Elon Musk and not Johnny Depp may have given Amber Heard cuts and bruises to her face during an affair as her marriage to the Hollywood actor crumbled, building staff at the former couple's LA penthouse have suggested.
The sensational allegations have been made by two members of staff who worked at the apartment block where Depp lived with ex-wife Heard in a penthouse on the 13th floor.
Concierge manager Trinity Esparza said she saw no injuries to Miss Heard's face after Depp allegedly threw a mobile phone at her 'like a baseball pitcher' during a blazing row on May 21, 2016.
Miss Esparza, who owned the concierge company at the exclusive Eastern Columbia Building, said she saw Miss Heard almost every day throughout the week after the alleged phone-hurling assault and the actress bore 'a clear, and unmarked face'.
On May 25, Miss Esparza said she even complimented Miss Heard by saying her 'skin looks flawless' and asked what moisturiser she used.
Elon Musk visited Amber Heard 'night after night' in April and May 2016 as her marriage to Johnny Depp collapsed, according to a concierge who works in the building where the Hollywood actor had a penthouse
The 57-year-old actor (left arriving at court today) has accused Heard (right today), 34, of having an 'extra-marital affair' with the SpaceX billionaire - which Musk vehemently denies and insists their relationship began only after she filed for divorce
Amber Heard arriving at the High Court in London for a hearing in Depp's libel case against the publishers of The Sun
Then, on May 27 - six days after the alleged attack by Depp - she saw Miss Heard with 'a red mark underneath her right eye' and 'a sad look on her face'.
Upon then reviewing security footage, beginning on May 21, she 'saw Miss Heard on a multitude of security camera footage clips, on each day of the ensuing week'.
She added: 'I was able to zoom in on Miss Heard's face in order to view the footage in greater detail. I did not see any bruises, cuts, swelling, red marks or any other injuries of any kind.'
Miss Esparza alleges that a few weeks later - June or early July - she saw Elon Musk who came down to the reception around 9am 'and looked like he had just woken up with messy hair'.
She says her concierge colleague told her Mr Musk had been visiting Miss Heard late at night for more than a year, when Depp was away filming.
On the same day as she saw Mr Musk, Miss Heard later came down, and had 'three small round bruises on her neck and two Band-Aids on her arm', plus 'a faint mark on her left cheek, below the eye'.
Ms Esparza was giving evidence at the High Court today via video link from Los Angeles as part of Depp's libel claim against the Sun newspaper over allegations that he was violent towards his ex-wife.
Depp, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers, publishers of the Sun and executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article which referred to him as a 'wife beater' with Heard as the main witness claiming that he was physically and emotionally abusive to her during their stormy three-year relationship.
Ms Esparza's colleague Alejandro Romero, the building's security officer, will tell the court later this week that Musk visited Heard late at night 'several times a week' while Depp was away from home filming prompting staff at the building to speculate that they were having an affair.
He also claims that the tech billionaire Musk usually arrived at around 11pm and would not leave by the time his shift finished at 1am.
The statements by the two officials from the penthouse building was initially submitted as part of a separate $50 million case Depp is bringing against Heard, 34, in the US about how she survived domestic abuse.
But it has proved to be so powerful that the Hollywood actor's legal team are also relying on it in their case against the Sun.
It was revealed at the libel hearing in London that Depp and Heard had a blazing row in April 2016 after he had been delayed at a business meeting and arrived two hours late for her 30th birthday party.
The Hollywood legend had received some bad news about his financial affairs and smoked some cannabis to relief his stress.
