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Alison Kershaw

Johnny Depp trial shown picture of poo in the bed that star says led to Amber Heard divorce

A picture of the notorious poo that was found in the bed Amber Heard shared with Johnny Depp has been shown in court.

The High Court in London had previously heard that faeces were found in the bed at the couple's Los Angeles penthouse at the Eastern Columbia Building the day after Ms Heard's 30th birthday party in April 2016 with Depp saying it was "a fitting end to the relationship".

Depp has said the poo in the bed incident was the reason he decided to end their marriage.

On Tuesday, Depp's housekeeper told the court said she was "horrified and disgusted" to find "a large pile of faeces" in the bed.

Hilda Vargas said it was clear she had found human faeces in the bed (PA)

In a witness statement submitted to the High Court in the Hollywood actor's libel action against The Sun newspaper, Hilda Vargas claimed it was "clear" that the excrement was human, saying she knew they could not have come from the couple's two small dogs.

Ms Heard, 34, claims that one of the two small Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, were responsible.

Mr Depp, 57, has told the court it was "a mystery" who defecated in the bed, adding he was "convinced" Ms Heard "or one of her cohort" was involved in the so-called "defecation incident".

In her written statement, Ms Vargas, who has worked for Mr Depp for more than 30 years, said she arrived at the apartment at around 3pm on April 22, 2016, and had just finished washing dishes and vacuuming when she heard another cleaning lady call out and she joined her in the master bedroom.

"She was pointing to the bed and told me that she couldn't believe what she had found," Ms Vargas said.

"I pulled back the top sheet on the bed and saw a large pile of faeces.

"I was horrified and disgusted. It was clear to me that this was human faeces.

"I knew that the faeces could not have come from either of Mr Depp's or Ms Heard's two small dogs.

"I have cleaned up after those dogs many times and their faeces are much smaller. Further, I have never known those dogs to defecate in the bed."

Ms Vargas said in her statement that she took photos of the faeces in the bed, before washing and changing the sheets.

She later told Mr Depp's estate manager, Kevin Murphy what she had found because she was "so angry".

Ms Vargas said that on May 24, 2016, she was working at Mr Depp's West Hollywood home when Ms Heard arrived with her friend Raquel Pennington.

The housekeeper claimed Ms Heard called her over and told her the photos she had taken of the faeces in the bed "had destroyed her marriage".

Amber Heard was said to be the butt of jokes including "Amber Turd" and "Amber in the dumps" after the poo find (Getty Images)

Ms Vargas said: "I was very nervous and so I apologised, even I did not believe that their marital problems were my fault or that I had done anything wrong.

"I also told Ms Heard that the faeces were there, that there was nothing I could do. Ms Heard argued with me saying that there were no faeces in the bed.

"I, again, said that the faeces were there, that they were large and smelled awful. Ms Heard continued to disagree with me, but I wanted to end the conversation as quickly as possible."

In her statement, Ms Vargas also said she had "often" heard Ms Heard "yell at Mr Depp and at other people".

She alleged: "She has a bad temper in my opinion, and I did not want her to yell at me.

"On the contrary, in the over 30 years I have worked for Mr Depp, I have never seen Mr Depp be physical with or yell at anyone."

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