Johnny Depp Was Jealous, Controlling: Actress Ellen Barkin

A combination of pictures shows US actress Amber Heard (L) and her former husband US actor Johnny Depp (R) arriving on the second day of Depp's libel action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), at the High Court in London, on July 8, 2020. (AFP/Isabel Infantes)
A combination of pictures shows US actress Amber Heard (L) and her former husband US actor Johnny Depp (R) arriving on the second day of Depp's libel action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), at the High Court in London, on July 8, 2020. (AFP/Isabel Infantes)
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Johnny Depp Was Jealous, Controlling: Actress Ellen Barkin

A combination of pictures shows US actress Amber Heard (L) and her former husband US actor Johnny Depp (R) arriving on the second day of Depp's libel action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), at the High Court in London, on July 8, 2020. (AFP/Isabel Infantes)
A combination of pictures shows US actress Amber Heard (L) and her former husband US actor Johnny Depp (R) arriving on the second day of Depp's libel action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), at the High Court in London, on July 8, 2020. (AFP/Isabel Infantes)

Johnny Depp was jealous, controlling and frequently drunk, and once threw a wine bottle in his hotel room in Las Vegas, his former girlfriend, the actress Ellen Barkin, said in pre-recorded testimony Thursday.

Barkin, 68, testifying as a witness in the defamation suit filed by Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard, said she had a brief "sexual relationship" with Depp in the 1990s.

Barkin's testimony was videotaped in November 2019 and played for the seven-person jury hearing the defamation case in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia, AFP said.

The jury also heard testimony from Depp's former talent agent, his former business manager, and the agent for the 36-year-old Heard, who has accused Depp of domestic abuse.

The 58-year-old Depp, during his four days on the witness stand, denied ever striking Heard or any other woman and claimed that she was the one who was frequently violent.

Barkin said that during the several months they were together, Depp was often drunk and was exceedingly jealous.

"He was drunk a lot of the time," she said. "He was a red wine drinker."

"He's just a jealous man, controlling -- 'Where are you going? Who are you going with? What did you do last night?'" she said.

"I had a scratch on my back once that got him very, very angry because he insisted it came from me having sex with a person who wasn't him."

Barkin recounted an incident during the filming of the 1998 movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

"Mr Depp threw a wine bottle across the room, the hotel room in Las Vegas," she said.

"I don't know why he threw the bottle," Barkin said, although she recalled that Depp may have had an argument with friends or with his assistant.

- 'Unprofessional behavior' -
Depp filed suit against Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."

Heard, who had a starring role in "Aquaman," did not name Depp in the op-ed, but he sued her for implying he was a domestic abuser and is seeking $50 million in damages.

The Texas-born Heard countersued, asking for $100 million and claiming she suffered "rampant physical violence and abuse" at his hands.

Depp's former agent and business manager testified that the actor's career and finances were already in serious trouble before Heard first accused him of domestic violence in 2016.

Tracey Jacobs, Depp's former agent, said he "became the biggest star in the world" during the decades she represented him in Hollywood.

But his reputation had begun to dim after 2010 because of "unprofessional behavior," Jacobs said, including drug and alcohol use and consistently showing up late on set.

"Crews don't love sitting around for hours and hours and hours waiting for the star of the movie to show up," she said. "It's a small community and it made people reluctant to use him toward the end."

Jacobs said Depp was in such "financial desperation" in January 2016 that he came to the agency and asked for $20 million.

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Josh Mandel, Depp's former business manager, said he became "extremely concerned" about Depp's financial situation in 2015.

Depp was spending $300,000 a month on full-time staff at one point.

There were "constant" conversations about curbing his spending, he said, but it "never seemed to happen."

Jessica Kovacevic, Heard's agent, said the "constant tweets and negativity" against the actress after she accused Depp of abuse have severely damaged her career.

Mandel was fired by Depp in 2016 and subsequently sued by the actor. They settled the case in 2018.

Jacobs was fired by Depp in 2016.

Depp's lawyers put experts on the stand who testified that the actor lost millions because of the abuse accusations, including a $22.5-million payday for a sixth installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Depp filed the defamation complaint in the United States after losing a separate libel case in London in November 2020 that he brought against The Sun for calling him a "wife-beater."

Depp, a three-time Oscar nominee, and Heard were married in February 2015. Their divorce was finalized two years later.

Judge Penney Azcarate has scheduled closing arguments in the case for May 27.



World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US after Being Detained by ICE

Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)
Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)
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World’s Most Popular TikTok Star Khaby Lame Leaves the US after Being Detained by ICE

Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)
Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Oppenheimer" in London, July 13, 2023. (AP)

Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the US after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa.

The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained Friday at Harry Reid International Airport but was allowed to leave the country without a deportation order, a spokesperson for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed in a statement.

Lame arrived in the US on April 30 and “overstayed the terms of his visa,” the ICE spokesperson said. The Associated Press sent a message seeking comment Tuesday to the email address listed on Lame’s Instagram account. He has not publicly commented on his detainment.

His detainment and voluntary departure from the US comes amid President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on immigration, including raids in Los Angeles that sparked days of protests against ICE, as the president tests the bounds of his executive authority.

A voluntary departure, which was granted to Lame, allows those facing removal from the US to avoid a deportation order on their immigration record, which could prevent them from being allowed back into the US for up to a decade.

The 25-year-old rose to international fame during the pandemic without ever saying a word in his videos, which would show him reacting to absurdly complicated “life hacks.” He has over 162 million followers on TikTok alone.

The Senegal-born influencer moved to Italy when he was an infant with his working class parents and has Italian citizenship.

His internet fame quickly evolved. He signed a multi-year partnership with designer brand Hugo Boss in 2022. In January, he was appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

Last month, he attended the Met Gala in New York City, days after arriving in the US.