Depp and Heard pictured leaving the Southport Magistrates' Court in Gold Coast, Australia in April 2016
Heard is seen cuddling up to Musk in the private elevator to Johnny Depp's penthouse in undated images from the building's CCTV system
In the footage Heard can be seen cozying up to Musk as they ride the elevator at the luxury LA complex. The Space X inventor, 48, can been seen in one image draping his arms around Heard, who appears to be wearing just a swimsuit and a towel
Musk insists the 34-year-old actress had already split from Depp by the time they began seeing one another and their relationship didn't become romantic 'until some time later'
The Musk revelations are the latest salacious details to emerge from Depp's libel trial as he sues The Sun. Musk and Heard were first romantically linked in July 2016, about a month before Heard's divorce was finalized. The couple split in August 2017 and rekindled their relationship in January 2018 before breaking up a second time a month later
Trinity Esperanza's statement (left and right) was initially submitted as part of a separate $50 million case Depp is bringing against Heard, 34, in the US about how she survived domestic abuse
Sasha Wass, QC, representing the Sun alleged that Depp threw a magnum of champagne at heard before leaving a note reading 'Happy F***ing Birthday' and went to bed.
Depp told the court he decided to divorce Heard after she allegedly defecated in their bed that night, 'as a prank'.
He left the penthouse that morning and returned to the property on May 21 with two of his security staff to collect his belongings.
Trinity Esparza (above) says she saw no injuries to Heard's face after Depp allegedly threw a mobile phone at her 'like a baseball pitcher' during a blazing row on May 21
Heard says he went to the penthouse 'drunk and high' and became enraged and threw a mobile phone at her 'like a baseball pitcher', which hit her on the right-hand side of the face.
Depp continually replied 'no ma'am' when asked about the incident, denying that he had been violent.
Melissa Saenz, a police officer who attended the LA penthouse after the alleged incident, 'did not see any injuries', the High Court has heard.
Cornelius Harrell, a concierge, was working on the front desk on the afternoon after the alleged assault on May 21.
Depp's lawyers say he was captured by the building's security cameras taking Heard to the post room to collect a package sent to her.
He testified under oath that she 'did not have any bruises, cuts, scratches or swelling on her face' and that — in his words — he was struck by how 'beautiful', 'radiant' and 'refreshed' she looked.
Mr Romero testified that, either on the Monday or Tuesday after the alleged attack, Heard asked him to accompany her to the penthouse as she feared there had been an attempted break-in.
He agreed and 'throughout this interaction, Mr Romero said he got 'a full shot' of [her] face' and saw no signs of injury either, says the lawsuit. Mr Romero testified that he 'couldn't believe' her domestic abuse allegations, say Depp's lawyers.
'We watched the news and we saw the pictures . . . and the next day I saw her, I was like, 'Come on, really?',' Mr Romero said in his deposition. The photos he saw showed Heard with a 'big mark on her — on her eyes and her cheek', but he hadn't seen anything like it in the flesh, he said.
Musk was a regular visitor to the the exclusive Eastern Columbia Building where Heard and Depp lived, according to security staff there. He would arrive at 11pm - with Heard phoning security to ensure he got in - and regularly still be there at 1am
Isaac Baruch, a friend and building neighbour of the celebrity couple, is also cited in the lawsuit. He says on the morning after the alleged attack, Heard complained to him Depp had hit her. While she 'stretched her neck' to show him her alleged injuries, he said he couldn't see anything, and continued to see her during the week with no signs of damage to her face.
Mr Baruch said he confronted Heard days later 'about how upset he was at her false abuse allegations', according to the lawsuit. 'Amber then told me she did not want anything from Johnny and it was her lawyers who were doing all of this,' he testified.
Musk and Amber dated for a year, splitting in late 2017. They have always maintained that the relationship started after she split from Depp.
But when asked in the video statement why Musk's visits stood out in his mind Mr Romero replied: 'I didn't see it right…Because it was late at night.'
Pressed further, he added: 'Well, she's a female, he's a male. Both of them by themselves upstairs is you know she's married. I don't know Elon Musk personally. I don't know anything about his personal life.'
Mr Romero revealed that he also discussed Musk's visits with Ms Esparza.
He revealed in his statement: 'I told her like – we were talking about it, about Elon Musk and I told her it was really bad that I saw Elon Musk going inside the penthouse when Johnny Dep was not at home.'
The 34-year-old actress and her 'Team Heard' arriving at the High Court (far right, her lawyer Jennifer Robinson)
Heard is pictured arriving at the High Court with her squad, including her girlfriend Bianca Butti (back left, in sunglasses)