Johnny Depp apologizes to jury for vulgar language he used in text messages previously shown as evid

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1. Exterior shot of Johnny Depp arriving to court
2. Exterior shot of Amber Heard arriving to court
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Johnny Depp, Actor
"And with Captain Jack, again, the cartoons, you know Pepe Le Pew,it is like making a soup. It is ingredients, there is some Pepe, some Keith Richards in there, you know I figured this is a guy who has been on the sea a majority of his life. Quite possibly his brain has been scrambled a bit by the sun and also I thought he had been on the sea for so long that he had his sea legs but when he got on land he didn't have his land legs so he could never quite stand still."
Lawyer: "How did the film ultimately turn out in your view?"
Depp: "I didn't see it. But I believe the film, I mean, the film did pretty well apparently and they wanted to keep going making more and I was fine to do that."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Johnny Depp, Actor
"For example with the text messages, I apologize for everyone who has had to experience them, I am ashamed of some of the references I made, I am embarrassed that at the time the heat of the moment, the heat of the pain, that I was feeling went to dark places."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Johnny Depp, Actor
"There was a kind of joke, I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful, creature. Stunning creature."
6. Wide of courtroom
7.  Mid of Depp leaving stand, walks to lawyers
8. Mid of Amber Heard leaving courtroom
9. Mid of Johnny Depp leaving courtroom
10. Exterior of Depp leaving court gets into awaiting car
11. Exterior of Heard leaving court gets into awaiting car
STORYLINE:
JOHNNY DEPP TAKES THE STAND IN TRIAL
Actor Johnny Depp told jurors Tuesday that he felt compelled to sue his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel out of an obsession for the truth after she accused him of domestic violence.
Alluding to the fall his career has taken since Heard levied abuse allegations against him, the former ``Pirates of the Caribbean'' star said, ``it's been six years of trying times. It's very strange when one day you're Cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds you're Quasimodo.''
      
For the first hour-plus of testimony Tuesday, Depp gave long, stream-of-consciousness answers to questions about his childhood and his early movie career, speaking in his signature deep baritone. After one long answer, he admitted: ``I forgot what the original question was.''
      
Indeed, he acknowledged his meandering style, particularly as it relates to his writing style. He mentioned his long friendship and collaborations with the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and said he sought to emulate a style that often incorporated brash language and embellishing thoughts.
      
He said that led him at times to write text messages that he now finds embarrassing, and he apologized to the jury for the vulgar language he used in text messages introduced as evidence to describe Heard.
      
``In the heat of the moment, in the heat of the pain I was feeling, I went to dark places,'' he said.
      
But he said he'd been waiting for six years to tell his side of the story after Heard filed for divorce against him in 2016 and sought a restraining order against him.
      
      
After denying Heard's abuse allegations, Depp spoke at length about a childhood in which physical abuse from his mother was ``constant.'' When he became a father, Depp said, he made sure his children didn't experience that kind of upbringing.
      
      
      

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