Years-old text messages betweenMarilyn MansonandJohnny Depphave been uncovered as pre-trial documents from the actor’s defamation trial against ex-wifeAmber Heardare unsealed.
Back in 2016, musician Manson, 53, apparently texted Depp, 59, about how he felt his relationship at the time mirrored Depp’s marriage with Heard, 36.
Depp responded it was “most important” to “stay calm” and “not to give her what she wants” and said, “Sociopathic behavior… it is f—ing real, my brother!! My ex-c— is god—- TEXTBOOK!!”
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In another text exchange, Manson (born Brian Warner) reportedly texted Depp that he was “stressing” because he had a “serious police amber type scenarios with L’s family.” He added, “I don’t know if you are back but I need asylum somewhere because I think the cops might be headed my way.”
Reps for Manson and Depp did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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“Ms. Heard’s attempt to inset Marilyn Manson into this case lacks foundation and is wholly speculative and constitutes improper character evidence,” Depp’s team wrote in the pre-trial documents, perNewsweek.
Manson was brought up in Depp’s six-week Virginia trial in regards to the actor’s past drug use. When asked during cross-examination if he had donedrugs like cocaine with Manson, Depp said, “We’ve had cocaine together maybe a couple of times,” and joked, “I once gave Marilyn Manson a pill so that he would stop talking so much.”
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On June 1, the jury handed down its verdict in the Depp v. Heard trial, siding mostly with Depp and awarding him over $10 million in damages. Heard was awarded $2 million on one of her defamation counterclaims.
Shecalled it a “setback” for womenspeaking out; Depp said the “jury gave me my life back.”
“My decision to pursue this case, knowing very well the height of the legal hurdles that I would be facing and the inevitable, worldwide spectacle into my life, was only made after considerable thought,” he said in a statement. “From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome. Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.”
source: people.com
