WANDAVISION Star Paul Bettany Exchanged Abusive Texts About AQUAMAN's Amber Heard With Johnny Depp

Fantastic Beasts' Johnny Depp was cross-examined for a second day in his libel trial against The Sun on Wednesday, and a series of abusive text messages were read out from WandaVision star Paul Bettany!

By Nighthawk01 - Jul 09, 2020 04:07 AM EST

Filed Under: Other

The ongoing legal battle between Fantastic Beasts star Johnny Depp and Aquaman's Amber Heard continues to play out in court, with the former in the midst of a libel trail against British newspaper, The Sun. The publication ran a report stating that Depp was physically abusive towards his ex-wife during their short-lived marriage, hence why he's now taking action.

The attorney for The Sun's owners, News Group Newspapers, grilled Depp about his past behavior on Wednesday, reading out a series of text messages between Depp and Solo: A Star Wars Story and WandaVision star Paul Bettany.

Initially, they joked about Depp buying Heard a beaver so he could start websites called, "Johnny Depp Shaves Amber Heard's Beaver," "Johnny Depp Punches Amber Heard's Beaver," and "Johnny Depp Pokes Amber Heard's Beaver." Depp admitted that those weren't respectful of his girlfriend, but things took a much darker turn at a later point in their relationship.

Bettany's text Depp to say, "I'm not sure we should burn Amber. She is delightful company and pleasing on the eye. We could of course do the English course of action and perform a drowning test. Thoughts? You have a swimming pool." Depp then responded, "Let's drown her before we burn her!!! I will f*** her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she's dead." Bettany later responded with, "My thoughts entirely. Let's be certain before we pronounce her a witch."

These were, of course, supposed to be private text messages between friends, and Depp alleges that the reason they spoke this ways was because Heard would harass him about not being sober while she drank alcohol in front of him. She would also mock him for his "Wino Forever" tattoo, and it was during that exchange Heard alleges Depp hit her.

Click HERE for more miscellaneous movie news from CBM!

OSCAR Nominations 2024: BARBENHEIMER Battle Resumes As Both Films Pick Up Best Picture Noms

Recommended For You:

EMMYS: Here's A Full List Of Winners From From The 2024 Emmy Awards As BETTER CALL SAUL Makes History

DISCLAIMER: ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and... [MORE]

ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

204 Comments

1 2 3 4 5 6

L0RDbuckethead - 7/9/2020, 3:56 AM

I hope we get to see the MCU version of this guy:

Origame - 7/9/2020, 5:27 AM

@L0RDbuckethead - awkward article to talk about that in.

ThePott - 7/9/2020, 4:09 AM

WakandanQueen - 7/9/2020, 4:09 AM

Amateurs. You can't drown Mera, she can breathe underwater, duh!

Just burn her.

CurlyBill - 7/9/2020, 4:09 AM

Taken out of context the text seem bad, but on a whole its seems like a guy blowing of steam with his buddy.

PantherKing - 7/9/2020, 4:55 AM

@CurlyBill - That’s not a way to blow off steam even if you’re joking.

philinterrupted - 7/9/2020, 5:15 AM

@PantherKing - context is absolutely important. Stop judging people out of context.

PantherKing - 7/9/2020, 5:18 AM

@originalmrphil - “ I will f*** her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she's dead."
So it’s ok to say something like this huh?

PantherKing - 7/9/2020, 5:21 AM

@originalmrphil - I just expected him to use better judgement and choice of words no matter how he feels about her. If that’s too much to ask then I don’t care if people disagree with me.

DTor91 - 7/9/2020, 5:24 AM

@PantherKing - Exactly. That isn’t a way of “blowing off steam.”

OptionFour - 7/9/2020, 5:31 AM

@PantherKing - If the situation were reversed, and a husband was beating his wife, and the wife spoke this way about him with a friend - privately - would you find the same fault? He was in an abusive relationship. He can say whatever the [frick] he wants to help himself stay sane while his abusive wife gets drunk, hits him, gets him railroaded out of his career, and turns the entire public against him.

Nightwing1015 - 7/9/2020, 4:12 AM

How is this news? We've known this for literally ages.

