Of course celebrities aren't exactly who they make themselves out to be in their public personas. But sometimes, the difference between the facade and the reality is more than anyone ever expected.
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00:00Of course, celebrities aren't exactly who they make themselves out to be in their public
00:04personas, but sometimes the difference between the facade and the reality is more than anyone
00:09ever expected.
00:10She created a media empire built of talk shows, magazines, and an endless banquet of recipes.
00:15But is Rachel Ray really as nice and bubbly as she appears on TV?
00:19Most fans say yes, but critics claim otherwise.
00:22Ray and her husband, producer John Cosimano, celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary
00:27by renewing their vows during a lavish ceremony in Italy.
00:30Ray gushed about the event to People magazine, but tabloid reports suggest their marriage
00:34is anything but perfect.
00:35In 2013, the National Enquirer alleged Cosimano was a member of a swingers club in New York
00:40City and had cheated on Ray.
00:42Ray's camp denied the story, who said the tabloid piece was another pack of lies printed
00:45by the National Enquirer who have been targeting John and Rachel for several years with no
00:49merit.
00:50Oprah played a major role in launching Ray's television career, but as Ray's television
00:54fame grew, some say the ladies' relationship has soured.
00:57In January 2007, TMZ reported that an allegedly drunk Ray made disparaging racial remarks
01:03about Winfrey during a dinner in 2005.
01:05The story was vehemently challenged by Ray's camp, who told TMZ,
01:08"...Rachel did attend the dinner referenced and enjoyed wine and good conversation with
01:12friends and colleagues.
01:13She denies making any of the comments referenced.
01:15In fact, there are several words that are attributed to Rachel that she has never uttered
01:19in her life."
01:20But it didn't stop there.
01:21In May 2008, the National Enquirer claimed Ray and Winfrey were at war, because Winfrey
01:25supposedly had concerns about Ray's talk show and magazine.
01:28Ray dismissed the gossip during an episode of her show, which aired that month, saying,
01:32"...the rumor about Oprah just broke my heart.
01:34It really did.
01:35It killed me.
01:36I'm like, no, we like each other."
01:37In 2008, TMZ tore apart Ray's Election Night Cooking Guide magazine spread in an effort
01:42to reveal a, quote, "...devious, grassy, knoll-like plot that could decide the presidency," while
01:47the actual recipes went out of their way to sound neutral, even including unappetizing
01:51titles like Bipartisan Salad, TMZ noted that the photos next to the dishes were allegedly
01:55laid out in favor of Barack Obama over John McCain.
01:58They noted three instances where Obama and McCain buttons or stickers are arranged in
02:02a dining display, but in all three photos, Obama's image is clear, while McCain's image
02:06is either partially obstructed from view or blurry.
02:10Truly earth-shattering stuff.
02:11Also in 2008, Ray found herself engulfed by a controversial Dunkin' Donuts ad.
02:16Some suggested the chef was supporting terrorism because she was wearing a black-and-white
02:19scarf that looked like a traditional Arab headdress.
02:22The brand said no political symbolism was intended.
02:24Ray leading a double life as a terrorist?
02:26That seems far-fetched, but the commercial was pulled off air for good measure.
02:30As part of her Food Network show $40 a Day, Ray spent a lot of airtime visiting eateries.
02:35Having made a living in the food industry, you'd think she'd be eager to give back to
02:38struggling waiters and waitresses.
02:40Not so, according to some critics who've labeled her a notoriously cheap tipper, reportedly
02:44leaving waitstaff a paltry 10 percent gratuity.
02:47Interestingly enough, Ray starred in a Food Network program in 2014 called The Big Tip,
02:51serving up big tips, which scoured the country looking for waiters and waitresses that deserve
02:55a life-changing tip, which was hopefully more than her usual $2.84.
03:01This debacle is a case of mistaken identity, leading many to believe Ray was living a double
03:04life as rapper Jay-Z's mistress.
03:07For real.
03:08Beyoncé's Lemonade debuted in the spring of 2016, igniting a frenzied search for the
03:12person referenced in her Sorry track.
03:14In the last line of the song, Beyoncé mentions Becky with the good hair.
03:17Some Beyoncé fans, known collectively as the Beehive, linked Becky to fashion designer
03:21Rachel Roy.
03:22Roy may or may not have been the reason Beyoncé's sister, Solange Knowles, attacked Beyoncé's
03:26husband Jay-Z in an elevator in that notorious TMZ footage.
03:29The Hive mistook Roy's name for Ray's, leading them to swarm Ray's social media accounts
03:33with Lemonade and V emojis, insults, and even misguided boycotts of her products.
03:38Fortunately, Ray shrugged off the scandal with a laugh, telling U.S. Weekly,
03:41Rachel sent me flowers and I sent her a bottle, a big bottle of wine and a straw."
03:46Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis has built herself an empire based on her home
03:50cooking and wholesome appearance.
03:53But not everything in her life is as wholesome as it looks.
03:56We did a little digging and found out that she's as messed up as the rest of us.
04:00With all of the food that she cooks on her show, we've often wondered how Giada De Laurentiis
04:04stays so petite.
04:06The answer's simple — she never actually eats any of the food that she cooks.
04:10According to a Page Six article from 2014, an unnamed source revealed that Giada chews
04:15the food for the cameras, then spits it out into a dump bucket.
04:19A representative for De Laurentiis has denied this, but it could simply prove the old adage
04:24— never trust a skinny chef.
04:28"...mmm.
04:29It's the perfect light indulgence on a weeknight hors d'oeuvre.
04:32It's the perfect weeknight hors d'oeuvre."
04:34Soon after finalizing her divorce from fashion designer Todd Thompson in September 2015,
04:40De Laurentiis started stepping out with a new guy, TV producer Shane Farley.
04:44However, rumors and allegations surfaced that the two had actually started dating while
04:48Giada was still married to Thompson.
04:51Meanwhile, De Laurentiis has also been linked to other men in the past — guys like Matt
04:55Lauer, Bobby Flay, and John Mayer.
04:58She's denied rumors of all these affairs, especially the John Mayer one.
05:02Meanwhile, when De Laurentiis announced her relationship with Farley, her beau was actually
05:06still married.
05:08According to TMZ, she and her ex-husband never signed a prenuptial agreement, so Thompson
05:13gets half the money she earned from various book advances that are still in the works.
05:17Also, Thompson gets to keep their $3.2 million Pacific Palisades home, which contains $300,000
05:24in furnishings and art, and $9,000 a month in child support, along with numerous other
05:30financial windfalls.
05:31Fortunately for her, she kept her brand, GDL Foods Inc., and doesn't have to pay spousal
05:37support.
05:38That settlement still might've been a bit hard for her to swallow.
05:41Maybe she had the dump bucket handy?
05:43In November 2015, De Laurentiis opened up to Dr. Oz's magazine, The Good Life, saying,
05:49quote,
05:50"...it was a very difficult time.
05:51I don't have the answers, I'm figuring them out as I go.
05:54I'm also afraid, like many other women who go through this, and men too, for that matter."
05:59Regardless of just how her split with Todd Thompson went down, that's definitely one
06:04sentiment that everyone can agree with.
