• Model Kate Moss and actor Johnny Depp attend the screening of Depp's directorial debut, short film 'Banter', on February 22, 1994, at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. Getty Images
    Model Kate Moss and actor Johnny Depp attend the screening of Depp's directorial debut, short film 'Banter', on February 22, 1994, at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California. Getty Images
  • Johnny Depp and Kate Moss attend the opening of Depp's movie 'Ed Wood' in 1994. Getty Images
    Johnny Depp and Kate Moss attend the opening of Depp's movie 'Ed Wood' in 1994. Getty Images
  • In September 1994, Depp was arrested at The Mark Hotel in New York, after he trashed the hotel room when Moss was inside. He had to pay $9,767 in damages. Photo: The Mark Hotel
    In September 1994, Depp was arrested at The Mark Hotel in New York, after he trashed the hotel room when Moss was inside. He had to pay $9,767 in damages. Photo: The Mark Hotel
  • The couple attend the Danziger Gallery in New York City on September 11, 1995. Getty Images
    The couple attend the Danziger Gallery in New York City on September 11, 1995. Getty Images
  • The supermodel and actor attend the 'Sinatra: 80 Years My Way' birthday celebration in California in 1995. Getty Images
    The supermodel and actor attend the 'Sinatra: 80 Years My Way' birthday celebration in California in 1995. Getty Images
  • The couple at the Beverly Hills premiere of Depp's 1995 film 'Don Juan De Marco'. Getty Images
    The couple at the Beverly Hills premiere of Depp's 1995 film 'Don Juan De Marco'. Getty Images
  • Depp and Moss at the 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' 25th anniversary party in LA, 1996. Getty Images
    Depp and Moss at the 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' 25th anniversary party in LA, 1996. Getty Images
  • In 1996 Johnny Depp threw a 21st birthday party for Kate Moss at his West Hollywood club, The Viper Room. AFP
    In 1996 Johnny Depp threw a 21st birthday party for Kate Moss at his West Hollywood club, The Viper Room. AFP
  • Johnny Depp and Kate Moss arrive at Los Angeles Airport from New York City on July 22, 1996. Getty Images
    Johnny Depp and Kate Moss arrive at Los Angeles Airport from New York City on July 22, 1996. Getty Images
  • Johnny Depp and Kate Moss on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of Depp's film 'The Brave', on May 10, 1997. Reuters
    Johnny Depp and Kate Moss on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of Depp's film 'The Brave', on May 10, 1997. Reuters
  • The couple at the Century City Cineplex Odeon Cinema in Century City, California in 1997. Getty Images
    The couple at the Century City Cineplex Odeon Cinema in Century City, California in 1997. Getty Images
  • The Portobello Hotel in Notting Hill, London, where the couple allegedly purchased 36 bottles of champagne to fill the bathtub. Photo: The Portobello Hotel
    The Portobello Hotel in Notting Hill, London, where the couple allegedly purchased 36 bottles of champagne to fill the bathtub. Photo: The Portobello Hotel
  • Depp and Moss are joined in Cannes by actor Benicio Del Toro for the screening of the film 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' in 1998. AFP
    Depp and Moss are joined in Cannes by actor Benicio Del Toro for the screening of the film 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' in 1998. AFP
  • Moss and Pete Doherty reportedly had a contentious relationship. Getty Images
    Moss and Pete Doherty reportedly had a contentious relationship. Getty Images
  • Doherty and Moss walk backstage the Other Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England. Getty Images
    Doherty and Moss walk backstage the Other Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England. Getty Images
  • Depp listens as his former girlfriend, Moss, testifies via video link. AFP
    Depp listens as his former girlfriend, Moss, testifies via video link. AFP
  • Spectators watch Moss, a former girlfriend of Depp, as she testifies via video link. AP
    Spectators watch Moss, a former girlfriend of Depp, as she testifies via video link. AP
  • Moss testified via video link for about a minute. AFP
    Moss testified via video link for about a minute. AFP
  • Moss at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York earlier this year. AP
    Moss at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York earlier this year. AP
  • Moss with her daughter Lila Grace Moss at the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Getty Images / AFP
    Moss with her daughter Lila Grace Moss at the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Getty Images / AFP

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Kate Moss spends less than one minute testifying for Johnny Depp

Supermodel was called to debunk accusation that Depp pushed her down a flight of stairs

Holly Aguirre
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May 25, 2022

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British model Kate Moss on Wednesday appeared in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard libel case by video link on behalf of her former boyfriend.