And if I recall correctly, nobody here cares

Spock0Clock - 7/9/2020, 10:10 AM

@Nightwing1015 - I seem to remember somebody who got their comments deleted if they were at all critical of Depp or speculated that both sides of the relationship seemed toxic, but sure. If that's how you want to say "nobody here cares", then go ahead.

1 2 3 4 5 6

WANDAVISION Star Paul Bettany Exchanged Abusive Texts About AQUAMAN's Amber Heard With Johnny Depp

Fantastic Beasts' Johnny Depp was cross-examined for a second day in his libel trial against The Sun on Wednesday, and a series of abusive text messages were read out from WandaVision star Paul Bettany!

OSCAR Nominations 2024: BARBENHEIMER Battle Resumes As Both Films Pick Up Best Picture Noms

EMMYS: Here's A Full List Of Winners From From The 2024 Emmy Awards As BETTER CALL SAUL Makes History

EMMYS: Here's A Full List Of Winners From From The 2024 Emmy Awards As BETTER CALL SAUL Makes History

Full List Of Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners; THE LAST OF US Leads The Way With 8 Wins

GOLDEN GLOBES 2024 Winners: OPPENHEIMER Reigns Supreme But BARBIE Is Named Last Year's Best Blockbuster

EMMYS: Here's A Full List Of Winners From From The 2024 Emmy Awards As BETTER CALL SAUL Makes History

Full List Of Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners; THE LAST OF US Leads The Way With 8 Wins

GOLDEN GLOBES 2024 Winners: OPPENHEIMER Reigns Supreme But BARBIE Is Named Last Year's Best Blockbuster

ComicBookMovie.com's Holiday Gift Guide 2023 - Essentials From Universal, Paramount, Overclockers, And More

Full Golden Globe Nominees Announced With BARBIE And OPPENHEIMER Leading The Way

SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP Agree On Tentative Deal to End Historic Actors' Strike After 118 Days

Popular Headlines

DEADPOOL 3 Photo On Hugh Jackman's Camera Roll May Confirm Plans For Comic-Accurate Change To Wolverine

Johnny Cage Actor Karl Urban Shares New MORTAL KOMBAT 2 BTS Photo As Filming Wraps

SUPERGIRL Search Narrows Down To Two As SUPERMAN: LEGACY Screen-Tests Take Place

ROAD HOUSE: Jake Gyllenhaal Takes On Conor McGregor In Badass New Trailer; Doug Liman To Boycott Premiere

DEADPOOL 3 Officially Wraps Shooting; Ryan Reynolds And Hugh Jackman Share New BTS Photos And Comments

THUNDERBOLTS: Lewis Pullman Rumored To Have The Current Offer To Play Sentry

MADAME WEB TV Spots Show Ezekiel Pulling Off SPIDER-MAN-Like Moves; May Reveal Web Of Life And Destiny

It's Thor Like You've Never Seen Him Before In Marvel Comics' Roxxon's ROXXON PRESENTS: THOR #1

THUNDERBOLTS: Lewis Pullman Rumored To Have The Current Offer To Play Sentry

MADAME WEB TV Spots Show Ezekiel Pulling Off SPIDER-MAN-Like Moves; May Reveal Web Of Life And Destiny

It's Thor Like You've Never Seen Him Before In Marvel Comics' Roxxon's ROXXON PRESENTS: THOR #1

ROAD HOUSE: Jake Gyllenhaal Takes On Conor McGregor In Badass New Trailer; Doug Liman To Boycott Premiere

DUNE: PART TWO - The War For Arrakis Rages On New Posters For Denis Villeneuve's Epic Sequel

Original DOCTOR STRANGE 2 Writer Says There Are "Two Versions" Of The Sequel; Details Marvel Experience

Hot Headlines

SUPERMAN RETURNS Star Kevin Spacey Books First Comic-Con Appearance After Being Cleared Of Assault Charges

DAREDEVIL Actor Wilson Bethel Confirmed To Return As Bullseye In BORN AGAIN; Will Appear In 3 Episodes

