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His IG wall consist mostly of promotions for the Hollywood Vampires, collaborations with artists or brands like Dior, and some personal posts of him playing guitar, sending his appreciation to his loyal supporters, and some posts which seem very random and give off an art-like look.

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The entire Depp vs. Heard trial gained a lot of media attention, especially on TikTok. The hashtag '#justiceforjohnnydepp' was very popular with video's that were in favour of Depp having more than 22 billion views in total. This definitely helped the controversial years of Depps image staying slightly on the positive side, helping maintain his humble, kind, and funny image.

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Depp playing the electric guitar in the dessert, surrounded by wolves - who eventually see him as some sort of 'leader of the pack', as they all walk behind Depp -, where Depp wears casual, rockstar-like clothes, manly jewelry, and where his tattoo's are exposed.

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The entire Sauvage campaign also adds to Depps image of a cool, very manly rockstar, who some aspire to be or might find very attractive.

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Johnny Depp. Actor: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he…

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Of course, being a literal rockstar, adds a lot of value to the rockstar image of Depp.

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Official website of the Hollywood Vampires, including tour dates, news, videos and more.

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Johnny Depp visits childrens hospital as Jack Sparrow

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Johnny Depp visits childrens hospital as Jack Sparrow

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Johnny Depp as “Captain Jack Sparrow” sails into Vancouver to visit patients at BCCH [FULL VIDEO}

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Depp talks about his daughter's hospital days, and being a parent of a sick child, as he also talked about visiting children's hospitals als Jack Sparrow. This vulnerability really adds to Depps authenticity.

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Johnny Depp on visiting hospitals as Jack Sparrow – The Graham Norton Show: Episode 9 – BBC One

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The jury siding with Depp, ultimately led to Depp gaining his trustworthy, positive image back - at least to most, as there are still some who stand with Heard, and so, against Depp. This was also the point where Depp could rebuild his image again to the good-looking, funny, kind-hearted, trustworthy, humble person and rockstar.

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A US jury has found Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse.

Jurors awarded Mr Depp - who denied abusing Ms Heard - $15m (£12m) in compensatory and punitive damages.

Ms Heard, 36, won one of three counter-claims against Mr Depp, 58, and was awarded $2m in compensatory damages.

The Hollywood stars, who divorced in 2017, presented conflicting versions of their doomed relationship in the trial.

Over six weeks, the court in Fairfax, Virginia, heard tawdry details of Mr Depp and Ms Heard's tempestuous marriage, and its unhappy ending.

Polls suggested many Americans were more interested in the legal drama than the war in Ukraine or a potentially historic ruling on abortion expected any day from the US Supreme Court.

Coverage of the trial - which was televised and livestreamed - hit billions of views on social media.

After nearly two days of deliberations, jurors found on Wednesday that Ms Heard's statements about her marriage were "false" and she had acted with "actual malice".

But they also found that Mr Depp had defamed Ms Heard when his lawyer gave a statement to the Daily Mail in 2020 calling her abuse allegations a hoax.

As the seven-member jury delivered its verdict, screams and chants of "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny" erupted outside the court.

Mr Depp was not in court due to "previously scheduled work commitments", his spokesperson said. The actor was said to be watching from the United Kingdom, where he has played three surprise concerts alongside his friend, British musician Jeff Beck, since the jury began deliberating on Friday.

On the eve of the verdict, Mr Depp received a standing ovation after performing with Mr Beck at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

In a statement on Wednesday, he said: "The jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled."

He added, in Latin: "Truth never perishes."

Mr Depp's statement continued: "I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up."

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Penney Azcarate reduced the punitive damages awarded to Depp to $350,000, the statutory cap in Virginia. That leaves his total damages at $10.4m. Ms Heard was not awarded any punitive damages.

The actress, who sat sombrely throughout the reading of the verdict, said in a statement that she was "heartbroken". She argued that the jury had ignored evidence in her favour.

"I'm sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American - to speak freely and openly," said the actress, who stars in an Aquaman sequel due out next year.

She added: "I'm even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated."

A spokeswoman for Ms Heard has said she plans to appeal the ruling.

By David Sillito, BBC News, Fairfax

This was a news story where everyone has had equal access to the source material. Such access empowered millions to engage and discuss.

We saw reaction shots of the main participants, we were able to watch facial expressions, and we saw some extraordinary moments unrelated to the main narrative.

The sight of the doorman, Alejandro Romero, delivering his testimony via Zoom from his car while vaping and then driving off was something new even for American justice. The look on Judge Azcarate's face at the end of his testimony was proof enough. It was simply compelling to watch.

It was also a puzzle. Two people arguing a completely opposed view of events that took place behind closed doors means that millions saw the evidence for themselves and made up their own minds. We can all be detectives.

Wednesday's ruling marked a turnaround in legal fortune for Mr Depp. Two years ago, the Pirates of the Caribbean star was on the losing side of a libel ruling in the UK when the Sun, a British tabloid, called him a "wife-beater".

The US sequel to their legal battle revolved around a 2018 opinion piece by Ms Heard in the Washington Post, describing her experience as a "public figure representing domestic abuse".

She did not mention her ex-husband or any other alleged perpetrator by name. But Mr Depp - once one of Hollywood's most bankable stars - said the implications had derailed his career.

He sued for $50m; she counter-sued for $100m. Although both reside in California, the case was heard in the Virginia county in which the Washington Post operates its printing presses.

The two met in 2011 while filming The Rum Diary and wed in February 2015. They divorced two years later.

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Depp-Heard trial: Jury sides mostly with Depp in defamation case

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Jurors award Mr Depp $15m in compensatory and punitive damages, but also award Ms Heard $2m.

