Depp and Heard's London residences
Also: the London apartment
Intro
Depp and Heard stayed in London multiple times across 2013 and 2014, in a Central London residence that Ben King managed for Depp. Several incidents testified to at trial took place there. In late summer 2014, King observed two arguments at the residence, one of which began with Heard asking, "Why did you take your hand away from me, Johnny? Do you love me anymore?" — a tone King characterized from the stand as "accusatory... spoiled teenage child." On the night of September 21–22, 2014, nurse Erin Falati recorded Heard as "irritable, loud, angry, screaming, and crying" after an argument with Depp connected to a phone-hacking news story. Separately, a 2015 text from agent Tracey Jacobs — admitted as Defendant's Exhibit 874A — reported that Depp had shown up five hours late for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 ADR work in London, a thread later tied to the career-decline damages argument.
Key Moments (8)
King establishes his background as a London-based house manager since 1991 (including four years at Buckingham Palace) and explains he was hired through a nearby hotel — not directly by Depp — to manage a Mayfair townhouse for the couple in August 2014.
Day 8 · Direct of Ben King
After a hearsay objection blocks what he was told, King testifies from personal observation: he never saw Depp consume alcohol in London, while Heard consumed roughly one to two boxes of red wine per day.
Day 8 · Direct of Ben King
King describes two London arguments: the first involved shouting and a delayed departure; the second began when Heard accusatorially asked Depp 'Why did you take your hand away from me, Johnny?' — establishing a pattern of provocation followed by Depp retreating that King observed in both London and Australia.
Day 8 · Direct of Ben King
Defendant's Exhibit 874A admitted after sidebar: a Tracey Jacobs text to White reporting Disney told her Depp showed up five hours late for Pirates 5 ADR work in London, impeaching White's denial of knowledge.
Day 11 · Cross of Edward White
Falati acknowledged Heard had recurring jealousy and insecurity about Depp's interactions with women, confirmed by notes from September 2014, and agreed that Heard's previous coping skills involved 'impulsive anger and yelling' — the only anger episode Falati personally recalled being a September 2014 London outburst after Heard's phone was hacked.
Day 13 · Cross of Erin Falati
Falati confirmed she never witnessed Depp physically abuse Heard, never witnessed Heard physically abuse Depp, and never witnessed Heard throw anything at Depp. The only incident of Heard losing her temper that Falati could recall was the September 2014 London episode following the phone hack.
Day 13 · Cross of Erin Falati
Bredehoft introduces Deposition Exhibit 8, a 2015 email from Depp to Jacobs about London Fields in all-caps and expletives; Jacobs clarifies Depp misspelled 'Hanley' (the producers) as 'Harley' and explains the nudity concerns.
Day 19 · Direct of Tracey Jacobs
Text messages (Exhibit 11) show London publicist Keith Bishop arranged a Mail Online meeting for Waldman; Waldman recalls Depp was present and that he provided two audiotapes to the publication. Waldman also confirms he has no domestic violence training.
Day 19 · Direct of Adam Waldman
Quotes From The Record (2)
“Why did you take your hand away from me, Johnny? Do you love me anymore?”
— Ben King
King recounts the exact words Heard used to trigger the second London argument, establishing the provocative pattern he observed in both London and Australia.
“I got a call from Disney last week saying he showed up five hours late for ADR work in London for Pirates 5. I really need to speak to him before he starts work on his next project in LA”
— J. Benjamin Rottenborn
Rottenborn reads the admitted Tracey Jacobs text aloud, establishing White had prior knowledge of Depp's on-set punctuality problems despite denying it.
Witnesses Whose Testimony Touched Here (8)
Evidence Tied Here (4)
Jacobs–White Text re Pirates 5 ADR Lateness (Ex. 874A)
A redacted page from a text exchange between agent Tracey Jacobs and business manager Edward White, in which Jacobs reported Disney's complaint that Depp had arrived five hours late for Pirates 5 ADR…
Catalog entry →Depp to Heard 'Don't Test Me' Text, September 9, 2013 (DX-188A)
A redacted text message from September 9, 2013 from Johnny Depp to Amber Heard containing the phrase 'don't test me, please' and characterized as containing 'aggravated ultimatum' language.
Catalog entry →Depp–Jacobs Email re London Fields Dispute (Aug 29 2015)
An email from Johnny Depp to agent Tracey Jacobs dated August 29, 2015, concerning the London Fields film and a nudity-related dispute involving producers Jacobs identified as Hanley (misspelled by…
Catalog entry →Waldman–Bishop Mail Online Coordination Texts (Dep. Ex. 11)
A text message thread comprising six messages among three parties over 209 minutes, involving publicist Keith Bishop arranging a Mail Online meeting for Waldman on February 17. Waldman recalled that…
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