Taking the witness stand during the fourth day of the defamation trial, the 'Alice in Wonderland' actor's former bodyguard and nurse blame the 'Aquaman' actress for starting fights between the couple.

• Apr 19, 2022

AceShowbiz - Johnny Depp unleashed some evidence to support his claims during the ongoing defamation trial, including photos of his bruised face after an alleged fight with Amber Heard in 2015. Now, the pictures have surfaced online, showing his injuries from the alleged physical altercation with his then-wife.

One of the snaps obtained by Radar Online shows the Jack Sparrow of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie series suffering a swollen nose. He also had a bruise under his eye and sported what looks like a scratch mark around his cheek area.

Taking the stand on Monday, April 18, Johnny's former security guard Sean Bett spoke against Amber. He said Amber and her crew were nice to Johnny, but he had concerns that "they were taking advantage of him."

Sean said he never witnessed Johnny get violent with Amber or see any bruises on her body. He, however, did see injuries on Johnny from alleged altercations with Amber on multiple occasions.

The first time he saw injuries on Johnny was in 2014 after Amber allegedly threw a vodka bottle at her then-husband and injured his hand. He said the second time was in March 2015, when he noticed the actor sported a "swollen, kinda, cheekbone/eyelid."

He also saw Johnny with "scratch marks around his nose area, I believe on one of the sides of his face, in the cheek area, and then on his forehead" in another undated incident. Sean claimed he witnessed several fights between the couple and blamed Amber for starting the argument.

Echoing the bodyguard's statement, Johnny's nurse Debbie Lloyd said that she witnessed Amber instigated fights with Johnny. Debbie said the actress would frequently attempted to start altercations with the actor, while he would try to walk away.

In one instance, she said she saw Johnny going "from room to room" trying to get away from an argument with Heard, but she continued to follow him. In another instance, she said Amber stepped in and blocked Johnny and his entourage, which included Debbie, from leaving their penthouse elevator because "she didn't want him to leave."

The nurse also recalled the time she treated Johnny for his severed finger, but she wasn't sure how he cut his finger. She said she had heard that Amber threw a vodka bottle at him, but others said Johnny slammed it with a phone.

Johnny is scheduled to take the stand on Tuesday. The trial itself is expected to last six weeks.