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In the Pirates of the Caribbean-franchise, Depp plays the lead as Captain Jack Sparrow from the first film, that was released in 2003, until the last in 2017. Jack Sparrow is an eccentric, funny, and odd character who appears to only care for himself (until he doesn't and saves the day at the end of the film), who is often drunk (which also makes him funny and likable), likes women and wealth, but is not wealthy. At the start of every film Jack Sparrow always seems to help other characters on a mission, because he thinks he gets something out of it (often something valuable, like gold), but in the end he eventually chooses friendship over money, which makes him a very likable and honourable character. Depp also often appeared as Jack Sparrow outside of the films, visiting children in hospitals or fans in Disneyland.

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When you Google Johnny Depp images, most of them are pictures from red carpets where he seems like a cool guy, wearing lots of sunglasses, often in a suit, sometimes with a hat, and with his goatee.

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Almost all of Depps former relationships defended him in the media during his trial against Amber Heard, including Lori Anne, Sherilyn Fenn, Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, and Vanessa Paradis. All saying how Depp was never abusive in their relationship, or how he isn't capable of the things that are being said, for example. With almost all Depps exes standing with him, he gains a more positive, trustworthy image (especially during the trial), that is very much in contrast with the image that Heard tried to convey.

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Johnny Depp’s Dating History: From Winona Ryder to Kate Moss

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Johnny Depp previously dated Winona Ryder and Kate Moss, and was married to Vanessa Paradis and Amber Heard. Here’s a look back at his former girlfriends and spouses.

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Depp is a proud father of two children: Lily-Rose (1999) and Jack (2002), who he often speaks fondly about.

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Johnny Depp is an Oscar-nominated actor

The star won a $10 million defamation suit against his ex Amber Heard in 2022

In May 2023, Johnny signed a three-year contract with Dior men's fragrance at upwards of $20 million

Johnny Depp is an internationally successful Hollywood actor, best known for roles in films like Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, and Sweeney Todd. The Oscar-nominated star is also a popular brand ambassador, as he signed biggest men's fragrance deal ever with Dior in May 2023: a three-year contract worth upwards of $20 million.

Johnny is also a proud dad to two children: daughter Lily-Rose Depp, 22, and son , 19. The actor shares both kids with ex-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, 48, whom he dated from 1998 to 2012.

Johnny has spoken fondly about his children on numerous occasions. Way back in 2006, he told the Associated Press that having kids gave him "a real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything." Six years later, the star went into detail about how fatherhood changed his life. "There is nothing on earth that could ever make me want to relive certain years of my life when I was young. You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success, but you don't know how to feel good about the work you're doing or the life you're leading," he told . "You feel empty. I was angry and frustrated until I started my own family and my first child was born. Until then I didn't really appreciate life the way I should have, but fortunately, I woke up."

As Johnny has previously claimed he had a difficult childhood, the Oscar nominee makes sure to shower his children with affection. "With my kids, they're told 75 times a day that they're loved. One thing I know is they feel loved and secure and happy and needed and necessary and a part of something," he detailed to Rolling Stone in 2013. "It really was as if a veil was lifted, and things became clearer, and I went, 'Oh, I f**king get it now! That's what it's for! That's what it's for, this beautiful little creature that I took part in creating, making,'" he added of becoming a parent. "I didn't have a real handle on what life was supposed to mean or be or anything like that. And I still don't. And I'm not sure that life is supposed to mean anything or be anything at all. But as long as you have the opportunity to breathe, breathe. As long as you have the opportunity to make your kid smile and laugh, and move it forward."

Through the years, he's also been fiercely protective of his offspring. In fact, during his 2022 defamation case against ex Amber Heard, he told the court he had a "responsibility" to clear his name for his children's sake. "The news of her accusations had sort of permeated the industry and then made its way through media and social media became quite a global, let's say, 'fact,' if you will," he said during an Apr. 19 testimony. "Since I knew that there was no truth to it whatsoever, I felt it my responsibility to stand up, not only for myself in that instance, but stand up for my children. I wanted to clear my children of this horrid thing they had to read about their father, that was untrue." He went on to add, "I don't deserve this, neither my children nor the people who have loved me for all these years."

Here is everything you need to know about Johnny's two children.

Lily-Rose Depp

You may recognize Johnny's daughter and eldest child, Lily-Rose. She was born on May 27, 1999 in France, and as she's grown up she's followed in her father's footsteps by pursuing a career in acting. Lily-Rose got her start in Hollywood with a cameo role in Kevin Smith's 2014 comedy horror film Tusk, which Johnny also starred in. She reprised her role in the spinoff Yoga Hosers in 2016 and is set for a third sequel called Moose Jaws.

Since then, Lily-Rose has notably starred in the movies The Dancer, Planetarium, The King, Crisis, Voyagers, and Wolf. With the French film The Dancer, she won the Most Promising Actress Award at the 2017 Cesar Awards and Lumières Awards for her portrayal of the American dancer Isadora Duncan. In Planetarium, Natalie Portman reportedly handpicked Lily-Rose to play her younger sister. In The King, she shined as Catherine of Valois opposite Timothée Chalamet.

Other notable French films include Les Fauves (Savage), A Faithful Man and Quel Joli Temps Pour Jouer Ses Vingt-ans ( My Last Lullaby) alongside aunt Allyson Paradis.

She has a few more projects in the work amidst her booming acting career, with one being the upcoming Christmas comedy Silent Night, which she'll star opposite her dad's former Pirates co-star, Keira Knightly. Another is the highly anticipated HBO series The Idol, created by The Weeknd.

Lily-Rose also bears similarities to her mom Vanessa. Not only does Lily-Rose look so much like her stunning mother, but she's also taken up modeling. Since 2015, Lily-Rose has been a brand ambassador for Chanel after Karl Lagerfeld chose her to be the face of the company. Meanwhile, her mother Vanessa has been a spokesmodel for the company since the 1990s.

