Johnny Depp’s friend accuses Amber Heard of filing fraudulent claim

An artist friend of Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Friday rejected pictures of Amber Heard with injuries as “phony baloney” during the trial at London’s High court.

Isaac Baruch was the first witness to give evidence in Depp’s libel action against the publisher of the The Sun and the tabloid’s executive editor Dan Wooton.

He accused Amber Heard of filing a “fraudulent” domestic violence claim to “extort and blackmail” the actor.

Baruch described Depp as a noble and true honest guy. Talking about Amber’s images in People magazine, he said they did not compare with what he had ever seen.

He said that Johnny Depp told him in 2013 that Amber Heard likes to hit.

Depp and Heard split up in 2016 and News Group Newspapers (NGN), the publishers of The Sun, are relying on 14 allegations of violent behaviour the actress has made against her ex-husband as their defence in court.