FAIRFAX, Va. — Actress Amber Heard struggled with anxiousness, insecurity and substance abuse — and was jealous of Johnny Depp’s fame, her former nurse testified at the couple’s defamation trial on Tuesday.
Personal nurse Erin Falati additionally mentioned that Heard, 36, advised her that she had a historical past of bipolar dysfunction, ADHD, co-dependency and insomnia throughout her tumultuous marriage with Depp.
“I've a generalized reminiscence of there being … jealous and anxiousness points, together with distrust inside the relationship,” Falati testified. “I've a imprecise sense of these points popping up all through the years, however I wouldn’t say that was a continuing theme.”
Falati testified in a pre-recorded video deposition on the trial stemming from Depp’s $50 million lawsuit claiming Heard’s abuse allegations towards him broken his profession, with the trial now in its thirteenth day.
Falati, who additionally makes use of the identify Erin Boerum, was a non-public nurse employed to judge Heard beginning in 2014 — describing the actress as “agitated” and “screaming” in her notes.
The nurse’s notes additionally cite a historical past of substance abuse, “together with an dependancy to cocaine and liquor,” and mentioned Heard “stories she drinks 1-3 glasses of crimson wine a day.
“[Heard] stories [a] familial historical past of substance abuse,” the notes mentioned. “Each mom and father have abused and grow to be depending on stimulants (methamphetamine) opiates and alcohol.”
In a single occasion, Falati writes that Heard “stories [a] historical past of substance abuse together with dependancy to cocaine and liquor.”
Heard additionally advised the nurse that she felt jealous of Depp and felt he didn't help her.
Depp, 58, is suing Heard for $50 million, alleging her claims that he was abusive significantly broken his profession, costing him in extra of $40 million in earnings.
Heard’s legal professionals say the actor’s personal demons, not Heard’s allegations, value him his position within the Disney film franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean” and different jobs.
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