06:06Dr. Mehmet Oz made his first appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004, launching
06:12him into a career that's included both fame and infamy.
06:15His partnership with Winfrey led him to launch The Dr. Oz Show on Oprah's network in 2009,
06:21and now he's a household name, as well as a guy who seems to be constantly trying to
06:25sell you untested miracle drugs.
06:27Let's break down the double life of Dr. Oz.
06:30You may think magic is make-believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they've
06:35found a magic weight loss cure for every body type.
06:39It's green coffee beans.
06:41Unfortunately, there are no magic pills, or beans, that will solve all of life's problems,
06:46but Dr. Oz didn't get the memo.
06:48Among the things that he's literally called magic weight loss solutions are green coffee
06:52extract, raspberry ketone, and Garcinia cambogia.
06:56For the record, there's no science to back up any of the claims he's made, and in fact,
07:00studies have even indicated otherwise.
07:03A 1998 study showed that Garcinia cambogia didn't notably help participants lose weight.
07:08A similar 2013 study proved the same for green coffee.
07:12In fact, the Federal Trade Commission sued the company that makes green coffee extract
07:16in 2014.
07:17Sorry, folks, good old-fashioned diet and exercise continue to be the only way to lose
07:22weight naturally.
07:24After being accused of misleading his audience about weight loss products, Dr. Oz was summoned
07:29to face a Senate subcommittee in 2014, where he promptly began to backtrack on his claims.
07:35While he never referred to his comments as outright lies, he did concede that his language
07:40was a little strong, using words such as miracle and magic when referring to pills that have
07:44no proven effects.
07:46He finally told the Senate,
07:48"...I'm in a situation where I'm second-guessing every word I use on the show right now.
07:53So I'm very respectful, I've heard the message, I've told my colleagues at the FTC, I get
07:57it."
07:58Maybe he should just stick to discussing real issues, like the Great Shiny Legs debate of
08:032016.
08:05The British Medical Journal performed a study in 2014 examining claims made on Dr. Oz's
08:10show and found that many of those claims on The Dr. Oz Show were not supported by evidence
08:15or were in direct contradiction to scientific studies.
08:19Doctors were only able to find legitimate evidence to support around 46 percent of the
08:23recommendations on the show, 15 percent of Dr. Oz's claims were found to be in direct
08:27contradiction to scientific evidence, and no evidence was found for the remaining 39
08:32percent.
08:33At this point, we're not even sure if we'd trust his bathroom cleaning hacks.
08:37In addition to the allegations regarding numerous weight loss products Dr. Oz has promoted,
08:41he's also been accused of peddling eternal youth.
08:45According to The Huffington Post, Dr. Oz touted red palm oil as the miracle oil for longevity,
08:50saying,
08:51"...there's a secret inside the flesh of this fruit, extending the warranty of nearly every
08:55organ in your body.
08:56This mega-oil may very well be the most miraculous find of 2013."
09:01He also claimed it could prevent dementia and Alzheimer's, despite there being no research
09:05to support that claim.
09:07A 2004 study even shows that an increased intake of saturated fats, like red palm oil,
09:12could potentially lead to cognitive decline.
09:15Not only are Dr. Oz's miracle cures possibly doing nothing, but they might actually be
09:20hurting people.
09:22When Dr. Oz tells his millions of viewers to buy a product, they listen.
09:26Science-based medicine calls this phenomenon the Dr. Oz Effect, noting that when he promoted
09:31green coffee bean extract on his show, along with naturopath Lindsay Duncan, they directed
09:36consumers to websites owned by Duncan.
09:39Duncan reportedly sold $50 million worth of the supplement following the segment on
09:43The Dr. Oz Show, and then he was charged by the FTC, forcing him to refund $9 million
09:50to customers.
09:51In 2015, Dr. Oz used his show to address a petition that questioned his professional
09:57qualifications.
09:58You may have seen the headlines attacking me this past week after a brazen letter from
10:0210 mysterious doctors called for my removal from Columbia University Medical School, where
10:07I have proudly been on the faculty for almost 20 years.
10:10The statement indicated that Dr. Oz actively endangers the public, and read, in part,
10:16"...Dr. Oz has repeatedly shown disdain for science and for evidence-based medicine."
10:20Columbia refused the request, saying it wouldn't remove Dr. Oz as vice chairman because the
10:25school is, quote,
10:27"...committed to the principle of academic freedom and to upholding faculty members'
10:31freedom of expression for statements they make in public discussion."
10:35Which is a polite way of saying, we don't care.
10:37Dr. Oz has responded to those who scrutinize the accuracy of this advice by saying that
10:42The Dr. Oz Show is not a medical show and defended the title, which, let's not forget,
10:47has the word doctor on it, by giving a convoluted justification about the logo, saying,
10:53"...we very purposely, on the logo, have Oz in the middle and the doctor is actually up
10:58in the little bar for a reason.
10:59I want folks to realize that I'm a doctor and I'm coming into their lives to be supportive
11:04of them.
11:05But it's not a medical show."
11:06While this should be obvious, considering he interviews people dressed as green beans.
11:11Still, we'd expect him to use the word doctor a little more responsibly than, say, Dr. Dre
11:16or Doc McStuffins or Dr. Pepper.
11:19Beyoncé is an enigma.
11:21She's an international songstress who belts out Leave-Em Girl anthems as her alter ego
11:26Sasha Fierce.
11:27And then there's her private life, which has been shrouded in controversy, including husband
11:31Jay-Z's infidelity and allegations that she hasn't always been truthful about her songwriting
11:36process.
11:37While she appears to address some scandals head-on, the lemonade artist remains mom on
11:40the hottest topics.
11:42Let's dig into the double life of Beyoncé.
11:45Many fans are drawn to Beyoncé because of her female-empowered hits, with lyrics that
11:49vibe on how she can do with or without a man in her life.
11:53This self-proclaimed Black Bill Gates in the making settles for nothing, and she doesn't
11:57stop there.
11:58In 2017, the singer released a video in celebration of International Day of the Girl, featuring
12:03girls from all corners of the globe singing her song, Freedom.
12:07But while she skillfully uses her platform to build women up in all aspects of their
12:11lives, fans were asking questions when it came to her hubby, Jay.
12:15Infidelity allegations have plagued Beyoncé's marriage, and she appeared to address them
12:19in 2016's Lemonade.
12:21In her scathing track, Sorry, she not only blasts her husband's alleged mistress, aka
12:26Becky, with the good hair, but also seems to peace out on the relationship.
12:30Then, when Jay-Z released 444 in 2017, rumors about his infidelity were all but confirmed.
12:37He told The New York Times his issues are rooted in his inability to connect to women
12:41emotionally, admitting,
12:42"...the hardest thing is seeing pain on someone's face that you cause and then have to deal
12:46with yourself."
12:47Despite Jay-Z's admissions and Beyoncé's fiercely independent brand, it looks like
12:51this power couple is in it to win it.
12:54Beyoncé is the queen of keeping her private life private.
12:58Vogue journalist Jason Gay once wrote,
13:00"...an audience with Beyoncé can be as challenging to schedule as a tennis match with the Pope."