In regard to her father, the starlet defended him in a since-deleted post back in 2016 when the abuse accusations by Amber began to make headlines. "My dad is the sweetest, most loving person I know, he's been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I, and everyone who knows him would say the same," she wrote.

Later, in an interview with , Lily-Rose said of the drama, "When it's something that's so private and so personal that all of a sudden becomes not so personal...I feel really entitled to my secret garden of thoughts." She added, "I also think that I'm not here to answer for anybody, and I feel like for a lot of my career, people have really wanted to define me by the men in my life, whether that's my family members or my boyfriends, whatever. And I'm really ready to be defined for the things that I put out there."

As far as her personal life goes, Lily-Rose has dated two fellow Hollywood stars. She started up a romantic relationship with Timothée, 25, after they met filming Netflix's The King in 2018, but they broke up by early 2020. Most recently, Lily-Rose went public with her new boyfriend, Austin Butler, 30, in Aug. 2021. Austin was previously in a longtime relationship with Vanessa Hudgens.

Lily-Rose is also very close with her brother Jack. She even posted an incredible birthday tribute to him on her Instagram (above),

Jack Depp

Jack Depp, the younger child of Johnny and Vanessa, was born on April 9, 2002. Jack, whose real name is John Christopher Depp III, has kept a much lower profile than his sister over the years, and is only seen on rare occasions. But when he is seen, Jack always strikes a remarkable resemblance to his famous father. Some of Jack's features also resemblance mom Vanessa, meaning Jack truly has the perfect combination of looks from his gorgeous parents.

Back in 2018, Vanessa had to miss a movie premiere because Jack as having "serious health problems." It was never confirmed what these health issues were, but it appears that Jack seems to have recovered.

Around the same time, Johnny opened up about the abuse allegations and how he saw it affecting Jack. "I'm sure it wasn't easy for my 14-year-old boy to go to school; you know what I mean? With people going, 'Hey, look at this magazine, man. What, your dad beats up chicks or something?'" he told "Why did he have to go through that? Why did my daughter have to go through that?"

As far as his love life goes, Jack was last linked to French model Camille Jansen. She wished her boyfriend a Happy 18th Birthday on Apr. 9, 2020, sharing an Instagram photo holding on to Jack around his chest from behind, as he laid against her. Johnny's son had a black bucket cap pulled down to obscure half of his face in the photo, as Camille wrote, "happy birthday my love" as the caption.

Johnny has gone on record to say before that unlike Lily-Rose, Jack won't be pursuing a career in acting. However, Jack does have passions in other fields. "My boy Jack, has always been a very talented draftsman," Johnny told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2014. "He draws really super well. He also plays music very well. He's got a good feel for that. Aside from school plays and things, he hasn't shown any desire to become an actor. Whew."

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Johnny Depp's Kids: Everything To Know About Lily-Rose & Jack

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Johnny Depp's daughter Lily-Rose stars in the new HBO show 'The Idol.' Find out more about his two children, including son Jack, here.

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Depp played the lead role of Edward Scissorhands in the eponymous movie. Edward is an very odd character (since he has scissors as hands), who isn't very talkative and a bit shy, and who becomes sort of a town's attraction. After the success of the film, Depp mostly took roles that surprised his audiences, as he created a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic persona of himself. Edward Scissorhands was the first film where Depp worked together with director Tim Burton, who Depp worked with many more times, as in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland. This was also the project where Depp worked with Winona Ryder, who he got into a relationship with later.

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Depp is almost unrecognizable as he plays the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Wonka is a very unusual, odd, childish, genius, and creative candy maker, which makes him very funny and likable (even though the other characters in the film mostly think Willy Wonka is just a bit weird). Especially in comparison with a more serious character, Charlie Bucket, who is a literal child.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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In contrast with most of Depp's characters, is Grindelwald a dark, bad guy character, as he is a powerful, famous, dark wizard. Grindelwald is a character with bad intentions to rule the world, who also committed multiple crimes. This, however, didn't seem to influence fans perceptions of Johnny Depp himself, as many were very enthusiastic about the news of him playing this character. What did cause controversy among fans about Depp playing this character, were the allegations of domestic abuse against his ex-wife Amber Heard. This and the following lawsuit also lead to a recast of his character by actor Mads Mikkelsen.

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The Mad Hatter, in the film Alice in Wonderland, (again) is one of Depp's more odd, funny, and unusual characters. He is one of Alice's loyal friends in the "Underworld", who would even sacrifice himself for her, and the world's, best. Johnny Depp also appears as this character outside of the film, again in Disneyland. The public appears to really like this, by laughing at his jokes and being pleasantly surprised.

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John Christopher Depp II (60) is born on 9 June 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, the United States of America. He is a famous actor, known for his roles in 21 Jump Street, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and his role as Jack Sparrow in the famous Pirates of the Caribbean films. In addition, he is also a musician, who formed his own band as the guitarist in 2014, the Hollywood Vampires. He has 2 children with his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose and Jack. Currently, he is not dating anyone, at least, it is not known. Recently, Johnny Depp got a lot of attention due to his lawsuit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for defamation over a written piece in The Washington Post.

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His TikTok only has a couple of posts, which are some behind the scenes of recent small films he played in, some posts about the collaboration with Savage X Fenty (Rihanna's lingerie brand), and some clips of his performances on stage.

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Depp plays the role of Glen Lantz in his film debut, a teenager who is in a relationship with Nancy Thompson. He plays a typical teenager boy, who is funny, cares about his girlfriend, and hangs around with his friends.

