibly loving, extremely caring guy who was so very protective of me and the people that he loves, and I felt so very, very safe with him.”
“I do not want to call anyone a liar but from my experience of Johnny, it is impossible to believe that such horrific allegations are true. I find it extremely upsetting knowing him as I do,” Ryder concluded.
According to Depp’s lawyers, the declaration from Ryder was a response to information requested by Heard.
“To support her abuse hoax against Johnny Depp, Amber Heard filed court documents seeking information about Winona Ryder,” Depp’s lawyer told Yahoo.
“Now she has her answer. More answers are coming.”
More answers certainly came as Depp received further support from actress and “Pirates of the Caribbean” co-star Penelope Cruz.
‘I met Johnny when I was 19 years old. He was in Madrid and [director] Pedro Almodovar introduced him to me. The only sentences I knew how to say in English at that time were, ‘how are you’ and “I want to work with Johnny Depp”.’
‘Many years have passed and I have not only made 3 movies with him, but I also count on him as a great friend. I’ve always been impressed by his kindness, his brilliant mind, his talent, and his peculiar sense of humor.’
She continued: ‘I’ve seen Johnny in so many situations and he is always kind to everyone around. ‘He is one of the most generous people I know.’
During six months of my first pregnancy, I spent every single day with him while we shot Pirates of the Caribbean,’ she wrote.
‘My husband [actor Javier Bardem] and I will never forget the sweetness, protection, and kindness he treated me with during every single step of that process.’
Cruz ended her court declaration by stating: ‘We love him very much and I feel lucky to have someone so special in our lives.’
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