For many years now, the press has been weathering the details of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s high-profile divorce. But once these two fell in love so much that formidable fans of the Depp couple – Vanessa Paradis, even stopped putting the actress in danger, daring to tear apart an exemplary family. How did it all start and why did it end so atrociously? We tell the chronology of the relationship of this crazy couple.
familiar
Depp and Heard first met on the set of The Rum Diary in 2011. However, contrary to popular belief, their relationship began not on the site, but after the premiere. As confirmation of this fact, Amber appeared at the premiere with his girlfriend Tasia van Ree (in case you suddenly forgot, the actress admitted that she is bisexual), and even before that she constantly went to social events with him. The rapprochement with Depp already took place during the promotional tour. Rumor has it that Hurd began to take away an enviable handsome, though not free at the time. It was then that Depp seemed to have noticed the actress for the first time, not as a colleague, but as a girl. Well, it was hard not to notice – the dresses played in the hands of the blonde brought out their languid looks and similar interests. Depp once said in an interview: “I couldn’t get him out of my mind. I followed him and his show all the time. We have a lot in common, but what really caught my attention was that he was a big blues fan. I played an old blues song and he recognized it.”
In the 2010s, Hurd was a regular actress, with a dozen or so in Los Angeles. Whether she really fell in love with a man twice her age or just decided to take advantage of the falling luck remains a mystery. But somehow, she won her little war.
Breakup with Vanessa Paradis
In June 2012, something happened that Depp’s devoted fans still can’t stomach – Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp announced that they were breaking up after 14 years. And Amber wasn’t simple enough to believe that a man running away from a woman wouldn’t pull this trick on her. Therefore, he started playing cat and mouse with the player. Within a month, Hurd decided she needed a break in the relationship to realize what she wanted. Depp, of course, immediately returned it. Then Amber did this trick for the second time in January 2013. Here Johnny had to shake his piggy bank and start overspending appropriately to impress the beauty. The actress recreated the bar from The Rum Diary on her island in the Bahamas, named a beach Amber, and then cemented the success with $50,000 worth of diamond jewellery.
marriage proposal
In January 2014, Amber’s engagement ring sparkled on her finger. The wedding preparations took a full year. Imagine the surprise of Johnny’s friends when he explained that a prenuptial agreement was ridiculous when it came to great love. Oh, Johnny, how wrong you were! In February 2015, the couple married at Depp’s mansion in Los Angeles. By the way, even the children of the actor, who, for the sake of their father, agreed not to burn Amber at every meeting, came to the ceremony.
Needless to say, after gaining the status of Miss Depp, Amber’s career immediately went uphill: magazine covers, a busy movie schedule, invitations to social events. In general, the actress sparkled like a cut diamond. What can you say about Johnny? At the same time, she started to apply to the bottle, disrupt the attraction and gain weight. The story of Dorian Gray, who just turned out to be a painting of the newly made wife.
Then a dark streak began for Hurd – with a seemingly insignificant charge. He flew to Johnny’s to shoot in Australia and took his dogs with him. But I forgot to declare the animals. After a criminal case, he escaped with a large fine and a public apology. But compared to what happened later, these were flowers.
Divorce
Hurd celebrated her birthday without Depp on April 22, 2016, but was surrounded by friends and filed for divorce some time after 15 months of marriage with the actress. But he did not want to leave in peace. The actress demanded monthly child support in the amount of 50 thousand dollars from the ex-spouse (in marriage, she received 25 thousand a month from Johnny for her minor expenses) and declared domestic violence from her husband.
domestic violence
She came to the trial with a bruise on her face, accusing her husband of battering her. In addition, he told reporters about Depp’s severe alcohol and drug addiction, leaking pictures of the actor to Network after he had another drink, where he looked, to put it mildly, not very well.
After negotiation, Amber agreed to a one-time payment of $7 million in lieu of child support. True, he promised to transfer the entire amount to a charity.
And then in 2018, the Me Too movement flared up and stood up for the rights of women who were subjected to emotional, sexual and physical abuse. Amber did not step aside, accusing the actor of committing violence once again. She stated that during the marriage, Johnny was jealous of her co-workers, got drunk, beat her, dragged her hair around the house, strangled her, and then apologized to her. Depp’s lawyers also sued Heard for $50 million for defamation, with Depp starting to be “cancelled” because of the lawsuit. For example, he was fired from Fantastic Beasts, replaced by another actor, and from a few other projects.
Among other things, the process was delayed due to the coronavirus. And then, suddenly, there was a light at the end of the tunnel for Depp when his ex-wife Vanessa Paradis came to the defense. “He can’t raise his hand to a woman,” he said. Police officers who came to the calls to the actors’ home confirmed that they saw no signs of beating on Amber, and in the video that went viral, it was clear that Hurd had provoked her husband and openly mocked her morally.
Papers
For a long six years preparations were made for face-to-face meetings. And so it started. Every day, new facts emerge from the case, ex-spouses make shocking statements about each other in court. Firstly, Amber Heard was really often aggressive towards her husband and could have attacked him first. The court presented audio recordings of Amber herself talking about it.
Second, it turned out that Amber was also addicted to illegal substances. And just on the day of their wedding, Johnny discovered he was drunk on drugs.
And Depp explained why he’d been married to Amber so long, even though he noticed “red flags” right away.
Why did I stay with him? Because that’s what my father did… And I didn’t want to fail. I wanted us to be successful. I thought I could help him. Because I met a completely different Amber, but after a year and a half, there was nothing left of the person I knew. She turned from a beloved girl to my worst enemy, ”said Johnny Depp.
Also, when Amber Heard accidentally cut a piece of her finger with a bottle during a fight, she once again recalled the story, as from a horror movie script, but the actress still denies her guilt.
And the guard in the actor’s house confirmed that Amber constantly raises her hand to her husband.
Psychologist Amber Heard said the actress suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder due to repeated sexual abuse during her relationship with Depp.
Now it looks like there is no right wing in this conflict, but apparently, we will be following the proceedings for more than a month. That’s why we promise to keep you updated.
Source: People Talk
