Johnny Depp threatens to ‘burn’ ex-wife Amber Heard

Raging Johnny Depp texted that he would “burn” and “drown” ex-wife Amber Heard, a court has heard.

Previously unseen 2013 messages alleged to have been sent by the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 56, to actor friend Paul Bettany were read out in London’s High Court on Wednesday.

Depp, who attended the hearing, was in the room as his texts to Bettany were read aloud. He allegedly wrote on Nov 6, 2013, “Let’s burn Amber,” the court heard, reported Page Six.

The court was told he allegedly texted Bettany again that day to say, “Let’s drown her before we burn her!!!

The court also heard further texts allegedly sent by Depp to Bettany in May 2014, which read: “I’m gonna properly stop the booze thing, darling… Drank all night before I picked Amber up to fly to LA, this past Sunday…Ugly, mate.

“No food for days…powders…half a bottle of whiskey, a thousand red bull and vodkas, pills, 2 bottles of Champers on the plane and what do you get..???”

Depp is in court in London for a preliminary hearing in his libel suit against British newspaper the Sun over an article that alleged Depp had been abusive to Heard, 33.

His lawyer David Sherborne said the case would feature “diametrically opposed” versions of events from Depp and Heard. “One person, one side, is lying, and one is not,” Sherborne said. “Obviously, we say that it is Ms Heard (who is lying), Mr Depp is 100% clear about that.”

Sherborne claimed that Heard was not a victim but the “aggressor” in the couple’s relationship, which ended in May 2016. Depp and Heard divorced in 2017.