Ellen Barkin will testify in the defamation action between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Monday, May 16. This time around, the Aquaman superstar is anticipated to be cross-examined by Depp’s team, as many Depp fans anxiously await the cross to clear the air with their queries. Another celebrity is expected to join the case, according to ET Canada.

Ellen Barkin, star of Animal Kingdom, will testify in Heard’s defence. According to sources, Barkin dated Depp in 1998 while filming Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and she will stand by her prior declaration from Depp’s libel action in the UK.

According to reports, Barkin testified against Depp, claiming that he”threw a wine bottle in her direction during a heated moment in a hotel room,” at the time, Depp rejected all of her charges and said that Barkin “held a grudge against him.”

On the other hand, none of Heard or Depp’s ex-partners have testified in the case, so Barkin is the first. For the uninitiated, Johnny Depp has sued ex-wife Amber Heard for USD 50 million on defamation claims stemming from her Washington Post op-ed. Heard countersued Depp for USD 100 million, and the trial’s public airing has become an online sensation, with fans and observers alike closely following the proceedings.

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