The infamous Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial went on for six weeks and the jury verdict was announced in June, the latter was deemed victorious and was awarded USD 10 million in payout from his ex-wife Amber Heard, however, the case is still making the headlines, this time for its pre-trial documents which were recently unveiled. 

The 6,000 pages of pre-trial documents also consist of Depp's former girlfriend, actress Ellen Barkin's deposition testimony which was recorded in 2019. The actress answered questions about her relationship with Johnny in the same. Dating for several months the relationship came to an end after they finished filming Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in 1997.

The documents reveal the actress speaking about Johnny and her being friends before taking their relationship forward and recalled an incident when the actor offered her drugs. Recalling the time that he suggested they move beyond their platonic relationship, Barkin claimed, "He came on to me in the living room of my house, pulled me onto his lap and said something like, 'Oh, come on Ellen,' or whatever. I protested a little and then -- not too much. And that was that", via Entertainment Tonight.

She clarified her remarks about protesting and further added that Depp did not assault her, but claimed, "He gave me a Quaalude and asked me if I wanted to f**k." Ellen also testified about Johnny's alcohol addiction and maintained that he was "drunk all of the time." Interestingly in the defamation trial, Barkin's claims of Depp offering her drugs weren't addressed, per Pinkvilla.

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