Pictures of Johnny Depp's gruesome severed finger injury have been shown in court as part of his ongoing libel trial.
The actor, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers over a story published in The Sun in 2018 which branded him a "wife beater" - a claim he denies.
The trial kicked off at the High Court in London today with both Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, 32, in attendance.
In court documents, the Hollywood actor accused his former partner of being violent towards him during their marriage.
Depp alleged he became embroiled in an explosive argument with Heard on a 2015 trip to Australia, when he was filming for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
He claims he was left in need of hospital treatment after Heard hurled a glass vodka bottle at him.
The court was shown a picture of Depp lying in a hospital bed, while another gory shot showed his severed finger.
In his witness statement, which was presented to the court today, Depp said: "Ms Heard and I were in Australia in March 2015 while I was working on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
"There was a significant argument between me and Ms Heard on 8 March 2015 during which I sustained a severe injury...
"The only person who was harmed in Australia, grievously so, was me in March 2015, when, as I describe below, Ms Heard threw a vodka bottle at me that cut my finger off when the bottle exploded on the bar on which my hand was resting."
He went on to detail the alleged incident, adding that a row broke out and he went to the bar in the house they'd rented to escape.
Depp claims he broke his sobriety by downing a shot of vodka, which prompted Heard to throw the bottle at him.
In his witness statement, he said: "Under the stress of the situation, I poured myself a glass of vodka and drank it.
It was with this glass that I broke my sobriety, but I needed it to numb the pain that I was in as a result of Ms Heard's insults and behaviour.
"When Ms Heard came down, she accused me of drinking again. I think I said words to the
effect of 'Yeah, apparently I am drinking again.'
"This angered her hugely, so she walked around the bar area, took a bottle of vodka and threw it at me, narrowly missing my head and smashing into the mirror and bottles behind me at the bar....
"I tried not to react, so I got up and slowly walked around the bar myself, grabbed another, bigger bottle of vodka and poured myself another glass.
"This enraged Ms Heard further and she came over and grabbed the bottle from me. I then swung round behind the bar stool and Ms Heard threw that bottle at me as hard as she could from a fairly short distance.
"The bottle smashed against my hand, which was resting on the marble top of the bar, severing the top of my finger and fracturing multiple bones."
He went on to claim that Heard continued shouting at him and then "proceeded to put a cigarette out on my right cheek."
Heard has given her own version of events, claiming Depp attacked her while high on drugs and sliced his finger off when he smashed a plastic phone.
A statement presented to the court by lawyers for NGN, stated: "[Depp] grabbed Ms Heard by theneck and collarbone, slammed her against the countertop, and strangled her. Ms Heard's arms and feet were slashed by the broken glass on the kitchen countertop and floor.
"She was scared for her life and told the Claimant [Depp], "You are hurting and cutting me''. The Claimant ignored her, continued to hit her with the back of one closed hand, and slammed a hard plastic telephone against a wall with his other hand until it smashed.
"While he was smashing the telephone, the Claimant severely injured his finger, cutting off the tip.
"Once Ms Heard had managed to escape from the Claimant, she barricaded herself in a bedroom."
Depp vehemently denies allegations he was violent towards Heard during their relationship.
The pair married in 2015, but split a year later in 2016.
The case continues.