13:05As early as 2005, Queen Bey was outlining her reclusive approach to superstardom, telling
13:10Oprah,
13:11"...it's really hard to have privacy.
13:13Sometimes it gets a little overwhelming.
13:17But I now have learned to take time for myself."
13:20But exactly where does she draw the line?
13:23Despite craving privacy, Beyoncé joined Instagram in 2012, posting never-before-seen photos of
13:28her glamorous lifestyle on and off the stage.
13:31And as far as her music, Politini Media CEO Danielle Moody-Mills called Lemonade,
13:36"...the most vulnerable, raw, and artistic album that Beyoncé has ever made."
13:41Though the project was considered highly biographical, Beyoncé was reluctant to detail her connection
13:46to its content.
13:47Tug-of-war of those missing pieces leaves some fans questioning her true intentions.
13:52Queen Bey is all about healthy living.
13:54"...it's all about balance, but absolutely, I make better choices."
13:59In 2011, she even lent a helping hand to former FLOTUS Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign
14:04with the song Get Me Bodied.
14:06Then in 2015, she took things a step further by partnering with her trainer, Marco Borges,
14:11for 22 Days Nutrition.
14:13The plant-based meal plan, along with strenuous workouts, was cited as the driving force behind
14:18the singer's svelte bod.
14:20Borges told E! News,
14:21"...she is all about health and wellness.
14:23She just wants to feel good."
14:24But was she really as healthy as she claimed?
14:27Beyoncé played songstress Deena Jones in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical
14:31Dreamgirls.
14:32And to prepare for her role, Beyoncé reportedly endured the infamous master cleanse.
14:36She told Oprah,
14:37"...I figured in the 60s, Twiggy was the hot model, and Diana Ross and Cher and all the
14:42legends were thinner than I am.
14:44So I decided I wanted to lose weight and make a physical transformation."
14:47The 14-day cleanse, also known as the lemonade diet, consists of chugging maple syrup, fresh-squeezed
14:53lemon juice, and cayenne pepper to rid the body of toxins.
14:56However, according to Health.com, the rapid weight loss from consuming less than 1,200
15:00calories a day can lead to a slow metabolism and even cardiac stress.
15:05Not exactly healthy.
15:07When she wasn't spilling the tea about her marriage, Beyoncé's lemonade was celebrating
15:11the beauty, pride, and achievements of Black women.
15:14And prior to that project's release, Bey delivered a powerful performance steeped in Black Power
15:18references at the 2016 Super Bowl, sparking conversation about race relations in America
15:23and spotlighting Black Lives Matter.
15:26In the early 2000s, Latin sound was hot in the States, and nearly everyone was experimenting
15:31with Spanish-language music, including Beyoncé.
15:33After the 2006 release of her super-successful hit, Irreplaceable, she released a Spanish
15:38version of the track, then teamed up with Shakira for Beautiful Liar and its Spanish
15:42counterpart.
15:43But some of the singer's love for the language went further than admiration.
15:46She confirmed as much in 2008, telling Latina magazine,
15:49"...I'm just jealous that I wasn't born Latina.
15:52I wish I had been because the culture is so beautiful.
15:54I'm very grateful Latinos are embracing me."
15:57Beyoncé told Vanity Fair that Crazy in Love, featuring Jay-Z, was really hard to write.
16:02I had written, what, seven, eight number-one songs with Destiny's Child in a row?
16:07But I guess if you haven't written a number-one song in three months, you have to prove yourself
16:10again.
16:11But did Beyoncé exaggerate the role she played in writing that track?
16:15And more?
16:16Beyoncé's honesty regarding her songwriting process was called into question when MTV
16:20News revealed Crazy in Love was actually the brainchild of producer Rich Harrison.
16:24Harrison said he had the track ready to go, and was just waiting for the right artist
16:28to bring it to life.
16:29When he linked up with Beyoncé, she supposedly loved the sample and told him,
16:33"...Now, write the song.
16:34I'll be back in two hours."
16:36But Beyoncé's controversial crediting stretches beyond just her songwriting.
16:40She's been accused of modeling her maternity photos off rapper M.I.A.'s P.O.W.A. video,
16:45copying Fuerza Bruta choreography, and ripping off Swiss artist Pippo Lodi Rist in her Hold
16:50Up video.
16:51In 2017, Business Insider reported that Bey was being sued for $20 million by the estate
16:57of a late internet star who sampled information.
17:00Is it simply an accident?
17:01After all, imitation is a form of flattery.
17:04Either way, it certainly adds to the complexity of her mysteriously magical life.
17:10Almost everyone knows who Tom Cruise is.
17:13Well, part of him.
17:14The Oscar-nominated actor has been a bona fide movie star for decades, but behind the
17:18curtain is a man whose personal woes seem to stand in direct contrast to his squeaky-clean
17:24superstardom.
17:25Here's the rundown on the complicated double life led by one of Hollywood's longest-lasting
17:30A-listers.
17:31Ever since his earliest days as a Hollywood heartthrob-turned-action star, Cruise has
17:36developed a reputation for being completely willing to go there with dangerous stunt work
17:41and usually arrives as the capable hero of his movies.
17:44Even when he does pick up a villainous role, he's usually still likable on some level.
17:49For his Mission Impossible series, he's done a ton of death-and-gravity-defying hands-on
17:54work as the unconquerable Ethan Hunt, including holding onto the side of an airplane during
17:59takeoff.
18:00The recognition stunt coordinator once quipped that his
18:02"...stuntman has the least work of any stuntman in the world."
18:06In other words, he's represented as a tough, hard-working, good guy by Hollywood standards.
18:11However, as solid as his star status has remained, Cruise's personal affairs have been the subject
18:16of many raised eyebrows.
18:18His three divorces — from Mimi Rogers in 1990, Nicole Kidman in 2001, and Katie Holmes
18:24in 2012 — have prompted no shortage of speculation.
18:28With Kidman, for example, rumors abounded that the reason they never had biological
18:32kids and instead adopted two children together was that Cruise was secretly gay.
18:37Kidman later revealed to Vanity Fair that they once suffered a traumatic miscarriage,
18:41however, and Cruise has consistently denied rumors about his sexuality.
18:46What he hasn't been able to dispel, though, are the stories about his controlling behaviors
18:50in his relationships.
18:51Holmes, for example, shocked fans of their seemingly whirlwind romance by suddenly removing
18:56herself and their daughter Suri Cruise from his home and life, after reportedly feeling
19:01trapped within it.
19:02One source compared the level of control and confinement to the 1968 classic horror film
19:07Rosemary's Baby, saying,
19:09"...every move she made and everything she did was controlled."
19:13That's hardly the same gleeful image the powers that be have painted of the actor over the
19:18years.
19:19Cruise ranks among the most famous and fiercely devoted members of L. Ron Hubbard's much-scrutinized
19:24religious sect, and he has done a number of very strange things in the name of Scientology
19:29over the years.
19:30Among the most troubling?
19:31He reportedly allowed the church to secretly tap ex-wife Nicole Kidman's phone because
19:36her father was a psychologist, which was viewed as an enemy of the institution.
19:40The organization allegedly even aided him in turning their adoptive children against
19:45her by labeling her a suppressive person.
