Posted on 03/02/2019 8:10:31 AM PST by EdnaMode
Almost three years after news of the breakdown of The Pirates of the Caribbean star’s marriage to Amber Heard hit the public record, Depp is now suing his ex-wife and Aquaman star for $50 million for defamation.
“Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse, she is a perpetrator,” says the suit in reaction to an op-end the actress penned for The Washington Post in mid-December last year.
“I had the rare vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse,” Heard said in the “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change” entitled Post piece, which never actually mentioned Depp by name but clearly didn’t have to – at not for this lawsuit.
“Mr. Depp never abused Ms. Heard, the compensatory damages and punitive damages seeking complaint from the actor goes on to say. “Her allegations against him were false when they were made in 2016,” it adds in reference to the claims that Heard made in the couple’s short-lived union. A marriage that ended with a temporary restraining order against Depp and later a $7 million settlement, that Heard donated to charity.
Having long since denied the abuse allegations, the Hollywood Vampires guitarist clearly now thinks there was more going on.
“They were part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms. Heard and advance her career,” today’s lawsuit postulates of the allegations of Depp’s violent misconduct.
“This frivolous action is just the latest of Johnny Depp’s repeated efforts to silence Amber Heard,” the actress’ attorney Eric M. George told Deadline. “She will not be silenced.”
“Mr. Depp’s actions prove he is unable to accept the truth of his ongoing abusive behavior, the Browne George Ross LLP partner added. “But while he appears hell-bent on achieving self destruction, we will prevail in defeating this groundless lawsuit and ending the continued vile harassment of my client by Mr. Depp and his legal team.”
Representatives for Depp did not respond to request for comment on the filing.
However, if their past legal entanglements are any indication, expect the ambassador on women’s rights at the American Civil Liberties Union to not enter her own POV into the docket soon.
This latest suit comes against the backdrop of Depp still battling it out on several other legal fronts. Despite a big win last summer, one of those battles include a $30 million malpractice action against the actor’s ex-attorneys at Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman LLP.
>>“This frivolous action is just the latest of Johnny Depp’s repeated efforts to silence Amber Heard,” the actress’ attorney Eric M. George told Deadline. “She will not be silenced.”
shouldn’t her last name be Depp and not heard?
Quickest way to get a sympathetic judgement in a divorce.
Meanwhile, people like me had the hell beat out of them for years and got nothing but lifelong pain because the weasel took off to Oregon and filed for divorce.
Not a damn thing I could do.
Ain’t deeevorce a bitch.
I have no idea what their marriage was like.
I do recall hearing that Johnny’s young adult children did not like or trust Amber.
This is similar to when Paul McCartney married that model with the wooden leg.
None of Paul’s family liked her. But he was her willing puppet for a couple of years. That became a very expensive divorce too.
Read where she’s counter suing - says he won’t admit to abuse.
I guess he got what he paid for, with Amber.....
He never married the lovely woman who lived with him for years and birthed two children
So he leaves her....marries this Amber whatever......Schadenfreude
Does he still have the “Winona Forever” tattoo?
Pretty sure he needs money. Fool squandered his multi million fortune.
But ask him and he’ll tell you how dumb Trump is.
or seen and not heard
Depp is weird as hell and flat broke.
And she used to date Elon Musk, too. Must really like weird dudes.
My money is on Amber! Depp is about as worthless a POS as walks the Earth today!
Presently, I doubt if he’s got more than $10-million left over, and there’s not going to be anymore Pirate movies for him to turn a big score over. In fact, I think he’ll have to turn to TV series, and do something within the next five years to have anything left for retirement purposes.
Knowing what is obvious about Johnny Depp (insane level of ego and self absorption, heavy substance abuse, public boorishness, disgusting selfish waste of millions of dollars), how can these FReepers all take his side here?
I think FR should lower the level of misogyny. I know NOTHING about this woman, but Johnny Depp is a troubled, nasty guy who loses control a lot. He is broke and can’t be hired, lost his Pirate gig. He’s at fault here, no matter what she is like.
Why don't they say:
the breakdown of Mortdecai star’s marriage...?
“So he leaves her....marries this Amber whatever......Schadenfreude”
Depp knew Heard was bisexual when he took up with her. That should have been a big red flag. Such arrangements never end well.
What he is, is a full-blown alcoholic who can no longer function. I doubt he'll see 60.
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