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"The family man": Personal (dating) life

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Depp has been married two times, and engaged several times, mostly with other famous celebrities. The first time he was married, was at a young age (20) with his (ex-)wife Lori Anne, who also introduced him to Nicolas Cage, and with that the acting world. They split up after two years of marriage in 1985. The years after that, Depp dated multiple actresses (Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder, and Ellen Barkin), which Depp got engaged to (the first) three of them. Depp also dated supermodel Kate Moss for a couple of years, before he got into a relationship with the mother of his children: Vanessa Paradis, in 1998. After Paradis and Depp split up (but not announced yet), Depp started dating Amber Heard, who he eventually married in 2015. The married couple only lasts over a year, since they divorced in 2016. Having been in all those public relationships (rather quickly after each other) - especially before Paradis -, being engaged to a lot of his exes, and all his exes also being famous, might give Depp the image that 'he gets it all', always having a beautiful woman on his side, and him being a ladies' man.

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"The accused": Lawsuit against Amber Heard

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"The accused": Lawsuit against Amber Heard

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In 2019, Depp sued Heard for defamation over the op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post about domestic abuse and her being a victim as well. Depp denied him being abusive. But the allegations made Depps image very controversial, leading to consequences for his career as well. For example in 2020, his role as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts-films, was recast by Mads Mikkelsen. In 2020, there were phone-recordings released by the Daily Mail between Depp and Heard, where Heard admitted that she hit him. Which might have been a positive turning point again for Depps image. However, only months later, Depp lost a libel-trial against The Sun for calling him a "wife-beater", where the Judge ruled that The Sun was correct in reporting Depp as violent against his ex-wife, even when Ryder and Paradis both provided statements in Depps defense. Depp tried to appeal, but permission was denied by multiple courts. In 2022, the defamation lawsuit of Depp vs. Heard started. After multiple months, the jury sided with Depp as they found that Heard defamed Depp with the op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post.

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"The collaborator": Brand deals and collaborations

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H&M

Depp's first big branddeal was with H&M in the 90s, after his big success in Edward Scissorhands and What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Depp appeared in print commercials in Paris and New York City, as H&M tried to enter the market in the United States.

DISNEYLAND PIRATES RIDE

After Depp's famous role as Captain Jack Sparrow, he collaborated with Disneyland to gain attention and help promote the renowned Pirates Ride. He did this by surprising fans in Disneyland as Jack Sparrow.

TOM FORD

Until 2004, Tom Ford dressed Depp at times, while he was still the Creative Director of Gucci. After Tom Ford started his own label, Depp was often seen in one of his creations at red carpets, and also on the first day of court in his trial against Amber Heard.

A.S. 98

The 'Air Step' brand was originally focussed on women, but tried to reach 'older men' as well with the image of Johnny Depp. The leather boots, specifically designed for Depp, perfectly fit his cool image.

DIOR SAUVAGE

Depp's biggest branddeal is with Dior Sauvage, which can also be marked as the "biggest men's fragrance pact ever". Dior uses Depp's image as a very manly rockstar to allure men to consume their fragrance. The branddeal started in 2015, and while many other branddeals of Depp parted ways with him after his ex-wife Heard accused him of abuse, Dior stood by him and recently extended the deal for 3 more years.

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"The musician": Music career and the Hollywood Vampires

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Before Depp became an actor, he had the ambition to be a musician from a young age. He even dropped out of high school to join his first band The Kids. But being an unemployed musician, Depp made the choice to pursue acting instead, after the band split up. While managing his acting career, he continued to maintain the rockstar image by starting a couple of short-term bands, and making guest appearances in shows or on albums of his rockstar friends like Iggy Pop and Oasis.

In 2015 Depp started his band "Hollywood Vampires" with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, later Tommy Henriksen joined as well. This might be the biggest band Depp has ever been in, including lots of guest appearances of other famous musicians, two albums, and lots of performances over the globe.

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Before acting, Johnny Depp was a ballpoint-pen salesman. However, his life changed when he met a friend of his (ex-)wife Lori Anne Allison, Nicolas Cage, who convinced him to turn to acting. His acting career started in 1984, with his film debut A Nightmare on Elm Street. After that, Depp has added a range of series and films on his list, with lots of different characters. In the beginning of Depp's acting career, he played a lot of characters who where good-looking, cool, young guys. But there was a switch, later in his career, to somewhat fantasy characters, who are a little odd, funny, playful, and almost a bit childish, like Jack Sparrow, Willy Wonka, and The Mad Hatter.

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Depp starred as one of the lead roles in the popular TV series 21 Jump Street, from 1987-1990. He played the role of officer Tom Hanson, a good-looking, cool, undercover cop.

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Many are still asking why Johnny Depp was recast as the Gellert Grindelwald actor for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The Johnny Depp Grindelwald version was first introduced in a cameo role at the end of 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, before the actor went on to star in the sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. WB has long had an ambitious five-movie plan for the franchise, though a combination of controversy and poor box office returns for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Secrets of Dumbledore has since thrown this into doubt.

Grindelwald is in Fantastic Beasts 3, at least, but he isn't played by Depp in that movie, nor will he be in any follow-ups should they happen. While once among the biggest movie stars in the world, WB's decision to recast the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character for Fantastic Beasts 3 speaks to the many controversies and legal cases surrounding the actor over the latter part of the 2010s and into the 2020s. In particular, it's the allegations of domestic abuse made by his ex-wife Amber Heard, and the court ruling that followed, which saw Depp exit Fantastic Beasts 3 and Grindelwald recast. However, Depp's presence has been controversial since the franchise's beginning.

Related: Fantastic Beasts Fails By Ignoring What Made Harry Potter So Great

Johnny Depp Grindelwald Casting Backlash Explained

Johnny Depp's casting as Gellert Grindelwald for Fantastic Beasts 2 was announced in November 2020, shortly before the release of the first movie in the franchise. Even then, there was a backlash to the Johnny Depp Grindelwald casting. Amber Heard filed for divorce and took out a temporary restraining order against Depp in May 2020, alleging that the Grindelwald actor had been verbally and physically abusive towards her during their relationship. Because of the allegations around Depp, there were many complaints over his casting in the movie, to the point that J.K. Rowling came out with a statement defending the decision. In a post published in December 2017 on JKRowling.com, the author wrote:

"...Around the time of filming his cameo in the first movie, stories had appeared in the press that deeply concerned me and everyone most closely involved in the franchise. Harry Potter fans had legitimate questions and concerns about our choice to continue with Johnny Depp in the role. As David Yates, long-time Potter director, has already said, we naturally considered the possibility of recasting. I understand why some have been confused and angry about why that didn't happen... Based on our understanding of the circumstances, the filmmakers and I are not only comfortable sticking with our original casting, but genuinely happy to have Johnny playing a major character in the movies."

