Actor Johnny Depp filed a defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard in a court in Fairfax, Virginia, on Tuesday.
During his roughly three-hour testimony, the Oscar-nominated star spoke in detail about Hurd's allegations of domestic abuse, his history with substance abuse and their relationships.
"My goal is the truth," Depp said in his speech.
Depp, best known for his work in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, is suing Hurd for $50 million in a court in Fairfax County, Virginia, for writing about her domestic abuse experience in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed.
Depp did not mention his name in Hurd's article.
In the years leading up to publication, Hurd claimed that Depp had bruised her face after throwing her phone at her home in Los Angeles. Depp denied the allegation and was not charged with any crime.
In his testimony, Depp admitted that he and Hurd had an argument during their relationship, but said: "I myself have never reached the point of hitting Ms. Hurd in any way, and I have never hit any woman in my life."
He also described his parents' tumultuous relationship and the verbal and physical abuse he and his siblings suffered from their mother. He also claimed that his first experience of taking a controlled substance occurred when he was about 11 years old and that he would take his mother's prescription medication "to escape the chaotic nature of what we experience."
Depp claimed hurd's op-ed had cost him financially, including being removed from future "Pirates of the Caribbean" films after he led the series for 15 years.
"One day, you can say you're Cinderella, and then within 0.6 seconds, you're Quasimodo," Depp said of how his career turned after being accused of abuse. "I don't deserve this, my kids don't deserve it, and neither do the people who have believed in me all these years.
In his testimony, Depp shyly admitted that he had not seen the first film in the Pirates series. However, he said, "I believe in this character with all my heart.