Moss, who testified for less than three minutes, said she had a romantic relationship with Depp from 1994 to 1998. Depp’s team called her as a reply witness in response to Heard’s testimony. he said in the stands thinking of a rumor from Depp. had pushed Moss when she and her sister Whitney Heard Henriquez were in an altercation with Depp near some stairs.
“He went to Whitney and I heard a rumor, a vague rumor about it,” Heard said on May 17.
On Wednesday, Moss testified under oath that the rumor was not true: that the then couple went to Jamaica during their relationship and that at one point in the trip, there was a rainstorm and Moss fell down some stairs and he injured his back. .
“We were leaving the room and Johnny left the room before me and there had been a rainstorm and when I left the room I slipped down the stairs and hurt my back.” said Moss. “I yelled because I didn’t know what happened to me and it hurt me and he ran back to help me and took me to my room and got me medical attention.”
Depp’s lawyer asked Moss if Depp had ever pushed him down the stairs during the course of their relationship.
“No. He never pushed me, he didn’t kick me or throw me down any stairs,” Moss said.
Moss was not questioned by Heard’s legal team.
Depp has sued Heard for $ 50 million in a 2018 Washington Post opinion piece that wrote that the actor claims he defamed him and allegedly caused him to lose his job. Heard has sued Depp for $ 100 million, alleging that his lawyer’s statements in which he described his allegations of abuse by Depp as “deception” defamed her and cost her the work.
The trial, which takes place in Virginia, has been underway since mid-April. The final arguments in the case are expected on Friday.