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The background
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard met on the set of the movie ‘The Rum Diary’ in 2011. In February 2015, they tied the knot in Los Angeles. However, their relationship did not last long. In May 2016, Heard requested (and obtained) a restraining order against her ex. Their divorce was finalized in 2017.
In 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post declaring that she was a victim of domestic violence. She did not mention Depp by name, but the latter believes that the opinion piece damages his image and so he demands 50 million dollars. His ex filed a counterclaim for $100 million in damages.
It’s not the first time Depp and Heard have faced each other in court. In 2020, Depp’s lawsuit against The Sun began. The British tabloid had called him a “wifebeater”. Depp, however, fished behind the net: according to the judge there was no question of defamation because the violence had been sufficiently proven.