Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis said Johnny Depp was never violent to them

Two of Johnny Depp’s former partners, Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis, have said he was never violent to them in statements provided in support of the actor’s libel claim against the publisher of The Sun.

The Hollywood star, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the tabloid’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article which referred to him as a “wife beater” and alleged that he had been violent and abusive towards his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, 34, during their tempestuous relationship.