19:48"...I'm just living my life.
19:50And I'm doing the best that I can and doing it in a way that I feel is right."
19:55The dissolution of his marriage to Holmes, too, seems largely attributable to his codependency
20:00with the church.
20:01Reportedly, certain members moved into their home, and Holmes feared they'd convince Suri
20:05to cut off contact with her if and when she left the church.
20:09Cruise's ties to the religious organization have also been implicated in his divorce from
20:13first wife Rogers.
20:15Cruise's relationship with Scientology leader David Miscavige, however, has remained unfettered
20:20all the while.
20:21In her tell-all book, actress Leah Remini revealed that the two share a bromance that
20:25includes their own special language, and Miscavige is rumored to be heavily involved in Cruise's
20:31personal affairs.
20:32"...People who knew Tom before he was fully brainwashed say that he was a sweet and loving
20:38person, and he's turned into something else."
20:42At his birthday party in 2008, which was thrown by Miscavige, of course, Cruise was shown
20:47enthusiastically cutting a rug and dancing without abandon.
20:51And in Tropic Thunder released that same year, Cruise was willing to don a prosthetic suit
20:55that multiplied his size to create Les Grossman, a Hollywood studio exec persona that took
21:00a hilarious poke at the movie business.
21:03"...Let's go, let's go."
21:06"...I've been a whole time a rock n' roll."
21:08In reality, though, Cruise is reportedly an exceedingly serious person.
21:13Not only does he allegedly tape his own interviews, but he also has a very aggressive romantic
21:18courtship process.
21:19Modern Family star Sofia Vergara once reportedly experienced a blizzard of phone calls, text
21:24messages, and emails, and an invitation to go on a vacation with him on a trip to Scientology
21:30Center in Clearwater, Florida, just a day after meeting Cruise.
21:34She allegedly even had to go into hiding to avoid him.
21:37It's not the first time Cruise's oddball courtship rituals have been called into question, either.
21:42A Norwegian actress named Annette Irene Johansson once reported being screen-tested in an actual
21:47audition for the real-life role of Cruise's girlfriend.
21:51In War of the Worlds, Cruise played a sort of super-dad who'd go to the ends of the Earth
21:55to keep his children safe and sound.
21:57"...I always wanted to be a father.
21:59You know, remember when you first held your child, it was like, wow, tremendous sense
22:03of responsibility."
22:04According to reports, though, in real life he hasn't seen his daughter Suri in years,
22:08reportedly due to his unfailing commitment to the Church of Scientology.
22:12In June 2016, a source told InTouch that Tom hadn't seen his only biological child in over
22:181,000 days at that point, saying,
22:20"...they used to Skype and text, but that trailed off drastically.
22:24Tom eats, breathes, and sleeps Scientology.
22:27He's disconnected from Katie and then de facto from Suri because of her connection to Katie.
22:32He hasn't seen her since she was seven."
22:34Cruise does, however, maintain a close relationship with his elder two children, Connor and Bella,
22:39both of whom are members of Scientology.
22:41But as part of the aforementioned disconnection policy, they are said to have rejected Kidman
22:46since the divorce.
22:48On screen, Tom Cruise is usually the kind of guy whose jets are way too cool to engage
22:53in major celebs' bets.
22:54But the truth is, he's been a party to his fair share.
22:57His very public objection to Brooke Shields' use of antidepressants for her postpartum
23:02disorder, for instance, made waves because he called her use of anything but vitamins
23:06and exercise to cure their various emotional ills irresponsible.
23:10"...You gotta understand, I really care about Brooke Shields."
23:15The two later resolved their differences in a face-to-face discussion.
23:18"...but then he came over to my house without, you know, cameras and without anything and
23:22he apologized."
23:24But his controversial words continued on-air in a sit-down interview with Matt Lauer in
23:30when the subject of Scientology's rejection of psychiatry came up.
23:33"...before I was a Scientologist, I never agreed with psychiatry, and then when I started
23:37studying the history of psychiatry, I started realizing more and more why I didn't agree
23:40with psychiatry."
23:42He went on to call Lauer a glib and claimed there is no such thing as a chemical imbalance
23:47to justify the use of prescription meds.
23:49He later apologized for being arrogant, but the mask of Cruise being a mainstream guy
23:54was fully and forever lifted.
23:58Bobby Flay has cooked up quite a reputation as a celebrity chef, but behind the scenes
24:03his personal life has been turning stomachs.
24:05Turn up the heat, we're digging into the double life of Bobby Flay.
24:10Chef Masaharu Morimoto was not stoked about Bobby Flay's behavior when they competed against
24:15one another on Iron Chef Japan.
24:17Apparently, Flay committed quite the cultural snafu by jumping on a cutting board after
24:21the timer ran out.
24:22He wasn't declared the winner, but he certainly acted like that was the case.
24:26According to The Wire, Morimoto was highly offended by the manner in which his fellow
24:29celeb chef treated the tools of their trade, saying,
24:32"'He's no chef.
24:34He stood on the cutting board.
24:35In Japan, the cutting board is sacred.'"
24:37While we can understand Flay's exuberance in the heat of the moment, his actions still
24:41seem boneheaded and disrespectful.
24:43A chef of Flay's caliber should know the codes of the kitchen.
24:47Though a simple fist pump would have sufficed, Flay allowed his life as a celebrity to overshadow
24:51his life as a chef.
24:54The throwdown with Bobby Flay was supposedly a head-to-head competition between Flay and
24:58another chef, where they each made a variation on the challenger chef's signature dish.
25:03As the show was presented, each challenge portrayed Flay taking a crack at making a
25:07dish with which he was generally unfamiliar.
25:09But according to competitor Ben Sargent, he was the patsy in what became the pilot episode
25:16for the then-brand new show in 2006 after allegedly being duped by Flay and the Food
25:21Network into thinking he was getting his own show.
25:24In an interview with Slash Food, Sargent said he was under the impression that he was,
25:28"...taping his own half-hour Food Network TV show, all about him and chowder his specialty."
25:34That is, until Flay challenged him to a chowder cook-off.
25:37Sargent quickly realized what was happening, especially when Flay's army of help showed
25:41up.
25:42Sargent remembered,
25:43"...he's got all his sous-chefs, two women working under him in their black chef's coats
25:46with the Little Food Network logo on them.
25:49They look so intimidating.
25:50His stocks were prepared in containers.
25:52He comes with a hundred brand-new glistening Japanese prep knives.
25:55He had his automatic chowder mixer.
25:57I'm sitting there mixing raw potatoes dealing with our lack of high flame.
26:01It wasn't fair."
26:02But Flay's alleged cheating wasn't limited to the kitchen.
26:06Flay split with his third wife, actress Stephanie March, of Law & Order SVU in 2015, and it
26:11was widely reported that Flay spent three years in an affair with Elyse Turrell, an
26:16inspiring singer and actress.
26:18Turrell had worked her way up from her role as a hostess at Flay's Bar Americain in New
26:22York City to that of his assistant, according to Page Six.
26:26As cheating rumors swirled, the chef issued a statement to Us Weekly that read,
26:30"...this specific allegation was in a letter sent from one attorney in this case to another.
