During his deposition, Carino was asked about an August 2017 text exchange with Heard, who wrote to him, “dealing with breakup. I hate when things go public. C, I’m so sad.” The agent told the court, “I believe she’s referring to breaking up with Elon.” He confirmed that he texted Heard back with the writing, “You weren’t in love with him, and you told me a thousand times you were just filling space.”
He also confirmed that she texted back, “I know, but I wanted time to grieve and recover in my own time.” Carino told the court, “I don’t know whether she’s referring to Johnny or to Elon in that line.”
In another text exchange, Heard wrote to Carino, “I hate it that yet again a man lets me fall on the spikes by myself.” Carino responded, “You could stop that if you stop dating uber-famous people. You can be with a big man who isn’t famous.”
Earlier this week, in the final days of the trial, Heard’s lawyer read in court a text message Depp allegedly sent to Carino in August 2016, in which the actor said his ex was ”begging for total global humiliation” and also referenced her relationship with Musk, dubbing the billionaire “Mollusk.”