Johnny Depp was not violent drug addict, sister tells defamation trial

Christi Dembrowski says ex-wife Amber Heard called Depp an old, fat man' and resented his job offer from fashion house Dior

The contours of the high-stakes legal battle between Johnny Depp and his former wife, Amber Heard, became clearer on Wednesday, as Depp's older sister sought to refute Heard's claims that her brother was a violent, unaccountable, childlike drug addict.

Christi Dembrowski, who is also Depp's personal manager, said she did not share Heard's concerns - also advanced by a doctor who was treating Depp's addiction to pain medication - that the actor was dependent on drugs and that he despaired of ever kicking his habit.