Whilst Johnny Depp vehemently denies all the allegations made against him, Amber Heard's friend iO Tillett Wright has claimed Johnny has attacked the 'Magic Mike XXL' star "many times".

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

He said at the time: "I called 911 because she never would. I was on the phone with both of them and heard it drop, heard him say, 'What if I pulled your hair back?' and her scream for my help, I wondered like so many times before if I should break the code of silence that surrounds celebrities and invite the police into the situation.

"Every time it happened, her first thought was about protecting him ... I know this because I went to their house. I saw the pillow with my own eyes. I saw the busted lip and the clumps of hair on the floor."

And Wright also revealed the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star was like a "brother" to him at one stage and admits he didn't want to believe it had happened at first.

He added: "He had been my friend, too, a person I loved very much. A person I had once referred to as a brother ... I knew him to be soft and gentle, with a temper and a dark side, but a golden heart. I didn't want to believe it either, until I saw the wreckage."