Johnny Depp's ex Winona Ryder finds Amber Heard's allegations 'unimaginable' but refuses to call her a 'liar'

In a 2016 interview, Depp's former lover had expressed shock over Heard's domestic abuse allegations
UPDATED FEB 24, 2020
Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder (Getty Images)
Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder (Getty Images)

Johnny Depp's former lover Winona Ryder may not have called Amber Heard a liar but had found her abuse allegations made against Depp 'unimaginable'. 

While doing an interview with Time in 2016, Ryder was asked to speak about Heard's claims that she was physically abused by Depp. Depp, who had been the first man in Ryder's life had a special relationship with him. She was very shocked about learning of Heard's domestic violence claims and claimed to find them 'unimaginable'. 

Ryder and Depp had dated when Ryder was just a teenager and the pair had also been engaged for three years. She insisted that he had never been abusive to her. Instead, he was a good, loving and caring guy who was very protective of the people he loves. Despite all the differences in what Heard had claimed, Ryder did not call her a liar. 

"I wasn’t there. I don’t know what happened. I’m not calling anyone a liar. I’m just saying, it’s difficult and upsetting for me to wrap my head around it. Look, it was a long time ago, but we were together for four years, and it was a big relationship for me. Imagine if someone you dated when you were—I was 17 when I met him—was accused of that. It’s just shocking. I have never seen him be violent toward a person before," Ryder shared. 

Ryder understood why she was asked such a question during the interview- abusers tend to show patterns of abuse and in Ryder's case, she didn't experience what Heard had claimed. Depp's former wives Vanessa Paradis and Lori Anne Allison had defended Depp from the claims made by Heard as well. They also shared that Depp was kind and loving and that he never violated them when they were with him.

We had previously reported that audiotapes leaked earlier this month showed Heard reportedly admitted to physically abusing Johnny Depp, despite painting him as the domestic abuser for years. These are only the latest examples of a disturbing array of falsities purportedly promoted by the actress.

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