26:35It was written and then leaked specifically to try to insert this story into the press.
26:39All of this is being done in order to renegotiate a pronunciable agreement that was agreed to
26:44over a decade ago."
26:45It wasn't exactly a denial of infidelity on Flay's part.
26:48It sounded more like an ugly chess move to lay blame on his ex's door.
26:53Flay's marriage to Stephanie March ended in 2015, but according to a report by TMZ, it
26:58had been breaking down long before.
27:00This was evidenced in 2014, when Flay reportedly opted out of visiting March in the hospital
27:05until the day after her emergency surgery for a burst appendix.
27:09And once he did show up, he supposedly left her early because he was, quote, "...busy
27:13with work."
27:14To make matters worse, Flay also reportedly skipped out on their 10-year wedding anniversary
27:18to attend a wine festival in Florida with a group of his assistants.
27:22But don't worry, March is doing just fine these days.
27:24She discussed her emergency appendectomy and revealed that she's had surgery for endometriosis,
27:29telling Physique 57,
27:30"...I needed to give my body time to heal and be quiet.
27:34When I was ready to tackle regular exercise again, I wanted to incorporate more toning,
27:38stretching and core fitness into my routine."
27:41"...When you want to fix something in your life, look to your heart."
27:46With an estimated net worth of $60 million, you'd think Flay wouldn't be cheap or possibly
27:50vindictive when dealing with his ex-wife.
27:52But according to a 2015 report by TMZ, Flay canceled March's credit cards during their
27:57messy divorce, in a move her lawyer called, quote, "...bullying through economic warfare."
28:02March claimed she was using the cards only for household expenses, but Flay abided by
28:06their prenup and sent March a check for $5,000 instead.
28:10March's lawyer returned the check along with some blistering words for the famous chef
28:14in a letter to his attorney, writing,
28:16"...we regard the support provisions of the pre-marital agreement as unenforceable, not
28:20to mention morally reprehensible."
28:22Her lawyer also accused Flay of using this economic tactic in order to force March into
28:27issuing a joint statement to lead people to believe their divorce was amicable.
28:32When Mad Men actress January Jones was in a small car accident in 2010, she called Bobby
28:37Flay for assistance.
28:38By all accounts, suggesting that the two were, in the least, very close.
28:42"...this is a misunderstanding, I don't know this man."
28:45But according to Flay, he met Jones for the first time that very evening.
28:49She asked him for his number because she wanted his input on an interior designer to redo
28:53her kitchen.
28:54He then claimed he had no clue why Jones phoned him to bail her out of her vehicular jam.
28:59Regardless, he was a gentleman and came to her aid.
29:01But was it just an innocuous celeb exchange?
29:04Not so fast.
29:05Flay's then-wife Stephanie claimed Flay and Jones were lovers, according to the Daily
29:09Beast.
29:10And there's more food for thought.
29:11Jones gave birth to a son, Xander, in 2011.
29:14For years, it was rumored that her former Flame actor Jason Sudeikis was the baby daddy,
29:19but Jones never confirmed the identity of Xander's father.
29:22Could Flay have put a bun in that oven?
29:24You know what that's saying?
29:26Eat me."
29:28Getting awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame should be a day to remember.
29:32"...To be the first chef to get a star is really, truly an amazing milestone."
29:36But unfortunately for Flay, that day was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
29:41During the 2015 ceremony, a plane flew overhead with a banner that read, quote, Cheetah, according
29:46to Us Weekly.
29:47Talk about a PR disaster.
29:49This embarrassing incident occurred in the midst of Flay's public divorce with March.
29:53Naturally, people speculated that his estranged wife might have been the culprit.
29:57But her attorney shot it down, stating,
29:59"...Stephanie is absolutely not behind this."
30:02But a mere two months before Flay's ceremony, March's friend, a fellow actor Maya Madison,
30:07spoke out about March learning about Flay's reported affair, telling Page Six,
30:11"...She came to my house and was sobbing uncontrollably.
30:13She said, I can't believe the last 10 years of my life have been a lie."
30:18Flay's divorce from March was anything but amicable.
30:20Much of the courtroom fighting had to do with the couple's prenup, which Flay reportedly
30:24felt was fair and March allegedly did not.
30:27This led to a number of messy headlines in the tabloids, including fights over what really
30:31led March to get plastic surgery and even the couple's horse.
30:35The divorce was finally settled in July 2015, but not without one last headline.
30:40According to Page Six, as part of the settlement, March was forced to vacate the couple's Manhattan
30:45home, where she had been taking care of her sick mother.
30:48An insider alleged,
30:49"...She has been staying there with her mother, who has been in poor health.
30:53It has been a very difficult time for her.
30:55It is unclear what her future living arrangement will be as she continues to care for her mother."
30:59In happier news, March has since found love again by way of tech investor Dan Benton,
31:04whom she married in 2017.
31:07Flay's brash behavior is the key ingredient to his notoriety.
31:10There's no shortage of press material about negative fan experiences, and how he appears
31:15to act similarly towards colleagues.
31:16"...Mommy can kick your ass anytime."
31:19Canadian chef Chuck Hughes competed with Flay on Iron Chef America.
31:23But before the showdown, Hughes presented his opponent with an official Montreal Canadiens
31:27hockey jersey, and in response to the gesture, Hughes told the CBC that Flay said,
31:31"...Thank you so much, but it's not going to help."
31:34Hughes went on to defeat Flay with a plate of lobster poutine, so we assume Flay's smack
31:38talk didn't rattle the chef at all.
31:42According to Law 360, in 2009, workers from Bobby Flay's bar Americain, Mesa Grill & Bolo
31:48filed a lawsuit against him that alleged they had been cheated out of wages and tips
31:53and sought to recover minimum wages, overtime compensation, and allegedly misappropriated
31:58gratuities.
31:59The workers' suit claimed they were not paid minimum wage or overtime, and that they had
32:03to buy and launder their own uniforms without reimbursement.
32:06On top of that, the disgruntled staff also alleged that tips were not being properly
32:10distributed, with even management sometimes getting a cut.
32:14Flay eventually agreed to pay a $800,000 settlement, although, according to DNA Info, Flay denied
32:20any wrongdoing, but in court documents said he would rather settle with the workers than
32:24go to trial.
32:26During a 2018 appearance on the podcast Beyond the Plate, Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis
32:31recalled a story that caused her not to speak to Flay for months.
32:35They once teamed up on an episode of Iron Chef and faced off against Rachel Ray and
32:38Mario Batali.
32:40Flay lost, and while De Laurentiis was devastated, Flay didn't appear too bothered at all.
32:44Giada said,
32:45"...we lost and he thought it was funny.
32:47He didn't think it was any big deal that we lost.
32:49I did not talk to him for eight months.
32:51Eight months.
32:52Nothing."
32:53Explaining that it wasn't the loss as much as how Flay reacted to it that bugged her.
32:57She added,
32:58"...it didn't seem to phase him that we lost.
33:00He didn't say, hey, I'm sorry we lost or, hey, we'll do it again, nothing.
33:04He just walked away.
33:05And I thought, you're a jerk and I never want to be around you again."
