Johnny Depp’s security guard allegedly had to pay a homeless man $ 425 in cash and buy him three chicken tacos to retrieve the star’s cell phone after Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard threw him off a balcony, The guard told a London court on Thursday during Depp’s defamation. trial against the editor of The Sun newspaper.
Depp is suing News News and journalist Dan Wootton over an article on The Sun’s website that described him as a “handcuff puncher.” Depp denies that he was violent towards Heard, whom he was married to between 2015 and 2017.
Security guard Starling Jenkins III said it took him three and a half hours to locate the phone, and finally found the man who had picked it up.
The events took place on April 22, 2016, when Jenkins arrived at the couple’s penthouse in Los Angeles, in the Eastern Columbia building, the day after Heard’s 30th birthday party.
“When I entered the residence, Amber explained that she had thrown Johnny’s cell phone, and the wallet that contained it, from the balcony of the residence, and was using the Find My iPhone application on another cell phone to locate the phone from Johnny. “
“The Find My iPhone app indicated that Johnny’s phone was somewhere on the streets below the residence’s balcony.”
“I went outside, didn’t see the phone, and then asked several homeless people if they had it.”
“A homeless man confessed to me that he had the phone and returned it to me in exchange for the following: (1) $ 425 in cash; (2) three chicken tacos; (3) two bags of potato chips; (4) two apples; and (5) four bottles of water. “
Heard alleged that on the night of his birthday party, Depp threw a bottle of champagne at her, grabbed her by the hair and shoved her, all of which he denies.
The next day, Jenkins arrived at the residence to accompany Heard and his friends to the Coachella music festival near Palm Springs.
He alleged, “Over the weekend, I heard Amber frequently express her anger that Johnny had not come to her birthday party on April 21, but said nothing and made no suggestion about the allegations of domestic violence.”
“She was playing all weekend, and it was clear that she and her friends were spending most of their time in Coachella intoxicated.”
He claimed to have seen Heard vomit in the parking lot during the ride and was “clearly dehydrated,” adding that he gave him ginger ale, crackers, a rehydration drink, and possibly Gatorade.
It was revealed on Thursday that former Depp partners Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis will not present evidence at trial.
Both have presented written evidence that the Depp state was never violent towards them. The Sun’s attorney has made it clear that she will not attempt to dispute that.
