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The abuse claims quickly caused a heated media backlash, which included the 52-year-old actor's ex and baby mama,
Vanessa Paradis who called the allegations
"outrageous", and longtime friend
Doug Stanhope who dismissed them as an
act of blackmail. UPDATE: Heard has sued Stanhope for defamation, insisting his claims were false and caused "tremendous harm."
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Since then, their split has taken an even nastier turn, since a close friend of the blonde's — who claimed to have "personally witnessed the aftermath of Johnny Depp’s violent and abusive behavior" — has now spoken up about the incident.
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The pal claims Amber texted her during the alleged incident, after which she rushed to her friend's aid, only to find her "with a cut and bruised lip, a swollen eye and a chunk of hair missing from the top of her head,” in the apartment. “This incident really stuck with me," she confided to The Post in an exclusive interview.
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"She confided in me that day that she feared for her life after an intoxicated Johnny tried to suffocate her with a pillow,” she claimed.
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