33:09Of course, the feud eventually ended, the pair went on to co-host Food Network's Star
33:13Together, and now they maintain a good friendship.
33:16As Giada put it,
33:17"...I think that Bobby is one of those people that if you are his friend, he has your back
33:20forever and he will stand up for you."
33:23Flay shocked fans and producers alike when he pulled off his apron during a live 2017
33:28taping of Iron Chef Showdown to show off his shirt, which read,
33:31"...this is my last Iron Chef battle ever."
33:33According to sources for Vanity Fair, producers scrambled once the director called cut and
33:37confronted Flay, telling him they wouldn't be able to edit that moment out of the show.
33:41To that, he allegedly responded, quote,
33:43"...I know.
33:44That's the point."
33:45The insiders went on to claim that the stunt caused tension between Flay and Food Network,
33:49causing speculation on his future with the channel.
33:51However, all that ended when Flay issued a statement that October to People magazine,
33:56claiming the move was merely an ill-conceived joke.
33:59He said,
34:00"...this past summer when I was in production on Iron Chef Showdown, I wore a t-shirt to
34:03have a little fun during my last battle this season."
34:06In hindsight, it was probably not the best decision because it's just creating confusion.
34:10He went on to call Food Network his, quote,
34:12"...family for over 20 years," and expressed his excitement to get back to Kitchen Stadium
34:17whenever his schedule allowed.
34:18But just four months later, Flay officially quit the show, citing the grueling schedule
34:23and stating via People magazine,
34:24"...At some point I was like, I've been doing this for a long time, and I want to go out
34:29on a high note."
34:30"...I'm probably not done yet, but I'm gonna look for the next spark."
34:35Actress Heather Locklear is best known for her long-running stints in Dynasty and Melrose
34:40Place, but with the exception of a Golden Globe nomination for her work on the ABC sitcom
34:44Spin City in 2002, the next chapter was not as kind to the actress.
34:48She managed to keep up appearances by landing a few guest-starring roles, but off-camera,
34:53Locklear was living a very different life, one that was a far cry from the glittering
34:57A-list status she'd previously enjoyed.
35:00Locklear married Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in 1986, and their unlikely union came
35:04as a shock to many.
35:06Jeff Giles wrote for Ultimate Classic Rock,
35:08"...Lee, like his Mötley Crüe bandmates, was rightly perceived as a reckless hedonist."
35:13Locklear, meanwhile, had a virginal reputation.
35:16The heavy metal band was even accused of devil worship during the satanic panic of the mid-80s,
35:20though Locklear brushed that off, telling People,
35:23"...Tommy doesn't worship the devil.
35:25He worships me."
35:26The romance didn't last, and the two divorced in 94.
35:29But Locklear wasn't done with rock stars just yet.
35:32Before the year was out, she was married to Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora.
35:36Eleven years later, the actress abruptly filed for divorce.
35:39According to People, she discovered some provocative pictures in an email sent to her husband by
35:43her friend, actress Denise Richards.
35:46Locklear never confirmed the rumors, and Sambora went on to date Richards on and off for several
35:51years.
35:52In March of 2008, a 911 operator answered a call from Locklear's concerned doctor.
35:58According to the Huffington Post, the doctor had prescribed antidepressants to Locklear,
36:01and had become concerned that she might overdose on them.
36:04He told emergency dispatchers,
36:05"...I have a patient.
36:06I have a feeling she's suicidal, and I would want someone to go there."
36:10Officers obliged and went to Locklear's home, but when they arrived, the actress claims
36:14the whole thing was a misunderstanding.
36:16A source told People,
36:17"...She was talking to a friend.
36:18She was bummed about something and the person overreacted.
36:21Heather's doing great.
36:22She seems really happy."
36:24But despite claims from Locklear's nearest and dearest that she was doing fine, in June
36:282008, she quietly checked herself into a rehab facility in Arizona, reportedly to
36:33overcome anxiety and depression.
36:36Locklear's rep said in a press release,
36:37"...she requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication and entered into a medical
36:41facility for proper diagnosis and treatment.
36:43This is a confidential medical matter, and no further statement will be released."
36:48Locklear reportedly spent four weeks undergoing treatment, which included spa sessions and
36:52horse riding, and it apparently did the actress a world of good.
36:55A friend told People,
36:56"...Heather's feeling really great, and she looks beautiful, just radiant.
37:00She told a really funny story and she laughed from her core, and that's when I knew she
37:03was going to be fine.
37:04I think that's the best part of all.
37:06It's so nice to hear her laugh."
37:08Those close to her made it seem as though it was back to business as usual for the actress,
37:12and the story simply went away.
37:14But in the months that followed, the cracks in Locklear's radiant armor began to show
37:17again.
37:18According to People, in 2008, Locklear was arrested and charged with driving under the
37:23influence, after someone called 911 after witnessing her driving erratically.
37:27In the end, Locklear pleaded no contest to reckless driving, and in exchange, the DUI
37:32vanished.
37:33The official line was that Locklear hadn't been drinking that day, but had actually been
37:36unknowingly impaired by the meds she was taking.
37:39Santa Barbara Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter told the New York Daily News,
37:43"...she had prescription medication in her system that could have impaired her ability
37:46to safely drive a motor vehicle."
37:48The plea deal that Locklear's attorney thrashed out with prosecutors required her to take
37:52part in three years of informal probation, as well as a 12-hour DMV road and safety class.
37:57She was also slapped with a $700 fine, but emerged from the situation with her reputation
38:02only slightly tattered.
38:04Following her failed marriages to rock stars, Locklear decided to try dating an actor, and
38:08coupled up with Melrose Place co-star Jack Wagner, her one-time on-screen husband, on
38:13the show.
38:14These two seemed like the perfect match when they first began stepping out in public together
38:18in 2007, and by August 2011, they announced that they were going to marry in real life.
38:23But just a few months later, Locklear's rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the
38:27wedding was off, and according to Star magazine, things got a little crazy between the ex-lovers
38:32when Wagner showed up at Locklear's house to return some of her belongings.
38:35An argument ensued, and the two allegedly got into a physical altercation.
38:39A source close to the couple revealed,
38:41"...a huge argument erupted as they insulted each other's families.
38:45As Heather went to her car, Jack lunged at her, trying to grab or push her.
38:49Her reaction was to swing.
38:51She caught Jack with a right hook across his face, knocking him to the ground."
38:54Initially, it looked as though Locklear and Wagner would be heading to court on battery
38:58charges, but no charges were pressed on either side, and both parties moved on.
39:03Paramedics were once again called to Locklear's home in January of 2012.
39:07According to TMZ, her sister made a panicked 911 call after discovering Locklear had ingested
39:12a dangerous mixture of prescription drugs and alcohol.
39:15A spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department told People,
39:18"...emergency response personnel responded to a medical emergency call at Ms. Locklear's
39:22residence.
39:23Once they arrived, it was determined that Ms. Locklear needed to be transported to the
39:27hospital for further medical attention."
39:29Speculation was rife that the actress had made an attempt on her own life, but the actress
39:33and her family claimed it was an accidental overdose.
39:36A hospital spokesperson told the New York Daily News,
39:39Her parents want everyone to know that it was not a suicide attempt.