Lawyers for Depp carefully asked Moss where she lived, where she was and did she have a relationship with Depp, all which she answered.

Then they got to the point — an accusation that the actor had pushed her down a flight of stairs.

“Miss Moss, did there come a time when you, while you and Mr Depp were a couple, that the two of you took a vacation together to the Golden Eye resort in Jamaica?" Depp's lawyer asked.

"What, if anything, happened when you were in Jamaica with Mr Depp?”

“I we [sic] were leaving the room … there had been a rainstorm and as I left the room, I slid down the stairs and I hurt my back,” Moss testified.

"And I screamed because I was in … because I didn't know what happened to me and I was in pain.”

Depp's lawyer asked: “During the course of your relationship, did he ever push you down any stairs?”

Kate Moss and Pete Doherty at the 2005 Glastonbury Music Festival in Somerset, England. Getty
Kate Moss and Pete Doherty at the 2005 Glastonbury Music Festival in Somerset, England. Getty

“No,” Moss said.

Focusing solely on the staircase accusations, Depp’s attorney asked no further questions.

Moss was was on the stand for about one minute and spoke a total of 108 words. Heard's lawyers declined to cross-examine.

Moss has never publicly accused Depp of being abusive during their relationship, but the former couple were often seen shouting at each other in public.

An incident in 1994 led to Depp’s arrest for criminal mischief after trashing the presidential suite at the luxury Mark Hotel in New York City. Police were called after reports that a fight broke out between Depp and Moss.

Eileen Perez, the police officer who responded to a call about the disturbance, explained to The New York Times that when she and her colleagues opened the hotel room door, “There was Depp sitting there, smoking a cigarette, cool and calm.”

Moss was with him, Ms Perez said, and “there was glass all over the place and furniture upside down and broken table legs”.

  • Johnny Depp performs with his band, Hollywood Vampires, at Hessentags-Arena in 2016 during the 56th Hessentag in Herborn, Germany. Getty Images
    Johnny Depp performs with his band, Hollywood Vampires, at Hessentags-Arena in 2016 during the 56th Hessentag in Herborn, Germany. Getty Images
  • Depp attends the 'La Hija / The Daughter' premiere during last year's 69th San Sebastian Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. Getty Images
    Depp attends the 'La Hija / The Daughter' premiere during last year's 69th San Sebastian Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. Getty Images
  • Depp poses for photographers with his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, in 1999 after he was honoured with the 2,149th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. Photo: Online USA / Newsmakers
    Depp poses for photographers with his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, in 1999 after he was honoured with the 2,149th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. Photo: Online USA / Newsmakers
  • Depp attends the Tokyo premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' on July 10, 2006. Getty Images
    Depp attends the Tokyo premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' on July 10, 2006. Getty Images
  • American author and journalist Hunter S Thompson and Depp attend a book party at the Players Club in New York in 1997. Getty Images
    American author and journalist Hunter S Thompson and Depp attend a book party at the Players Club in New York in 1997. Getty Images
  • Depp travels to Belgrade, Serbia, to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in 2021. Getty Images
    Depp travels to Belgrade, Serbia, to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in 2021. Getty Images
  • Depp attends the 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane Macgowan' premiere during the 68th San Sebastian International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. Getty Images
    Depp attends the 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane Macgowan' premiere during the 68th San Sebastian International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. Getty Images
  • Depp and actress Winona Ryder attend the 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 1991, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Ron Galella Collection / Getty Images
    Depp and actress Winona Ryder attend the 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 1991, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Ron Galella Collection / Getty Images
  • Depp, Benicio Del Toro and model Kate Moss attend a screening of 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' at the 51st Cannes film festival in 1998. AFP
    Depp, Benicio Del Toro and model Kate Moss attend a screening of 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' at the 51st Cannes film festival in 1998. AFP
  • Depp at the 'Alice In Wonderland' Tokyo premiere at Ebisu Garden Place. Getty Images
    Depp at the 'Alice In Wonderland' Tokyo premiere at Ebisu Garden Place. Getty Images
  • Depp lost his 2020 libel case in the UK against News Group Newspapers, publishers of 'The Sun', which called him a 'wife beater'. Getty Images
    Depp lost his 2020 libel case in the UK against News Group Newspapers, publishers of 'The Sun', which called him a 'wife beater'. Getty Images
  • Depp attends the 'Minamata' photo call during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany in 2020. Getty Images
    Depp attends the 'Minamata' photo call during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany in 2020. Getty Images
  • Depp attends the 'Crock of Gold: A few Rounds with Shane McGowan' premiere in Zurich, Switzerland in 2020. Getty Images
    Depp attends the 'Crock of Gold: A few Rounds with Shane McGowan' premiere in Zurich, Switzerland in 2020. Getty Images

