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struckher.“Youcan’thelpbutadorehistalent

...hispassion,”shesaid.“Hismagneticforce

thatpullsyouintoallhisbrilliance.”

FollowingDepp’ssplitfromactress

VanessaParadis,hispartnerof 14 yearsand

themotherofhistwochildrenLily-Rose,20,

andJack,17,theactorbeganseeingHeardin

2012.ByJanuary2014,theyconfirmedtheir

engagementandmarriedinFebruary 2015

witha lavishweddingonDepp’sprivateisland

intheBahamas.Sowherediditgowrong?

Whilethecoupleinitiallyfellhardforeach

other,therelationshipquicklytooka turn,

evenbeforetheymadeitdowntheaisle.At

theirengagementparty,“Shekindofgotcold

feet.Shewasjustlike,‘WhatamI doing

here?’”saystheHeardsource.“WhenJohnny

Deppwantsyou,youdon’treallysayno.”

Heardthencalleditquits,filingfordivorce

onMay23, 2016 andfourdayslaterwalked

intoa LosAngelescourthousewitha blackeye

andfiledfora temporaryrestrainingorder

againstDepp,claiminghehadbeen“verbally

andphysicallyabusive”toherthroughoutthe

“entirety”oftheirrelationship.

Deppdeniedtheclaims,andsettledtheir

divorceoutofcourtinAugust 2016 for$9.3

million,whichshedonatedtocharity.Both

actorssignednondisclosureagreements

barringthemfromdiscussingtheir

relationshippublicly.Still,thedrama

continuedandinMarch2019,Deppsued

S, LIES

BUSE

couple’s ongoing

very public –feud

& Amber

Heardfordefamationaftershewroteanop-ed

fortheWashingtonPostinDecember 2018 in

whichsheallegedshewasa victimofdomestic

violence.WhileshenevermentionedDeppby

name,theactor’s$71millionlawsuitcalled

herallegationsagainsthim“partofan

elaboratehoaxtogeneratepositivepublicity

forMsHeardandadvancehercareer”.

Inanattempttodismissthedefamation

caseagainsther,onApril 11 Heardfiledcourt

documentsclaimingDepprepeatedlyhit

her.“Johnnyoftenwouldnotrememberhis

delusionalandviolentconductafterhecame

outofhisdrunkormedicatedstates,”Heard

said.“BecauseI lovedJohnny,I hadbelieved

hismultiplepromisesthathecouldandwould

getbetter.I waswrong.”SheallegedDepp

“wouldbecomea totallydifferentperson,

oftendelusionalandviolent.Wecalledthat

versionofJohnny,‘theMonster’”.

Depp’slawyershitback:“Ahoaxconfronted

withtherealityofevidencerequiresnew

liestosustainitself,”Depp’slawyersaidina

statement.InMay,Deppclaimedinhisown

courtdocumentsthatHeard“paintedon

bruises”.Heaccusedherofcausinghim

“seriousbodilyinjury”.Heard’slawyercalled

theclaims“desperate”adding,“Inlightofthe

importantworkdonebythe#TimesUp

movementhighlightingthetacticsabusersuse

tocontinuetotraumatisesurvivors,neitherthe

creativecommunitynorthepublicwillbegaslit

byMrDepp’sbaselessblame-the-victim

conspiracytheories.”

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WITNESSES

JamesFranco. ElonMusk.

Images of a bruised

Amber Heard.

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