39:42She's not in any danger, and she's just fine.
39:44She's resting comfortably.
39:45And when she's not resting, she's talkative and alert and in good condition.
39:50In January 2017, Locklear released a statement claiming that she was feeling great in response
39:55to a rumor that she'd re-entered rehab.
39:57The actress said she was ready to go full steam ahead, in 2017, but in September of
40:02that year, she ran her Porsche off the road.
40:05Emergency dispatch audio revealed that Locklear pulled herself free of the crash before a
40:09rescue crew, or paparazzi, arrived.
40:12Most outlets reported that Locklear had simply veered into a ditch, but a 911 call obtained
40:17by TMZ told a different story.
40:19The caller can be heard telling the dispatcher that the car had crashed into a creek and
40:23was 10 feet or more from the roadside.
40:25Is there anything else?
40:26Was there anyone in there?
40:27Yeah, there is a car.
40:28There is a person in the car.
40:31Locklear was hospitalized, indicating that the accident was actually worse than she let
40:35on.
40:36Entertainment Tonight later reported that she had broken her collarbone.
40:39Interestingly, as soon as the authorities became aware of her identity, it seems they
40:43may have wrapped things up as swiftly as possible.
40:45A deputy told the radio dispatcher on the call,
40:48"'It's a celebrity.
40:49She's huge.'"
40:50And the dispatcher responded,
40:51"'I'll let the sheriff's office know and they'll probably get out there a little quicker.'"
40:55Locklear once again escaped charges.
40:57Law enforcement officials concluded neither drugs nor alcohol were to blame for the accident.
41:03In February 2018, Locklear was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence and
41:07battery on a sheriff's deputy, after her brother reportedly showed up at her house and found
41:11her fighting with boyfriend Chris Heiser.
41:14According to TMZ, Locklear's brother reportedly called 911 when the violence started getting
41:18out of hand, but when law enforcement turned up, the actress reportedly became irate.
41:23A source told Entertainment Tonight,
41:25She was furious.
41:26Her brother got the police involved and she was in no state to be able to have a normal
41:30thinking conversation.
41:31She was out of control.
41:33She was screaming at the police and went on the attack.
41:35She physically fought the police, and they had to handcuff her to control her.
41:39This version of events was seemingly confirmed by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department,
41:43who told the Los Angeles Times that Locklear's behavior was,
41:46"...extremely hostile and uncooperative."
41:49And she, at one point, became combative with the deputies.
41:52An insider told Entertainment Tonight that Locklear has a habit of projecting an image
41:56of normalcy, though she may be battling personal problems behind the scenes.
42:00It's sad she lets things get this out of control before she gets help.
42:04In September 2017, Locklear posted lovey-dovey messages about Heiser to her Instagram, calling
42:09her high school sweetheart her first love and final love, and her favorite person on
42:13Earth.
42:14But Heiser found himself in handcuffs after being busted for DUI just hours after the
42:18alleged domestic violence incident.
42:20We certainly hope the Heather Locklear we love finds a way to merge her private and
42:24public personas into a strong and healthy identity.
42:29Amber Heard has carved out an impressive on-screen career, but you're likely to also know the
42:33actress from her personal life, which has often become tabloid fodder.
42:38Here are some things you may not know about Amber Heard's real life.
42:42Heard and her estranged husband, Johnny Depp, met in 2012 on the set of The Rum Diary and
42:47wed in 2015.
42:49By May 2016, Heard had filed for divorce and accused him of domestic abuse.
42:55Heard wrote in the declaration,
42:56"[During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive
43:01to me.
43:02I endured excessive emotional, verbal, and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included
43:06angry, hostile, humiliating, and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority
43:12or disagreed with him."
43:14Heard submitted a photo depicting her with a bruised face.
43:17She claimed the injury was caused by Depp striking her with his phone.
43:21She told the court,
43:22"[I live in fear that Johnny will return to our house unannounced to terrorize me, physically
43:27and emotionally."
43:28The police found no evidence of an assault when responding to a domestic dispute at the
43:32couple's home in May 2016, and Heard declined to file a criminal report.
43:38Depp's attorney told the court,
43:39"[Heard is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse.
43:45Johnny cannot protect himself or Amber from media scrutiny."
43:49While Heard accused Depp of domestic violence, she was actually arrested for alleged domestic
43:54violence against her former partner, photographer Tasia Von Ray, in September 2009.
44:00According to TMZ, Heard and Von Ray got into an argument at an airport, and Heard allegedly
44:05struck Von Ray.
44:06She was arrested and booked for misdemeanor domestic violence, but the prosecutor declined
44:11to move forward, supposedly because both women live in California.
44:15Years after the incident, Von Ray told People that it was, quote, over-sensationalized,
44:20and described the arresting officers as homophobic.
44:22But it turns out the arresting officer actually identifies as a gay woman, and wrote in a
44:27Facebook statement,
44:28"...I am so not homophobic.
44:30The arrest was made because an assault occurred, I witnessed it, and the parties were in a
44:34domestic partnership."
44:36Von Ray also released a statement when reports of the arrest resurfaced in 2016, saying,
44:41"...it's disheartening that Amber's integrity and story are being questioned yet again.
44:46Amber is a brilliant, honest, and beautiful woman, and I have the utmost respect for her.
44:51We shared five wonderful years together and remain close to this day."
44:56Heard's relationship with the media swings like a pendulum.
44:59In 2013, she told Refinery29 that making movies was the easy part, and added,
45:04"...the press is where you really work for your money."
45:06However, others suggest it's Heard who's working the press.
45:10According to CBS News, she filed for divorce from Depp just days after his mother died
45:14in May 2016, and she filed for a restraining order just days before his film, Alice Through
45:20the Looking Glass, debuted in theaters.
45:22A media feeding frenzy ensued, successfully overshadowing Depp's major life events.
45:27Depp's longtime friend, comedian Doug Stanhope, claimed Heard was attempting to blackmail
45:32Depp through the press, if he didn't concede to her divorce demands, by claiming she was
45:36abused.
45:37In an op-ed for The Wrap, Stanhope wrote,
45:40"...everything Johnny has told us that she'd be threatening had actually come to be.
45:44It blew up in the news, raced through the internet like a plague, and blew up on Twitter.
45:49People are swarming with torches on social media."
45:52In December 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post about what the media does
45:57to women who come forward about domestic or sexual violence, explaining that advisers
46:02told her she could be blacklisted or lose roles because she went public with her allegations.
46:07She wrote,
46:08"...I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force
46:12of our culture's wrath for women who speak out."
46:15"...even outside of this industry, we need to change the way we talk about women on a
46:22social level, on a political level."
46:24Although she didn't mention Depp by name in the piece, Heard was hit with a $50 million
46:29defamation lawsuit by the actor, who felt it was a, quote, "...clear implication of
46:33him."
46:34According to NBC News, the lawsuit claimed,
46:36"...the op-ed depended on the central premise that Ms. Heard was a domestic abuse victim
46:41and that Mr. Depp perpetuated domestic violence against her.
46:45The picture is categorically and demonstrably false.
46:49Amber hit, punched, and kicked me.
