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Kate Moss has denied a rumour that her ex Johnny Depp once pushed her down the stairs.
The 48-year-old model โ who dated the โPirates of the Caribbeanโ star between 1994 and 1997 โ appeared in court via video link from Gloucestershire, south west England, on Wednesday (25.05.22) to give evidence in Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heardโs $100 million defamation trial.
Heard, 36, previously referenced the model during the ongoing court case, when she discussed an alleged altercation between Depp and her sister, Whitney Henriquez, saying: โ[Whitneyโs] back was to the staircase, and Johnny swings at her. I donโt hesitate, I donโt wait โ I just, in my head, instantly think of Kate Moss and stairs.โ
When asked in court by Benjamin Chew, a member of Deppโs legal team, if the 58-year-old Hollywood actor had ever pushed her down the stairs while they were dating, Kate replied: โNo, he never pushed me, kicked me or pushed me down any stairs.โ
She told the court how during a holiday in Jamaica with Depp he had picked her up and โgot [her] medical attentionโ after she had fallen down some stairs.
Kate explained: โWe 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.
โI hurt my back. And I screamed because I didnโt know what had happened to me and I was in pain.
โHe came running back to help me, carried me to my room and got me medical attention.โ
Kate, who gave evidence in less than five minutes, was not cross-examined by Heardโs team.
Heard first made the allegation during her testimony in the UK in 2020.
She said at the time: โI remembered information I had heard [that] he pushed a former girlfriend โ I believe it was Kate Moss โ down the stairs. I had heard this rumour from two people and it was fresh in my mind.โ
But Deppโs legal team were seen pumping their fists when she first mentioned Mossโ name during the ongoing defamation case in Fairfax, Virginia.
The reference gave them the opportunity to call the model as an impeachment witness to disprove the allegation.
Kate previously admitted it took her years to overcome the heartache of her split from Depp.
She said: โThereโs nobody thatโs ever really been able to take care of me. Johnny did for a bit. I believed what he said. Like if I said, โWhat do I do?โ, heโd tell me. And thatโs what I missed when I left. I really lost that gauge of somebody I could trust.โ
The explosive court case has been taking place over the last few weeks after Depp sued his ex-wife Heard for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed in which she recalled being a victim of domestic abuse.
But the โAquamanโ star countersued for $100 million because she didnโt mention him by name.
The case continues.