While WB, Rowling, and director David Yates stuck behind their decision to cast the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character, the backlash only intensified in the lead-up to the second movie's release, especially after it was titled Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, ensuring Depp's dark wizard would play a very central role. The discussion of the actor continued to dominate talk about the movie long before and up to its release, with even some talk of a boycott, as reported by Digital Spy - Rowling herself admitted that "there will be those who are not satisfied with our choice of actor in the title role."

Why WB Asked Johnny Depp To Resign From Fantastic Beasts 3

Johnny Depp, who played Grindelwald, and Amber Heard reached a settlement in August 2016 and finalized their divorce in January 2017, but that did not end the controversy surrounding the pair's relationship, nor that of the ongoing Johnny Depp Grindelwald role in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, despite him being confirmed to return for Fantastic Beasts 3. An April 2018 article published by The Sun referred to Depp as a "wife beater," which led to the actor suing the newspaper's parent company, News Group Newspapers (NGN), and The Sun's then-executive editor Dan Wooton, for libel.

The Grindelwald actor claimed that not only were Heard's allegations lies but that she had been the abuser in the relationship and that she had orchestrated a "hoax." Later that same year, it was reported that Warner Bros. had concerns over how Depp's ongoing controversy would impact Fantastic Beasts 3 and the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character, but the actor remained attached to the project all the way through to the beginning of production in September 2020, filming one scene for the movie, before departing in November 2020.

The biggest reason why Depp left as Grindelwald stemmed from the libel lawsuit against NGN. Despite Depp's claims, the court found in favor of NGN and Wooton. Their lawyers presented 14 separate incidents as evidence of abuse from Depp to Heard, and 12 were found to have passed the reasonable civil standard, meaning The Sun's report was found to have "substantial truth." Depp attempted to appeal the verdict but was unsuccessful.

Depp, who played Grindelwald, losing his libel lawsuit created, at the very least, a PR disaster for Warner Bros., as it meant other U.K. publications could refer to him in those same (or similar) terms, and the optics, as well as moral obligations, of keeping him as the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character in Fantastic Beasts 3 were seemingly too much to bear. Depp technically wasn't fired from Fantastic Beasts 3, but he was asked to resign by WB, which he did.

As reported, AT&T's merger with WarnerMedia also likely had an influence. This had already resulted in sweeping changes at WB, and their sources suggested that one major change was "an overall lack of tolerance for the kind of controversy that every major studio has had to weather at one time or another when courting mercurial - but historically popular - talent like Depp." As reported by , Depp was still paid his full salary - believed to be $16 million - despite only shooting one scene for the movie, as he had a "pay-or-play" contract, meaning he'd be paid regardless of whether the film happened or not.

What Happened To Johnny Depp After Being Recast

Since leaving and being recast as the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character for Fantastic Beasts 3, his movie roles have largely dried up, with the court case not only finding in the defense's favor of calling him a "wife beater" and proving multiple allegations of domestic abuse true to civil, if not criminal, level but also detailed years of substance abuse. Depp's only movie roles since leaving are City of Lies, which filmed in 2016 and 2017 but was been pulled from the release schedule in 2018 before eventually releasing in March 2021, and Minamata, which also filmed prior to the verdict in Depp's libel lawsuit and subsequent exit from Fantastic Beasts 3.

Both films were small releases, with a combined box office take of less than $5 million, albeit amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Depp only has two upcoming projects announced: the animated web series Puffins Impossible, in which he voices a puffin named Johnny Puff, and a role as King Louis XV in an untitled movie from director Maiwenn. In a expose, detailing claims of substance abuse, several lawsuits, and bad on-set behavior, he was referred to, much like Will Smith, as "Hollywood persona non grata," reflecting his status as someone on the outside studios are reluctant to work with, citing a studio source saying, "You simply can't work with him now. He's radioactive."

Outside of the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character, Depp had reportedly been attached to a Harry Houdini TV show, led by producer Jerry Bruckheimer (with whom he worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean movies), but he is no longer involved. Likewise, Disney had already started to move on from Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean, with a once-planned Margot Robbie-led reboot, despite a petition for Depp's Jack Sparrow to return. The actor, however, continues to remain the face of Dior's Sauvage fragrance line.

The story between Depp and Heard might have come to an end after Depp sued Heard for defamation. This $50 million defamation suit Depp filed after Heard wrote an article in The Washington Post in 2018, headlined, "I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change." Depp wasn't directly mentioned, but the actor claims it severely damaged his reputation, with Heard then launching her own countersuit. The trial was then delayed several times, but it began in April 2022, the same week as Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore released in theaters.

Who Replaced Johnny Depp As Grindelwald In Fantastic Beasts 3

Mads Mikkelsen replaced the Depp Grindelwald character for Fantastic Beasts 3, with the official casting confirmed in late November 2020. The Grindelwald actor is best known for playing the titular role in NBC's Hannibal, as well as portraying Galen Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Kaecilius in Doctor Strange. Mikkelsen, who plays Grindelwald, was almost immediately touted as one of the front-runners and he did eventually come to an agreement to take over the part. After being cast as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, Mikkelsen said he'd wanted to speak to Depp about replacing him but "didn't know him in that sense." On the same topic, Mikkelsen added:

"I know it was controversial for many people, but that's just the way it plays out once in a while. I didn't want to copy what Johnny had done. I think he's a masterful actor, so copying him would've been creative suicide. I had to figure out something that was definitely my own, and yet also act as a bridge to what he had done. My take is different, and the look is a little different."

