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AMBER HEARD’S EX-ASSISTANT TESTIFIES: As Johnny Depp and Amber Heard‘s court battle heats up, testimony is trickling in. Heard’s former assistant has gone on the record saying she was verbally abusive, The Blast reports. Kate James also said Heard described Depp to her disparagingly, calling him an “old man.” (The Blast)

DANIEL RADCLIFF SHUTS DOWN CORONAVIRUS HOAX: He doesn’t have coronavirus! After a fake BBC Twitter account claimed Harry Potter alum Daniel Radcliffe had coronavirus, his publicist shut the claim down, telling reporters it isn’t true. The page has been suspended, but it was up for several hours and shared hundreds of times. (E!)

VIN DIESEL TALKS FAST & FURIOUS: Vin Diesel is dishing about Fast & Furious with ET, saying there’s a “big surprise” coming in the form of unexpected star power. He said: “It’s a testament to the franchise, it’s a testament to all the work that everyone has done and it’s a testament to the integrity. As a thespian, as someone who started acting when I was 7 years old, it’s wonderful to dance with other acclaimed thespians and try to make magic.” (ET)

HARVEY WEINSTEIN TRIED TO ENLIST BEZOS, BLOOMBERG: New court docs show how Harvey Weinstein tried to keep his job as the assault and rape allegations against him kept rolling in, Page Six reports. He reportedly reached out to former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein for help. He emailed that The Weinstein Company‘s board wanted to fire him: “All I’m asking for is, let me take a leave of absence and get into heavy therapy and counseling whether it be in a facility or someplace else, and allow me to resurrect myself with a second chance.” He is set to be sentenced today. (Page Six)