Depp told the officers that "an angry armadillo had been hiding in the closet" and that the destruction of the room was the result of his attempts to ward off the creature.

He was taken into custody and released a few hours later. The actor paid the hotel $10,000 for the damages. The armadillo was never found.

Moss has never filed an abuse claim against Depp.

When asked about the incident in 2017 by Esquire magazine, Depp replied, “You gotta have an outlet available, stimulus, know what I mean?

"But I wasn’t embarrassed about it then, and I’m certainly not embarrassed about it now. I mean, you know, I was in a bad mood, I assaulted a hotel room. I broke a lot of stuff and it felt good.”

After her relationship with Depp ended, Moss dated a string of musicians, including Antony Langdon, the guitarist in the British Rock band Spacehog, Pete Doherty of the Babyshambles and Jamie Hince of the Kills.

Moss began dating Doherty after meeting at her birthday party. They quickly became paparazzi favourites and were frequently snapped stumbling in and out of London pubs and clubs.

Their rocky romance ended when Doherty failed to complete a stint in rehabilitation in Arizona.

  • Amber Heard at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2019 in Cannes, France. Getty
    Amber Heard at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2019 in Cannes, France. Getty
  • Heard attends the 'GQ' Men Of The Year Awards at The Star in Sydney, Australia. Getty
    Heard attends the 'GQ' Men Of The Year Awards at The Star in Sydney, Australia. Getty
  • Heard attends the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Getty
    Heard attends the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Getty
  • Heard at the Giffoni Film Festival 2019 in Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy. Getty
    Heard at the Giffoni Film Festival 2019 in Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy. Getty
  • Heard leaves the Martinez Hotel during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival in 2019. Getty
    Heard leaves the Martinez Hotel during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival in 2019. Getty
  • Heard at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival in 2018. Getty
    Heard at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival in 2018. Getty
  • Heard at The Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, in July 2020. Getty
    Heard at The Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, in July 2020. Getty
  • Heard's former husband Johnny Depp sued News Group Newspapers and the 'Sun's' executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a 'wife beater' during their marriage. He lost. Getty
    Heard's former husband Johnny Depp sued News Group Newspapers and the 'Sun's' executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an article published in 2018 that referred to him as a 'wife beater' during their marriage. He lost. Getty
  • Heard in Cannes, France. Getty
    Heard in Cannes, France. Getty
  • Heard is countersuing Depp for $100 million. Getty
    Heard is countersuing Depp for $100 million. Getty
  • Jason Momoa and Heard in a scene from the film, 'Aquaman'. Photo: DC Entertainment
    Jason Momoa and Heard in a scene from the film, 'Aquaman'. Photo: DC Entertainment
  • Depp's lawyers called a witness to say that Heard and Momoa did not have on-screen chemistry. Getty
    Depp's lawyers called a witness to say that Heard and Momoa did not have on-screen chemistry. Getty
  • 'Aquaman' was the highest-grossing Warner Bros-DC title yet, with a final gross of $1.1 billion worldwide. Getty
    'Aquaman' was the highest-grossing Warner Bros-DC title yet, with a final gross of $1.1 billion worldwide. Getty
  • Several friends of the couple testified that Depp was abusive during their short marriage. Getty
    Several friends of the couple testified that Depp was abusive during their short marriage. Getty
  • Heard in the Fairfax County courtroom. EPA
    Heard in the Fairfax County courtroom. EPA
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Sector: Financial services

Size: 120 employees

Investors: 2014: $500,000 in a seed round led by Mulverhill Associates; 2015: $3m in Series A funding led by STC Ventures (managed by Iris Capital), Wamda and Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority; 2019: $8m in Series B funding with the same investors as Series A along with Precinct Partners, Saned and Argo Ventures (the VC arm of multinational insurer Argo Group)

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UAE Premiership

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