Related: Fantastic Beasts 4 Still Has Big Problems To Fix (Despite FB3 Improving)

Mikkelsen, who plays Grindelwald, does look different in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, with the shock white hair mostly gone - save for one white stripe - and the different colored eyes seemingly changed as well, meaning his version is clearly distinct from what came before, as WB and Fantastic Beasts looks to move on from the original Johnny Depp Grindelwald character.

Mads Mikkelsen Thinks Johnny Depp Might Return

Mads Mikkelsen played the role of Gellert Grindelwald with aplomb, and his performance is one of the highlights of the third Fantastic Beasts film. However, the actor thinks it is possible for the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character to make a return since winning his defamation case. While at a festival to win the Honorary Heart of Saravejo award, he spoke during the "Coffee With..." event about taking over the role - and the possibility of Johnny Depp's return, saying, "Obviously, well, now the course has changed-he won the suit, the court [case]-so let's see if he comes back. He might. I'm a big fan of Johnny. I think he's an amazing actor, I think he did a fantastic job."

However, this might not be the right choice for Warner Bros. Since the Johnny Depp Grindelwald character has already been recast once, people have now been forced to get used to Mads Mikkelsen's portrayal of the character. Despite the controversy surrounding Depp being resolved (for now), it doesn't mean that he'll be allowed to return as Grindelwald. After all, Mikkelsen's performance was highly praised and many thought he was a better fit for the part. Despite the Hannibal actor's statements, Depp will most likely not return to reprise his role as Grindelwald, and it's arguably for the better.

Recasting Grindelwald Didn't Help Fantastic Beasts

While Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore did do better than its predecessor, The Crimes of Grindelwald, it still received middling reviews and had a rough go at making back its budget. On Rotten Tomatoes, the critics' score is a measly 46%, meaning it's certified rotten. However, it did perform a little better amongst audiences, raking in an 83% score. On its opening weekend, the movie only made $42.1 million, a far cry from the film's $200 million budget. Sadly, despite Mads Mikkelsen's performance being critically successful, it wasn't enough to save Fantastic Beasts 3.

Related: Fantastic Beasts Set Up A Deathly Hallows Story (But Missed Its Chance)However, The Secrets of Dumbledore was able to make back its money when one considers the numbers from its worldwide release, which come in at $405.1 million. Either way, this is the second box office bungle that the Fantastic Beasts franchise has now made, with its predecessor being regarded as one of the worst Harry Potter franchise films of all time. The third movie ended with a duel between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, though it's certainly not the duel of legend.

However, studios may be using this instance as an out if they are forced to abandon the movie series, and Fantastic Beasts 4 may not come to fruition. Couple that with the fact that director David Yates is slated to make something else in the near future, and it looks like Fantastic Beasts 4's chances of being made are slim.

Grindelwald Wasn't The Only Recast Wizarding World Villain

The Johnny Depp Grindelwald character wasn't the only Wizarding World villain to undergo a recast, as the character of Voldemort from Harry Potter has been played by five separate actors. While some of these actors are used to represent You-Know-Who in different stages of life, the adult Voldemort was the one who faced a major recast after Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. When Voldemort was possessing Quirrell's body - and living out of the back of his head - he was played by veteran British actor Richard Bremmer, who is known for The 13th Warrior, Shanghai Nights, and Mr. Turner.

Voldemort became flesh in Goblet of Fire, and a different actor was decidedly cast in the role. That honor went to powerhouse actor, Ralph Fiennes. Fiennes stayed on as Voldemort in his final form for the remaining four Harry Potter movies and truly made the villain his own. Fiennes is known most recently for The Menu. Other actors that played Voldemort include Tom Riddle for Chamber of Secrets, played by Christian Coulson, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as child Tom Riddle ( Half-Blood Prince), and Frank Dillane as teen Riddle ( Half-Blood Prince). So, Johnny Depp wasn't the only actor to face a recast, but Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore turned out better for it.

Who Played Grindelwald Better?

The big question whenever there's a major recasting like this becomes who played the best version of the character. Technically, Colin Farrell played Grindelwald in the first film but as Grindelwald was in disguise, none of the character's actual trademarks were present so he can be ruled out. Johnny Depp's turn as the villain in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was mostly well-received. The film didn't get strong reviews but a highlight for many was the performances of Depp as Grindelwald and Jude Law as Dumbledore.

The disappointment of the second film led to less hype for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and a low box office intake. That said, critical reception was a bit better for the third outing and a main reason for that was Mads Mikkelsen's performance. Several major reviews felt that he outperformed Depp in the role. While figuring out the best Grindelwald is subjective, each brought their own signature take on the character. Depp opted for a Grindelwald with more flair, while Mikkelsen was more intimidating and had strong chemistry with Law.

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Depp, 55, will play evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the second Fantastic Beasts movie.

Depp is playing the evil wizard in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald, a Harry Potter spin-off set in the 1920s, decades before the events of JK Rowling's books.

Grindelwald, similar to Voldemort, hates muggles and wants to see pure-blood wizards take over the magical world.

On Saturday, during a panel featuring co-stars Eddie Redmayne, who is reprising his role from the first film as clumsy magical creature enthusiast Newt Scamander, and Jude Law, who plays a young Albus Dumbledore, Depp made a surprise appearance.

Silence fell over the audience inside Hall H of the San Diego Convention Centre as 55-year-old Depp - dressed in black and with bleached white hair - addressed the audience.

He played with a wand while delivering a speech about "no-majs" - non wizards - before saying the "moment has come to rise up and take our rightful place in the world".

The lights then went off and Depp disappeared to loud cheers from the audience.

