Johnny Depp to return to the stand next week, along with Amber Heard, her sister, and actress Ellen Barkin

Depp’s defamation trial against Heard resumes May 16.

Heard’s sister, Whitney Henriquez, and actressEllen Barkinare also expected to testify on behalf of the defense.

Barkin dated Depp while filmingFear and Loathing in Las Vegas together in the late 1990s.

Ellen Barkin.Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images

Depp denied the accusation, saying Barkin held a grudge against him.

TheAquaman 2star also brought up her sister while describing the one time she admits to physically striking Depp.

“And I swung at him,” she continued.

Johnny Depp and Ellen Barkin in 1994.Barry King/WireImage

“In all of my relationship to date with Johnny, I hadn’t landed a blow.

And I, for the first time, hit him like, actually hit him.

Square in the face.”

She added, “He didn’t push my sister down the stairs.”