‘Burning witch,’ says Johnny Depp, It was a Monty Python joke when Amber Heard texted Paul Bettany

Texts sent to fellow actor Paul Bettany about ‘drowning’ and ‘burning’ Amber Heard were pranks based on Monty Python sketches, according to Johnny Depp.

The texts Johnny Depp wrote to actor Paul Bettany about burning and drowning his ex-wife Amber Heard were a joke based on a Monty Python performance, according to Depp.

Actor said he was “ashamed” of the messages he sent to Bettany, but that they were an attempt at “irreverent and abstract comedy.”

Depp is suing Amber for defamation over an article she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018, in which he claims it falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her. The $50 million libel trial is now in its third week, with Depp suing Amber for defamation over an article she wrote for the Washington Post in 2018, in which he claims it falsely implies he physically and sexually abused her.

Johnny told court he had a close friendship with Paul Bettany and in 2013 wrote text to him, “Let’s burn Amber.

“Let’s drown her before we burn her. I will f*** her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she’s dead.”

Depp told court that he had connected with Paul over their “abstract sense of humor” to deal with difficult situations, and the comments were never “intended to be real.”

Johnny added, “As these are private texts there was a lot … in context.

“It’s important to know none of that was ever intended to be real and the language used which … yes, I am ashamed (of) has to be spread on the world like peanut butter.

“For example, the text that is about burning Ms. Heard is directly from Monty Python and the sketch about burning witches and then drowning the witches.

“This is a film we’d all watch when we were 10 – it’s just irreverent and abstract humor.”

Johnny said that the relationship between Paul and Amber was “abominable” and that she saw him as a “threat” due to the time and closeness of the friendship.

Depp said the court, “Ms. Heard despised Mr. Bettany mainly because we had become such close friends and for her he was a threat and would take me away from her.”

Johnny has rejected all allegations of sexual assault against Amber and claimed that reading the Washington Post article was like being “struck over the head with a two-by-four (piece of wood).”

When Paul was around, he stated Amber became “mean and loud” and would frequently shout over him.

Amber had also “demeaned” Paul’s 18-year-old son, according to the actor, causing him to “break into tears.”

Depp then advised Amber to “be incorrect sometimes… so she may learn something,” according to Depp.