Are you, like me, intrigued by what is going on with Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard? I need to understand problems and form my opinions about other people’s issues. I need clarity in my life that will come after finding out ‘What happened in the Johny Depp’s divorce?”
Let’s go through their story chronologically to have clarity on the issue. We all like a good love story but love some spice with it. But the same thing seems devastating when it is happening in real life. While a tragic divorce is none of anyone’s business, the issue comes with being a public figure.
Backgrounds of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Johnny Christopher Depp is a beloved star in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean series. The charming, annoying, and funny ‘Jack Sparow’ was destined to be played by him. He does not come from money but worked his way to the top. johnny depp had a troubled childhood but becoming an actor was his salvation.
He has been a versatile actor doing justice to every role given to him. Other than his movies, he is pretty funny in real life. His massive fan following results from his cool personality and great acting skills.

Amber Laura Heard is an actress and human rights, activist. She has played many supporting actors during the start of her career. She plays the role of ‘Mera’ in Aquaman and Justice League

The first johnny-amber meeting
Johnny Depp and Amber heard they met in 2009 on “The Rum Diaries” set. This movie was inspired by a book of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. Johnny admits to feeling a feeling that he shouldn’t have. Both the actors were with other people at that time.
The movie called for a kissing scene between Johnny and Heard. Depp says, “That moment, was, it was, it felt like something, it felt like something I should not be feeling. I think there was something in the kiss in the shower that was real.”

At the beginning of dating
In 2012, Johnny Depp divorced Vanessa. Most sources tell the reason is that Vanessa did not get along with Johny’s mom. Their two kids- Lily-Rose and Jack Depp, are with Vanessa.

They started dating in 2012. Depp was 48 years old when he began dating Heard, who was 25 years old at the time. According to Johnny Depp, the beginning of his affair with Heard was “too good to be true” During the interrogation, Johnny said, “She was attentive, she was loving, she was smart, she was funny, she was understanding. We had many things in common, certainly blues music, and literature. For that year, or year and a half, it was amazing.”
Marriage of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

They got engaged in 2014 and married in 2015. The marriage was done in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles. After the first, more simple ceremony, they married again in a more lavish setting on Depp’s exclusive island in the Bahamas.
The ugly divorce
While most divorces tend to be an internal affair, this wasn’t. On May 23, 2016, Amber came to the court with a bruised face. She said Johnny threw an iPhone at her. The judge granted her temporary restraining orders for her then-husband. Amber made a domestic violence case.

But according to an LAPD representative, the inquiry on the May 21 report found “no evidence of a crime.” Heard also discloses court documents alleging that the Fantastic Beasts actor frequently abused her while under the influence of narcotics and alcohol during this month.
She said that “He has a short fuse. He is often paranoid, and his temper is extremely scary for me as it has proven many times to be physically dangerous and/or life-threatening to me.” Depp denies the domestic violence accusation. Finally, the couple resolved their divorce outside of court. Amber gets 7 million of settlement money, and they conclude their relationship by saying, “Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm”.
The aftermath of the divorce
In 2018, heard wrote an article called, “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”. She did not take anyone’s name, but people inter[reterted it to be Johnny. ‘The Sun’ magazine published a piece about Depp being a ‘wife-beater.’ Johnny sued the magazine shortly after for fake allegations.
The case was fought in a British court. Heard was called to testify by News Group Newspapers about the alleged abuse she endured during her marriage to Depp. Depp’s legal team, on the other hand, contended that Heard was the abusive one in their marriage. She later said, “It has been incredibly painful to relive the break-up of my relationship, to have my motives and my truth questioned, and the most traumatic, intimate details of my life with Johnny shared in court and broadcast to the entire world … I stand by my testimony and I now place my faith in British justice.”
Johnny lost the case against the publishing company. The judge said, “I have reached these conclusions having examined in detail the 14 incidents on which the defendants rely, as well as the over-arching considerations which the claimant submitted I should take into account…”
Johnny Depp’s 50 million dollar lawsuit

In 2019, Johnny took matters into his hand. He sued Amber for $50 million regarding defamation over her Washington post. He said the post caused him a loss of work and reputation. His legal team made a statement saying, “Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse; she is a perpetrator.”
She retaliated with a 100 million counter lawsuit.
The final court case

The trial for Johnny’s defamation case started on April 12, 2022. There have been many serious allegations from both the parties and the airing of dirty laundry to the world. Here are a few of the revelations from the trial:
- Depp used harsh language while referring to his ex-wife. One of the texts reads, “Hopefully that c— ’s rotting corpse is decomposing in the f***ing trunk of a Honda Civic!!” and “I will f*** her burnt corpse afterwards to make sure she is dead.”. He apologizes and says he is not proud of the language he uses.
- Johnny said his daughter Lily skipped his and Amber’s wedding. She was not on a good term with the Aquaman actress.
- Johnny and his older sister endured an abusive childhood. Their mother used to hit them, and they lived past it. He wanted to make his marriage work like his dad did, even with an abusive wife. He says, “I suppose because my father stayed… And I didn’t want to fail. I wanted to try to make it work. I thought maybe I could help her and thought maybe I could bring her around. Because the Amber Heard that I knew for the first year, year and a half was not this, suddenly this opponent. It wasn’t my girl. She had become my opponent.”
- Johny admitted to using recreational drugs and even cocaine with some of his rich and famous friends.
- Johnny reveals that Amber was violent, starting with little things like the TV remote. She threw a vodka bottle at his hand, leading to a cut and major bleeding in his pinky fingers.
- Johny played a recording in which Amber admits to ‘hitting him, not punching him.’ The audio went like, “You didn’t get punched; you got hit. I’m sorry I hit you like this, but I did not punch you… I don’t know what the motion of my actual hand was. But you’re fine. I did not hurt you. I did not punch you.
- Heard’s legal team showed a video she made of Johnny slamming cabinet doors to represent his dangerous temper. They played audio where Depp threatened to hurt himself, and Amber asked him to stop.
Wrap up
The trial is still going on long. It is estimated to last at least 6 weeks from April 12 onwards. More evidence and more shocking revelations are yet to come. Do you know which side you are on? Or is it too early to choose? We hope the court can give justice to the right side