Fans took to Twitter to express their excitement about seeing his full performance in the film.

But not everyone was supportive of the actor, whose casting sparked controversy following allegations of domestic abuse against his now ex-wife, Amber Heard.

JK Rowling said the stories "deeply concerned" her but stood by the decision to have Depp in the film, adding that she is "genuinely happy" to have him play a leading character.

Depp and Heard split in April 2016 after 15 months of marriage amid claims of domestic abuse. They later issued a joint statement saying there was "never any intent of physical or emotional harm".

On Saturday, Heard appeared on stage shortly after Depp while taking part in a panel for an upcoming movie of her own, Aquaman.

Fans on social media criticised Warner Brothers, the studio who organised both events, for having the two stars appear closely together.

Comic-Con and Warner Brothers have been approached for comment.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald will be released on November 16.

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Dior is doubling down on its relationship with Johnny Depp.

The French luxury fashion house and cosmetics giant, which stood by the star even when he faced choppy PR waters amid his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, has signed Depp to a massive deal, marking the biggest men's fragrance pact ever.

Sources peg the three-year deal at upwards of $20 million, which eclipses Robert Pattinson's $12 million deal to serve as a spokesperson for Dior Homme and Brad Pitt's $7 million pact to promote Chanel No. 5. A source familiar with the fragrance industry says most A-listers with fragrance deals pull in around $2 million-$4 million per year like Chris Pine, whose deal with Armani is valued at $4 million a year over 3 years.

Dior didn't respond to a request for comment. A rep for Depp declined comment.

Since 2015, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star has served as the face of Dior Sauvage, with an ad campaign that leaned into his image as a wild rocker. The company faced pressure to drop Depp after a U.K. court ruled against him in his 2020 libel suit against The Sun over its description of him as a "wife beater" with regards to Heard. But Depp's image and marketability improved dramatically last year after he prevailed in a closely-watched defamation trial against Heard, and Dior Sauvage sales skyrocketed, with Bernard Arnault, CEO of Dior's parent company LVMH, citing the "image of Johnny Depp" as one of the main reasons why the cologne had been "a remarkable success.".

In last year's case, which took place in Virginia and was live-streamed online, a seven-member jury found that Heard defamed Depp and awarded him $10 million in compensatory damages plus $5 million in punitive damages, the latter capped by the state at $350,000. The jury of seven essentially threw cold water on Heard's 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she claimed to be a survivor of domestic abuse.

Depp's new Dior deal coincides with a high-profile showing for him at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, where he will be on hand for the May 16 world premiere of Maïwenn's historical drama "Jeanne du Barry," in which he plays King Louis XV. He is expected to attend a Dior dinner on May 17 before heading to London the following day for a Jeff Beck tribute, where he will perform alongside Eric Clapton and Rod Stewart. Sales will also kick off at the Cannes market for Depp's first directorial effort in 25 years. The film, titled "Modi," centers on the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani (Riccardo Scamarcio) and features a cast that also includes Al Pacino. Sales outfit The Veterans is shopping "Modi," which will shoot in the fall.

The lucrative Dior pact, which was negotiated by Depp's reps at Range Media, could help pave the way for the actor's return to movies from the major studios, which had been hesitant to work with him prior to the Virginia verdict. The lost wages were significant given that Depp's team had closed a deal for Depp to be paid $22.5 million for "Pirates 6" in 2017 - a figure that came out during the Virginia trial.

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Johnny Depp has reportedly signed a new deal with Dior worth $20m (£16m), which would make it the most lucrative men's fragrance deal in history.

Depp has been the face of Dior Sauvage fragrance for men since 2015. The French fashion house stood by the embattled actor throughout his highly-publicised defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard last year.

Citing sources, and later The Hollywood Reporter both reported that the Pirates of the Caribbean star had signed a three-year extension with the brand worth upwards of $20m.

The Independent has contacted Christian Dior Parfums and Depp's representatives for comment.

Variety notes that Depp's figure eclipses Robert Pattinson's $12m (£9.6m) deal with Dior Homme and Brad Pitt's $7m (£5.6m) pact to promote Chanel No 5.

While many brands and Hollywood projects parted ways with the 59-year-old after Heard accused the actor of abuse, Dior stayed silent.

Months after Depp came out victorious from his defamation trial, the brand posted photos of the actor backstage in Paris before performing with the late rocker Jeff Beck. In its caption, Dior Beauty called the actor "fearless yet human, just like Sauvage".

During a financial presentation in January this year, Bernard Arnault, CEO of Dior's parent company LVMH, said the "remarkable success" of the fragrance was "driven by the image of Johnny Depp".

In just a few days' time, Depp's new film Jeanne Du Barry will open Cannes Film Festival.

On the controversial decision, the festival's director Thierry Fremaux said: "I don't see Maïwenn's film as a controversial choice at all, because if Johnny Depp had been banned from working it would have been different, but that's not the case.

"We only know one thing, it's the justice system and I think he won the legal case. But the movie isn't about Johnny Depp."

Depp has not been cast in a major US film since his 2018 lawsuit against The Sun, which he lost after a UK court ruled that the tabloid's description of him as a "wife beater" was "substantially true".

Meanwhile, Heard's Aquaman character recently made a fleeting appearance in the trailer for the 2018 film's forthcoming sequel.

During the trial, Heard testified that her part in the film was significantly cut down after Depp's legal team called her abuse claims a "hoax".

Testifying in court, then-DC film head Walter Hamada denied Heard's claim.

Depp had sued Heard in Virginia court for defamation, claiming that she had falsely implied he was abusive towards her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed titled: "I spoke up against sexual violence - and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change".

A jury determined that Heard defamed Depp on all three counts and awarded him $10m (£8.2m) in compensatory damages and $5m (£4.1m) in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2m (£1.6m) in compensatory damages.

