Johnny Depp's Doctor Details Search For Actor's Severed Finger
Johnny Depp's doctor and a nurse detailed the search for the actor's severed fingertip during the defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp is the famed actor from such films as Edward Scissorhands, Donnie Brasco, Blow, and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Heard is also an actress, best known for her work in Aquaman as Mera, as well as films like Alpha Dog, Hidden Palms, Pineapple Express, and 2011's The Rum Diary, which is where she first met Depp. They were married in 2015, but divorced in 2017; Heard filed a restraining order against Depp and accused him of abuse.
Since then, the couple has been embroiled in a number of public lawsuits. Depp had previously sued British tabloid The Sun for libel over an article that referred to him as "a wife beater," but lost that case. The current lawsuit involves an op-ed Heard wrote wherein she detailed her experiences as an abuse survivor; Depp has claimed Heard is fabricating these claims. Heard countersued Depp in 2020 over the defamation suit and filed to have it dismissed after Depp lost the libel suit. However, the trial has moved forward and is currently in progress, with Depp expected to take the stand during the proceedings as they take place in Virginia.
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In the latest development of the trial (via Variety), the story of Depp's severed finger came up. According to the actor, said finger had been cut off when Heard threw a broken bottle at him. Heard alleged that the severed finger was a result of Depp smashing a telephone, and that during that fight, Depp beat her. However it happened, after it was severed, the concierge doctor at the scene, David Kipper, ordered a search to
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