Penelope Cruz is the latest star to defend Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp’s defamation court case against ex-wife Amber Heard is scheduled to begin later this month and the Pirates of the Caribbean star is getting some help from his famous friends. Just last week, Depp’s ex-fiancé Winona Ryder submitted a letter detailing her relationship with Depp and calling him ‘"kind and "loving.’" Now Depp’s co-star Penelope Cruz is also sharing her experiences with the actor.In a new legal document obtained by The Blast, Cruz’s written declaration speaks to her relationship with Depp, whom she met when she was 19. “He was in Madrid and Pedro Almodovar introduced him to me. The only sentences I knew how to say in English at that time were, ‘how are you’ and ‘I want to work with Johnny Depp,’” writes Cruz.First working together in 2001 on Blow and reuniting again in 2011 for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and 2017’s Murder On The Orient Express, Cruz contends that whole "[m]any years have passed and I have not only made 3 movies with him, I also count on him as a great friend. I’ve always been impressed by his kindness, his brilliant mind, his talent, and his peculiar sense of humor," according to the documents.