Johnny Depp’s ex Vanessa Paradis WILL testify to support him in Amber Heard domestic violence case
French actress will take to the stand to support her former partner as bitter legal battle with Amber continues
JOHNNY Depp's former partner Vanessa Paradis is set to testify in the actor's defence as his bitter legal battle with estranged wife Amber Heard heats up.
Vanessa has been named as a witness in legal papers filed as part of Amber's domestic violence case against the actor, and she is expected to come out in support of her embattled former partner.
Amber, 30, is pursuing a permanent restraining order against the Hollywood actor amid allegations he abused her during their 15-month marriage.
However, Johnny, 53, is fighting back, and he has listed his partner of 14 years, French actress and singer Vanessa, 43, among the witnesses.
She will reportedly be backing up her former partner's claims that he did not abuse Amber during the doomed relationship.
Court papers issued as part of the case state that Vanessa is expected to testify for around 15 minutes at a court hearing in Los Angeles next week.
Amber, 30, is also among the witnesses listed in the paperwork who are expected to take to the stand and is facing four hours of questioning.
The blonde beauty previously won a temporary restraining order to keep Johnny away from her following their split in May.
She filed for divorce days after a blazing row with the actor, and claimed he lobbed an iPhone at her face.
Two police officers who went to the couple's house following the bust-up on 21 May are also expected to testify at the hearing.
After the marriage broke down, Amber later went public with sensational allegations against the Hollywood superstar, accusing him of beating her in drug-fuelled rages.
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They have since been locked in a bitter legal battle as they fight over the Pirates of the Caribbean star's estimated $400 million movie fortune.
The former couple failed to sign a pre-nuptial agreement prior to their wedding last year in what could be a costly mistake for Johnny.
Reports suggest Amber could walk away with a hefty settlement at the end of the fierce divorce battle.
The drama of the legal wrangling reached new heights this week when Amber was 90 minutes late for a deposition in the case.
Paperwork filed by Johnny's lawyer Laura Wasser, obtained by , suggests Amber was screaming and crying and refused to step foot in the deposition room.
The documents stated: "Amber [was] hysterically crying and pacing in her separate conference room, or screaming and yelling at times and laughing at others...
"She appeared manic and irrational [and witnesses] observed Amber's counsel trying to reason with her throughout the day."
Johnny and Vanessa were together for 14 years before they split in 2012.
They are parents to a daughter, Lily-Rose, 17, and son Jack, who is 14 this year.
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