Johnny Depp's ex-lovers say he was 'never violent or abusive'

2019 AP file photo of actor Johnny Depp at the photo call for the film 'Waiting for the Barbarians' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Photo: AP

Two former romantic partners of actor Johnny Depp came to his defense Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper The Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive.

Actresses Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder offered supportive statements for the Pirates Of The Caribbean’ star, who is suing the tabloid paper's publisher, News Group Newspapers, over an April 2018 article which referred to the 56-year-old Depp as a "wife -beater.”