Kate Moss is standing behind her testimony from the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial.
In May, the British Model, who dated Depp from 1994 to 1997, appeared in court virtually to deny an alleged incident that Heard had mentioned during her graphic four-day testimony.
Johnny Depp and Kate Moss at an event together on Nov. 19, 1995.Kevin Mazur / WireImage
Moss, 48, opened up the pivotal moment during an interview on BBC radio show “Desert Island Discs” on Sunday.
“I know the truth about Johnny,” she said when asked why she supported her ex. “I know he never kicked me down the stairs. I had to say that truth.”
Depp sued Heard, whom he was married to from 2015 to 2017, for $50 million for writing a Washington Post op-ed in which she referred to herself as a victim of domestic abuse. Although Heard never named Depp, his team argued that the article included “clear implication that Mr. Depp is a domestic abuser.”
The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor, 59, denied all allegations of abuse.
In her testimony, Heard, 36, alleged that Depp was physically and sexually abusive. Heard mentioned Moss when she recounted the first time she’d physically struck her ex-husband. Heard said it happened during a fight when she’d attempted to protect her sister, Whitney Henriquez.
Heard saidthat Henriquez was trying to intervene during an argument between her and Depp at the time.
“(Henriquez’s) back was to the staircase, and Johnny swings at her,” Heard said. “I don’t hesitate, I don’t wait — I just, in my head, instantly think of Kate Moss and stairs, and I swung at him.”
However, Moss said in her testimony that Depp never pushed her down the stairs during their relationship.
“He never pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs,” Moss told the court.
She then shared more details about the Jamaican vacation with Depp that Heard had referenced.
“We were leaving the room, and Johnny left the room before I did,” Moss explained. “There had been a rainstorm. As I left the room, I slid down the stairs and I hurt my back.”
Moss continued, “I screamed because I didn’t know what had happened to me and I was in pain. And he came running back to help me and carried me to my room and got me medical attention.”
In June 2022, the jury unanimously decided Heard acted with “actual malice” when she wrote her op-ed. On Thursday, Heard filed a motion to appeal the ruling. Less than a day later, Depp submitted a notice of appeal against her as well.
In Moss’ interview with “Desert Island Discs,” the model also defended fashion designer John Galliano, who was fired from his job as Christian Dior’s creative director after an anti-Semitic video of him saying “I love Hitler” went viral.
“I believe in the truth, and I believe in fairness and justice,” she said. “I know that John Galliano is not a bad person — he had an alcohol problem and people turn. People aren’t themselves when they drink, and they say things that they would never say if they were sober.”
In a statement after the viral incident Galliano apologized, writing in a statement that “Anti-semitism and racism have no part in our society.”
“I unreservedly apologise for my behaviour in causing any offence,” he said, according to the Wall Street Journal at the time.
Galliano was charged with “public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity” and a French court found him guilty of anti-Semitic behavior. In court, the New York Times reported, Galliano apologized to the victims, said he remembered nothing about the incidents and that he had been debilitated by job stress and addiction to Valium and alcohol. He was fined 6,000 euros in suspended fines.
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The Battle Rounds are always tough for The Voice coaches, but on Monday, Niall Horan might be ready to throw in the towel!
The rookie coach dooms himself in a new sneak peek at a Team Niall Battle between Michael B. and Ryley Tate Wilson, who take the stage with a stunning rendition of Giveon’s “Heartbreak Anniversary” that blows all four coaches away.
“That was one of the best performances we’ve seen in the Battle Rounds,” Chance the Rapper praises.
“Michael, I don’t know how you weren’t a four-chair turn,” Kelly Clarkson marvels, to which Blake Shelton replies, “I don’t think I was here that day.”
However, when it comes to their coach, who has to pick a winner and loser of the Battle — or will he use his Playoff Pass? — Niall is hurting.
“If they ask me to come back, I’m not coming back,” he laments. “Because I cannot tell you how hard this is.”
Calling the pair’s performance “off the charts,” Niall praised the pair for making the song their own, before bemoaning the fact that he has the toughest decision to make.
Watch the full Battle below and tune in on Monday to see who wins!
ET spoke with the season 23 coaches ahead of the premiere, who all shared how excited they were to be on the show for The Cowboy’s last go-round.
“I texted him,” Kelly shared. “If he was gonna do a last season, I wanted to make sure I was there.”
However, the talk show host insisted that she won’t be letting nostalgia affect her competitive nature.
“If [Blake] wins, I am very happy for him, because that is super cool to win on the last season and he’s literally the show, from its conception,” she conceded. “But, like, I’m not, like, rooting for him to win. I’ll be happy for him if he does, but I’m obviously trying to win myself.”
As for the show’s new coaches, Niall and Chance said they were ready to put in the work against the Team Blake dynasty.
“It’s been awesome,” Chance said of joining the show. “Kelly’s very, very sweet, very nice to me. And Blake is… here.”
The Voice airs Mondays at 8 p.m. PT/ET and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. PT/ET on NBC.
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