RUMOR: Sony Wants Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield Back For SPIDER-MAN 4; Kingpin May Also Appear

SUPERGIRL Search Narrows Down To Two As SUPERMAN: LEGACY Screen-Tests Take Place

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN - It Doesn't Sound Like Karen Page Will Have A Very Big Role

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

STAR WARS: Daisy Ridley Says "Cool As Sh*t" Idea Tempted Her Back; Unsure If Other Sequel Actors Will Return

GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Official MPAA Rating Revealed Along With New Stills

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK, WHITE & RED Comic Book Will Reveal Iconic Villain's Unseen Sith Missions

Cartoons & Animated Features

MARVEL ZOMBIES Will Reportedly Feature A New Moon Knight...But It Won't Be Who You're Expecting!

X-MEN '97: A New Hi-Res Look At The Show's Lead Characters Has Been Revealed

WHAT IF...? Season 3 First Look Features Marvel Mechs, Red Guardian, And Sam Wilson's Captain America

Gaming

THE LAST OF US PART II Originally Ended VERY Differently - SPOILERS

MORTAL KOMBAT 2 Star Karl Urban Shares New BTS Photo As He Wraps On Sequel

The Joker Will Be The First Free DLC Character In SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE

Anime & Manga

THE WITCH AND THE BEAST English Dub Cast And Crew Revealed

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER - Netflix Unveils Full Trailer For Live-Action Anime Adapdation

Highly Anticipated Anime NINJA KAMUI Releases Official Trailer

Horror

Sydney Sweeney Is IMMACULATE In First Red Band Trailer For Neon's Religious Horror Movie

THE LAST OF US PART II Was Going To End With Ellie Killing Abby

Another STEAMBOAT WILLIE Horror Movie Has Been Announced

Action Movies & TV

ROAD HOUSE: Jake Gyllenhaal Squares Off With Conor McGregor In Action-Packed Official Trailer

SELF RELIANCE Exclusive Interview With Jake Johnson On His Directorial Debut, SPIDER-VERSE & More - SPOILERS

ONE MORE SHOT Exclusive Interview With Michael Jai White On Fighting Scott Adkins - SPOILERS

Pro Wrestling & MMA News

Vince McMahon Accused Of Horrifying Sexual Abuse In New Lawsuit; Faces Claims Of Rape And Sex Trafficking

Cody Rhodes Doesn't Believe The Rock Will Take His Place At WRESTLEMANIA And Stop Him Finishing The Story

Dwayne Johnson Joins WWE/UFC Owner TKO Board And Now Finally Owns "The Rock" Name

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

STAR WARS: Daisy Ridley Says "Cool As Sh*t" Idea Tempted Her Back; Unsure If Other Sequel Actors Will Return

GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE Official MPAA Rating Revealed Along With New Stills

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - BLACK, WHITE & RED Comic Book Will Reveal Iconic Villain's Unseen Sith Missions

DUNE: PART 2 Posters Assemble The Heroes And Villains Of Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Sequel

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER - The Fire Nation Attacks In Full Trailer For Netflix's Live-Action Adaptation

POOR THINGS, OPPENHEIMER, And BARBIE Score Best Picture Academy Award Nominations

Cartoons & Animated Features

MARVEL ZOMBIES Will Reportedly Feature A New Moon Knight...But It Won't Be Who You're Expecting!

X-MEN '97: A New Hi-Res Look At The Show's Lead Characters Has Been Revealed

WHAT IF...? Season 3 First Look Features Marvel Mechs, Red Guardian, And Sam Wilson's Captain America

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS - PART ONE: Check Out Our Exclusive Interview With Amazo Actor Nolan North!

THE BAD BATCH Prepare For One Last Fight In Exciting First Trailer For Third And Final Season

INVINCIBLE Season 2, Part 2's Premiere Date Revealed - And It's Right In Time For A Special Anniversary

Gaming

THE LAST OF US PART II Originally Ended VERY Differently - SPOILERS

MORTAL KOMBAT 2 Star Karl Urban Shares New BTS Photo As He Wraps On Sequel

The Joker Will Be The First Free DLC Character In SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE