Johnny Depp, relentless against Amber Heard, prepares for his second court battle
After completing a trial in London, the actors will face each other again in a new trial in the United States for a confrontation that "could last years"
Waiting to hear this week, initially, the verdict of the trial of Johnny Depp against the tabloid The Sun - for the publication of an opinion article in which it was ensured that there was "overwhelming evidence" that showed that the actor was he was involved in episodes of domestic violence against his wife, Amber Heard ”-, the interpreter does not stop in his battle against the actress, with whom he was married for 15 months, between 2015 and 2016. Now Depp is preparing for a second assault that this time will be in the United States, country of both.
A Virginia state court will hear the actor's complaint against Heard for describing alleged abuse and death threats in an article published in The Washington Post a few months after reaching a divorce agreement. The name of the interpreter is never mentioned in the writing entitled I spoke out against sexual violence and I faced our cultural hatred. This has to change, written at the height of the #MeToo movement, but the protagonist of Pirates of the Caribbean decided to take legal action. A legal dispute that lawyers for Heard, who has returned to London after a vacation in Turkey, are also preparing for, according to a Daily Mail source: “No matter what the outcome [of Depp's case against The Sun] is, Amber is preparing for the second round. But if Johnny wins his case against The Sun, then he will go on and on. It could last for years ”.
Heard wrote that article with the intention of encouraging readers to denounce gender-based violence: “I realized that men have power — physical, social and financial — and that many institutions support this situation. I knew this long before I could say it out loud, and I'm sure you do too. " She told how publicly speaking about an alleged toxic relationship with her ex-partner affected her career: “My friends and counselors told me that I would never work as an actress again, that they would put me on a blacklist. I had a film already closed and they decided to hire another interpreter, and a brand, for which I had just signed a two-year campaign, decided to leave me ”.
Since Heard publicly damaged Depp's image, different Hollywood figures have defended the actor: Winona Ryder, Penelope Cruz, Benicio del Toro and Vanessa Paradis (mother of Depp's two children, Lily-Rose and John Christopher), among others. Instead, the best-known person among the actress's defenders has been Elon Musk, technology mogul and founder of the automotive firm Tesla. In fact, they dated for about a year, from 2016 to August 2017, but Depp pointed out that her ex-wife and the businessman began their romantic relationship much earlier, when they were still married. The actor accused her of being unfaithful to Musk, but also to Channing Tatum, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Franco and other actors Heard had worked with. Alejandro Romero, the doorman of the Eastern Columbia Building where the couple lived, told the British court: "Elon Musk often went to the attic during Mr. Depp's two-week absence."
Despite the poisoned darts being thrown at each other, they reached a divorce settlement in the summer of 2016. She dropped all domestic violence charges and he paid seven million, instead of the 50,000 monthly pension. dollars that the interpreter originally claimed. Of course, Amber Heard also wanted to make it clear that she is not an interested woman, as was often hinted at - for example, Del Toro told the New York Daily News: “What I know is that there are quite a few problems that come from that girl and everything. It sounds a bit manipulated to me ”- and that's why he promised to donate the money.
However, the dispute between the two did not stop there, as they continue to settle their differences in court. Throughout the month of July Depp and Heard have seen each other again, albeit with a mask, in the Superior Tribune in London. The actor sued News Group Newspapers, Rupert Murdoch's media empire, and The Sun director Dan Wooton, for writing the latter an article reinforcing the actress's allegations. A trial in which both interpreters have continued to talk about their stormy relationship. Heard assured that her ex-husband was "very good at manipulating people" and had an "extremely controlling and intimidating" behavior, in addition to fearing for his life at times.
For his part, Depp spoke of his addictions, which began when he was very young: “I hate to defend drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity for anyone, but they have always worked for me, but that does not make me a monster. ”. After parting ways with Vanessa Paradis, he made a "real effort" to quit drinking. Also revealed was the content of a letter that Depp sent to singer Elton John, a close friend whom he thanked for his support as he tried to put down his excesses: “My dear Elton, 100 fucking days of clarity for an old man like me. No one would have ever believed it possible except a few, you the most important. I would have swallowed the monster if it weren't for you. " Despite Depp's mea culpa, he did not want the image of an addict to affect only him and claimed that Heard suffered from the same problems.
Depp's lawyers assured that the judicial process was "very painful" for the actor. However, the interpreter has no qualms about putting his ex-wife back on the bench. The confrontation between the two has lasted four years and could continue like this if Depp continues determined to clean his image and Heard, to become a heroine for women.
