Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Divorce Update: Did Depp ‘tried to suffocate Heard with a pillow'?

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's divorce reveals new venomous story every day.

Amber Heard's friend once claimed that Depp once attempted to suffocate his wife Amber Heard with a pillow,

The 30-year-old actress, Heard filed for divorce from the 52-year-old actor Depp on May 23.

She appeared to the court with a large bruise on her face accusing him of domestic violence.

And a friend of actress Heard told The New York Post that Depp's violence resulted in the friend receiving a desperate text message calling for her help.

"I got to her apartment to find her with a cut and bruised lip, a swollen eye and a chunk of hair missing from the top of her head," the friend recalled.

"This incident really stuck with me because she confided in me that day that she feared for her life after an intoxicated Johnny tried to suffocate her with a pillow."

 "I have personally witnessed the aftermath of Johnny Depp's violent and abusive behavior towards her on many occasions," the confidante said.

Samantha Spector, Heard's lawyer, issued a statement on Tuesday saying that her client "has suffered through years of physical and psychological abuse at the hands of Johnny."

 "In domestic violence cases, it is not unusual for the perpetrator's playbook to include miscasting the victim as the villain," said Ms Spector.

"In reality, Amber acted no differently than many victims of domestic violence, who think first of the harm that might come to the abuser, rather than the abuse they have already suffered.

"Amber can no longer endure the relentless attacks and outright lies launched against her character in the court of public opinion.

"Hopefully Johnny will get the help that he so desperately needs."

However, Depp's lawyers have denied the domestic violence claims. Depp's representatives did not respond to requests for comments on Wednesday night.