46:51She also repeatedly and frequently threw objects into my body and head."
46:55In response, Heard dubbed Depp the monster and claimed he had threatened her life.
47:00Recalling the times when Depp allegedly physically assaulted and attempted to suffocate her while
47:05under the influence of alcohol and drugs, Heard claimed,
47:08"...Johnny often would not remember his delusional and violent conduct after he came out of his
47:13drunk or medicated states.
47:15Because I love Johnny, I had believed his multiple promises that he could and would
47:19get better.
47:20I was wrong."
47:21We need to not wait for 15, 20 women to come forward before we stop asking, what's your
47:27motive?"
47:28While Depp has been widely viewed as the alleged aggressor, public perception on the situation
47:33began to shift when expletive-filled audio recordings from 2015 were obtained by the
47:38Daily Mail in February 2020, on which Heard appeared to admit to physically assaulting
47:44him.
47:45In the first recording, Heard can be heard on tape talking about an incident that occurred
47:49the night before, during which Depp claimed she punched him.
47:52She allegedly says,
47:53"'I'm sorry that I didn't hit you across the face in a proper slap, but I was hitting you.
47:58It was not punching you.
47:59Babe, you're not punched.'"
48:01The second audio recording features Heard appearing to almost taunt Depp, asking if
48:06anyone would believe that a 115-pound woman attacked him.
48:10She repeatedly said in a mocking tone,
48:12"'You're going to get up on the stand, Johnny, and say she started it?
48:16Really?'
48:17"'You're going to tell people that it was a fair fight, and see what the jury and judge
48:20thinks?
48:21Tell the world, Johnny.
48:22Tell them, Depp.
48:23I, Depp, a man, I'm a victim, too, of domestic violence.'"
48:26Heard's motion to dismiss Depp's defamation lawsuit was denied that March, according to
48:31Deadline.
48:33Johnny Depp's legal team strengthened its offensive when it called upon Amber Heard's
48:37former personal assistant, Kate James, to testify against her former boss.
48:41In a pre-taped video played in court in April 2022, James said she worked for the actor
48:47from 2012 through 2015, and claimed she was repeatedly abused.
48:53James recalled a number of instances in which Heard allegedly yelled at her in a blind rage,
48:57and claimed that she was hit with barrages of abusive text messages day and night.
49:02She claimed the messages were incoherent and that Heard just wanted someone to lash out
49:06at.
49:07James also testified that she never saw any bruising or signs of abuse on Heard, that
49:11the former couple's home always appeared in order, and that Heard never confided in her
49:16about any mistreatment.
49:18The most shocking revelation, however, came as James claimed that when she once asked
49:22for a raise, she said that Heard,
49:24"...leapt up out of her chair, put her face four inches from my face, telling me how dare
49:28I ask the salary I was asking for.
49:31She felt that gave her the right to spit in my face."
49:34The former assistant added that Heard's alleged habit of mistreatment extended to her own
49:38sister and mother, and James referred to Depp as a total Southern gentleman whom she never
49:43saw lose his temper.
49:46During the 2020 court proceedings linked to Johnny Depp's libel lawsuit against The Sun,
49:50where the magazine labeled him a wife-beater, the actor's legal team tried to prove Amber
49:54Heard had a history of physical abuse.
49:57"...Depp's legal team made very clear yesterday that the case is all about vindication of
50:03his reputation."
50:04Depp's lawyer, David Sherborne, told a London court he had a video that would prove Heard
50:09had a history of violence and attacking people.
50:11In said clip, the Aquaman star's younger sister, Whitney Enriquez, is shown having
50:16her face and arm examined by a woman who proclaims,
50:19"...I can't believe Amber beat your a—."
50:21However, when Enriquez took to the stand, she was adamant that the footage wasn't what
50:25it seemed, explaining that she had only had a verbal disagreement with her sister.
50:30Enriquez explained that the clip was filmed for a really bad reality show in the mid-2000s,
50:35and that the woman was simply trying to make a very, very boring conversation more interesting.
50:40Enriquez was also asked about a 2015 incident during which Heard admitted she hit Depp in
50:45order to protect her sister, whom she feared he would push down the stairs.
50:49Recalling the fight that allegedly occurred on the staircase in the building where they
50:52all lived, Enriquez seemingly corroborated the story, claiming that Depp was trying to
50:57push her aside to get to Heard.
50:59She claimed that,
51:00"...Amber suddenly lurched forward and hit him and said, don't hit my sister."
51:05After Johnny Depp filed his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard in 2019, she responded
51:11by filing her own court documents in which she detailed her ex's alleged physical and
51:15psychological abuse — abuse that she said resulted in her suffering from post-traumatic
51:20stress disorder.
51:22Heard's argument was that Depp's legal team set out to debunk her claims by hiring a clinical
51:26and forensic psychologist named Dr. Shannon Curry to evaluate Heard.
51:31Dr. Curry spent about 12 hours with Heard in person and also analyzed various court
51:36documents, videos, and evidence.
51:38Delivering her verdict in court in April 2022, she concluded that Heard allegedly had borderline
51:43personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, but apparently not PTSD.
51:50According to the Mayo Clinic, patients with borderline personality disorder often have
51:53an intense fear of abandonment or instability.
51:56However, their inappropriate anger, impulsiveness, and frequent mood swings may make keeping
52:01relationships difficult.
52:03Meanwhile, histrionic personality disorder typically manifests itself in a willingness
52:07to do almost anything to be the center of attention.
52:10Indeed, Dr. Curry assessed that Heard was a Type 36 personality, insisting,
52:15"...very concerned with their image, very attention-seeking, very prone to externalizing
52:21blame to a point."
52:23And while she conceded that Heard still could have been psychologically harmed by Depp,
52:27as she's alleged, Dr. Curry concluded that Heard was allegedly grossly exaggerating symptoms
52:32of PTSD when asked about them.
52:35Heard first met Elon Musk on the set of 2013's Machete Kills.
52:40At that point, Heard was with Johnny Depp and Musk was married.
52:43They apparently hit it off, but didn't publicly acknowledge a romantic relationship until
52:47April 2017, when Heard posted a photo of them to Instagram.
52:51In that photo, Musk had a print of her red lipstick on his cheek.
52:55As one source told People, friendship didn't blossom into love until they were both single,
52:59a claim Depp refuted.
53:01During his libel case against The Sun, Depp accused his ex-wife of cheating on him with
53:05the Tesla founder.
53:06He later repeated those same claims during his defamation suit against Heard, alleging
53:11that she and Musk first got together in 2015.
53:14What's more, he accused the couple of having a threesome with Cara Delevingne at his home
53:19in 2016 after he and Heard split.
53:21It was an allegation Musk denied, telling Page Six,
53:24"'Cara and I are friends, but we've never been intimate.'"
53:27He also underscored the fact that he and Heard only started dating a month after Heard filed
53:32for divorce.
53:33While we may never know the real timeline, Depp and Heard's former talent agent, Kristen
53:37Carino, added his own take on the matter while testifying in court in April 2022.
53:42Carino said that while Heard and Depp were indeed separated at the time she was with
53:46Musk, she was allegedly just filling space with the billionaire while trying to fix things
53:50with Depp.