Johnny Depp tore apart a painting that Amber Heard gave his ex-girlfriend, artist Tasya van Ree, by changing her last name to “van PEE”, photos shown in a UK court on Thursday.
The 57-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star made the alteration to the painting’s glass frame at the couple’s Los Angeles home in February 2014, according to evidence in Depp’s defamation trial at the London High Court.
The court heard that Depp sent a photo of the graffiti to his girlfriend’s sister, Whitney Henríquez, to which she replied: “Well done, my friend, well done.”
“Van Pee’s painting earns you 20 points in my book,” wrote the younger sister, according to the Daily Mail.
Depp then texted him, “I can’t stand that floating f-king vulture.”
Heard, who appeared in court on Thursday, said Depp had accused her of having an affair with Van Ree during a fight in 2013.
“I wanted him to admit that he was having an affair, not only with Tasya van Ree, my ex-partner, but also with a gentleman he barely knew,” Heard, 34, told the court.
“He had just thought I had these issues and would not leave until I admitted it.”
The court previously heard that Depp gave “derogatory nicknames” to Heard’s co-stars whom he considered a “sexual threat.”
Heard said he came up with “pumpkin head” for actor Leonardo DiCaprio and “turd” for Jim Sturgess.
The actress is expected to wrap up her last day of testimony Thursday in Depp’s case against The Sun over allegations of domestic violence during the couple’s volatile relationship.
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