“He’s trapped in lies and yet smiling”: Johnny Depp Gets Support From Javier Bardem For Being Extraordinarily Kind, Slyly Disses Amber Heard By Calling Her Toxic and Manipulative
Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard went through months of trial after the Edward Scissorhands star filed a $50 million defamation case against his wife, Amber Heard. The Aquaman star claimed in an op-ed that she was a victim of domestic violence, leading her ex-husband to file a defamation case. The trial was live-broadcasted, and as people chose the support their favorite actor, Hollywood stars also picked sides.
While most of the stars supported Johnny Depp, Amber Heard also received her share of support from the film industry. One of the prominent stars supporting the Fantastic Beasts star was Penélope Cruz. Cruz starred in multiple films alongside Depp and supported him throughout the trial.
Javier Bardem Supports Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp’s co-star Penélope Cruz supported him throughout the defamation trial. “During six months of my first pregnancy, I spent every single day with him while we shot Pirates of the Caribbean,” Cruz said in her declaration. She also mentioned that she and her husband are grateful for the way Depp treated her during the filming.
“My husband [actor Javier Bardem] and I will never forget the sweetness, protection, and kindness he treated me with during every single step of that process. We love him very much, and I feel lucky to have someone so special in our lives.”
While the Volver star felt grateful for Depp’s support, her husband, Javier Bardem, find Depp “very accessible, and very generous.” Bardem worked with the American actor during the 2000 film Before Night Falls.
Joining his wife, the Skyfall star shared his declaration in Depp’s support. In his declaration, Bardem said that he loves Depp for being free with his art and thanked him for always being there when people needed him.
In one of his interviews, he shared his experience working with Depp saying that he loved working with him as was so easy, so soft, and so flexible. He also called the Rum Diary star a good human being who smiles and loves people around him even in difficult times.
Javier Bardem And Penélope Cruz Like to Keep Their Family Under Wraps
Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz got married in 2010. However, the couple knew each other since 1992, when they worked on the Spanish comedy-drama Jamón Jamón. Years after working together in the Spanish comedy, the couple featured in Vicky Christina Barcelona, after which they took things to the next level.
The star couple prefers to keep their relationship and their family out of the spotlight. After they got together, the couple managed to keep their relationship private till 2010. They made their first public appearance at the 2010 Goya Awards.
Soon after making their relationship public, Bardem and Cruz got married in July 2010. They kept the ceremony lowkey and exchanged vows at a friend’s house in the Bahamas. The couple has been happily married since and has two children together.
Penélope Cruz shares that it’s like her dream come true and she is happy to have a beautiful family with her husband. The Loving Pablo star also shared that his family is his priority and he works hard to ensure their happiness. The couple went on to star in Asghar Farhadi’s Everybody Knows.
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Source: The Things
