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Kate Moss has taken the stand to defend her ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp in his $100 million defamation trial against Amber Heard – more than 20 years after their tumultuous relationship ended in heartbreak for the supermodel.
Moss, now 48, and Depp, now 58, were Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple when they dated from 1994 to 1998.
But when the actor dumped the British entrepreneur so he could focus his full attention on his acting career, she said she was devastated for ‘years’ over the breakup.
However, despite the split leaving a heartbroken Moss in ‘tears’ for a long time, she today put aside her infamous hatred of interviews in order to rush to his aid, testifying on his behalf and delivering a sensational blow to his ex-wife Amber Heard by squashing the actress’s claim that Depp once pushed his supermodel ex down a flight of stairs.
Kate Moss has taken the stand to defend her ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp in his $100 million defamation trial against Amber Heard – more than 20 years after their relationship ended
Moss, 48, and Depp, 58, were Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple (pictured in 1994) when they dated from 1994 to 1997. But when the actor dumped her, she said she was devastated for ‘years’
Moss testified on his behalf in court today, squashing claims made by Heard that Depp pushed Moss down a flight of stairs. Depp and Heard are seen in court today
Depp and Heard, 35 – who tied the knot in 2015, and were married for one year before Heard filed for divorce in 2016 – have been battling it out in court in recent weeks.
The trial, which is still underway in Virginia, is attempting to determine if a 2018 Washington Post essay written by Heard, in which she accused the actor of domestic abuse, defamed Depp.
During Heard’s testimony earlier this month, the actress alleged that Depp once shoved Moss down a flight of stairs – however, according to Moss, the actor actually helped her after she accidentally slipped.
Heard made the claim while discussing an argument that she allegedly had with Depp at the top of a staircase, when she said her sister, Whitney Heard, stepped in between them.
‘She threw herself in the line of fire. She was trying to get Johnny to stop. Her back was to the staircase, and Johnny swings at her. I don’t hesitate and wait – I instantly think of Kate Moss and stairs,’ she said. ‘And I swung at him.’
Moss said during her testimony that Depp never ‘pushed her or threw her down any stairs,’ in fact, she said that he tended to her after she tripped during a trip they took to Jamaica together.
Moss said during her testimony that Depp never ‘pushed her or threw her down any stairs,’ in fact, she said he tended to her after she tripped during a trip they took to Jamaica together
After the fall, Moss (pictured during her testimony) said Depp came running to help her and that he ‘carried her to her room and got her medical attention’
Heard (pictured in court today) previously claimed that Depp once shoved Moss down a flight of stairs while discussing an argument she allegedly had with the actor
When asked directly by Depp’s team if the Pirates of the Caribbean star ever pushed her down the stairs, Moss replied, ‘No, he never pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs’
‘We were leaving the room and Johnny left the room before I did. There had been a rainstorm and as I left the room I slid down the stairs,’ she recalled, while testifying via video link.
‘I hurt my back, and I screamed because I didn’t know what had happened.’
She said Depp came running back to help her, adding that he ‘carried her to her room and got her medical attention.’
When asked directly by Depp’s team if the Pirates of the Caribbean star ever pushed her down the stairs, she replied, ‘No.’
‘No, he never pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs,’ she told the court.
Moss and Depp dated for three years in the ’90s, after they met at a New York City café. And as two of the biggest names in Hollywood, the stars’ high-profile romance quickly became one of the most talked about pairings of the time.
Although Depp and Moss were often spotted packing on the PDA on romantic trips around the globe and often attended glamorous events side by side, their relationship also had a darker side to it that embroiled the pair in scandal and controversy, and led them to be featured in many a headline.
Moss and Depp (pictured in 1994) dated for three years in the ’90s, after they met at a New York City café
Moss had nothing but nice things to say about her ex after they split in 1997, telling Vanity Fair that there was no one who took care of her like Depp did. The pair is seen in 1995
They were seen getting into heated arguments more than once, and on one occasion, a disagreement between them led to Depp being arrested for trashing a hotel room.
As for why they split, Depp later told Hello magazine that he struggled to balance his busy work schedule with their relationship. They are pictured in 1995, two years before going their separate ways
However, despite the tiffs throughout their whirlwind romance, Moss had nothing but nice things to say about her ex after they split in 1997, telling Vanity Fair that there was no one who took care of her like Depp did.
‘There’s nobody that’s ever really been able to take care of me. Johnny did for a bit,’ she said in the interview, which came out in 2012.
‘I believed what he said. Like if I said, “What do I do?” he’d tell me. And that’s what I missed when I left.
‘I really lost that gauge of somebody I could trust. Nightmare. Years and years of crying. Oh, the tears!’
As for why they split, Depp later told Hello magazine that he struggled to balance his busy work schedule with their relationship.
‘I have never got that emotional over a woman before,’ he said. ‘I have been so stupid because we had so much going for our relationship.
‘I’m the one who has to take responsibility for what happened – I was difficult to get on with, I let my work get in the way and I didn’t give her the attention I should have done.
‘The whole thing was crazy because I should never have got so worked up over what people had to say about my work.
‘Sure I should care about my movies, but when I get home I should try to leave that stuff behind. I couldn’t do that and I was horrific to live with. Trust me, I’m a total moron at times.’
Where does the pair stand now? It’s unclear whether or not Moss and Depp are still friends behind closed doors, but they haven’t been seen together publicly since 1998 (pictured)
A source did tell the New York Post that she has ‘always been supportive of the actor’ in the wake of his trial. The former flames are pictured together in 1995
But where does the pair stand now – more than 20 years after going their separate ways?
Unfortunately, it’s unclear whether or not Moss and Depp are still friends behind closed doors, but they haven’t been seen together publicly since 1998, when they had a brief reconciliation.
But a source did tell the New York Post that she has ‘always been supportive of the actor’ in the wake of his trial.
The insider said Heard assumed Moss was on her side when she brought up the alleged stair incident in court earlier this month, but instead, they claimed ‘that couldn’t be further from the truth.’
‘Amber mentioned an ex of Johnny’s that clearly she felt was not supportive of him, which couldn’t be further from the truth,’ the insider dished.
