The statements came within the framework of the trial that the actor faces against his ex-partner Amber Heard.
The conflict between Johnny Depp and his ex-partner Amber Heard has been occupying the courts and the media for some time. The couple's problems linked to violence and substance use became public and material for the tabloid press, which ended with Depp being fired from the Fantastic Beasts franchise and with a good part of society canceling him.
As the trial between them continues, Heard's lawyer asked Depp about his drug use with Marilyn Manson, with whom he has had a known friendship. It should be remembered that the singer also has complaints of gender violence from various women.
"We drank together and we also took cocaine together a couple of times," the Headless Horseman actor responded to the lawyer's rebuke. Furthermore, he confessed that "I once gave Marilyn Manson a pill to make him stop talking so much."
To demonstrate to the court that Depp regularly consumed drugs, Heard's lawyer showed as evidence a photo of a Keith Richards demo in which glasses of beer and what appear to be four lines of cocaine are seen.
A box with Depp's initials could also be seen, which led the lawyer to assume that he might have cocaine inside. "I can't say he had cocaine in it... but it looks like it could fit some of it," Depp replied wryly. Additionally, when asked if he used to drink whiskey in the mornings, the Tim Burton fetish actor jokingly responded, "Isn't happy hour any time?"
In their confrontations with justice, both Depp and Manson have denied having used violence against their partners. Both have made public statements on social networks in which they allege that this is a manipulation to bring down their careers, flatly denying the women's testimonies.