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The H&M campaign adds to Depp's image of a cool, tough man, with his leather wristband, jewelry, and boots, but also with a slightly intimidating look on his face.

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Johnny Depp blurs the lines between his life and his films. His wardrobe - the weather-beaten hats, wrinkled shirts, stained bandanas poking out from the back of his shredded jeans that are barely held together by duct tape - is more befitting of an eccentric character he might play, perhaps a sad-sap vagrant or a struggling grunge guitarist, than the star of the highest grossing films in history. But his cool vibe and sex appeal are undeniable; they come from a sense of authenticity. He jams with Eddie Vedder. He chain smokes with Keith Richards. He had his head shaved by Hunter S. Thompson in the man's basement. But it is looking like he was unloaded from a Salvation Army dump truck that convinces us he is the artist he appears to be.

His outfits are clothes that he has self-reportedly worn out over time, with a recent exception: his A.S. 98 boots. Made to look like they dangled from a telephone wire for 30 years or walked along the plank of the Black Pearl, the Italian leather boots are a swashbuckling pair seemingly designed specifically for Depp.

In fact, they sort of were. The company has always specialized in handmade leather accessories and excelled in women's footwear. Originally marketed as "Air Step," it used to skew toward an older demographic of men with a comfort line of boots. They were clean and simple. But about five years ago, A.S. 98 redesigned the brand, hell-bent on making a fashion statement. Inside the small factory in Verona, Italy, designer Martino Turri tacked a magazine cutout of Johnny Depp up on the wall. The company had found its new model (that Depp was unaware of this did not matter) and new vision: designer homeless for the aging celebrity outlaw. Depp's image is still there today, practically worshipped like an ancient idol, a rain god that revitalized the company and gave it prosperity.

The brand finally broke through in Europe, particularly in Berlin. But it wasn't until a 16-year-old fangirl spoke up that the company finally connected with its muse. Liana Colagiacomo told her father Romano, an A.S. 98 distributor out of Montreal, that he should send a pair to Depp. Romano selected a heavily creased, three-buckle pair ideal for Jack Sparrow. Depp slipped on the bedraggled-looking boots and, like with Cinderella, they were a perfect fit.

Romano saw photographs of Depp wearing the boots while promoting " The Lone Ranger" in Tokyo. Soon, Depp reached out to Romano with a request. He wanted some pairs shipped to his friends "Keith and Ronnie." Those would be Keith Richards and Ronnie Woods of the Rolling Stones.

"You've got to be on the edge to wear A.S. 98," Romano says of the shoe line's rebellious clientele. "I don't see a banker wearing A.S. 98." And of Depp's seamless fit for the company, Romano says, "The grungy look, the hobo-like look, it fits his picture perfectly."

Sold from $300 to $500, A.S. 98 men's shoes attract attention because they show genuine handcraft. The full-grain leathers are distressed with selected creams. They are washed and brushed with alcohol, special liquids and some secret additives. The different intensity of brushing and the additional reworking of the seams create a rough look. As there are no identical pieces of leather, every single pair is unique, finished with metal studs that are applied manually.

Even the soles of the shoes look well-traveled. For one model, the sole is a dirty cream color with dark splotches like gum residue that had hardened and blackened permanently. The texture of it looks like wax that has been chipped and pockmarked with an ice pick.

Model No. 330201, the boot Romano sent to Depp, stands out because of its comically, impractically oversized buckles and zipper. The buckles are warped, as if dented with a hammer, and wrap around the front like the broad fingers of some Martian species. Only the ball of the sole is rubber - a rubber blotch - while the rest is leather that looks like barn door wood.

"They have unexpected details and the company will put things in places that costs extra money, but they're not afraid to do it," says Ron Kenigsberg, the U.S. distributor for A.S. 98 out of Miz Mooz off of Canal Street in New York City. Kenigsberg likes the models that have a "spat look," resembling part of American military uniforms worn the 1900s.

"Here you have a boot that really has a double layer of leather," he says, picking up a tattered-looking boot with a metal ring round the heel that he says gives it an "industrial edge." "Leather is not cheap, so to do that takes a certain commitment. Even if you take a look inside, this piece right here," he says, pealing back a flap behind the tongue, "serves no function at all. There's a boot inside here that you're putting on. It serves no function. It is just for design...I think it's bold and different."

The sneakers, with leather laces, are just as unexpected. A trapezoidal piece of leather is adhered to the side of the shoe and is decorated with rusty studs. The tongue is barely held together by two stiches. "It looks like someone put it together in their garage," Kenigsberg says.

Frankly, that is how the brand came together inside the workshop in Verona. Now sold from 130 store locations in the U.S., including a new home at the Fred Segal shop opening up in the SLS Las Vegas, anyone can walk out wearing a shabby/chic pair from the fall collection.

"He really is inadvertently dictating fashion for a lot of people," Kenigsberg says of Depp. "I don't think that that's his mission, but the guy that you want to be around, that you feel like you can talk to is kind of the guy you want to look like, the guy you want to emulate."

A.S. 98 certainly helps anyone look the part of a rock star, but it is hard to imagine it will be that easy to boast the same coolness as Depp. Depp has the sharp looks and aura to distinguish him. Without those, someone risks paying $500 just to look homeless.

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After being greeted with a seven-minute standing ovation on opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp's comeback movie " Jeanne du Barry," directed by Maiwenn, has charmed French audiences after debuting in cinemas.

The costume drama, which stars Depp as the French King Louis XV and marks his first leading role in three years, has been having a strong run at the French B.O., proving that the controversial star is still bankable. At least in France.

The film was widely released by Le Pacte on 650 screens and has grossed nearly $4.1 million from more than 550,000 tickets sold in two weeks, according to Comscore France. Currently playing across 800 screens, the film got mixed reviews in Cannes, but still has the potential of selling up to 850,000 tickets (an estimated $6.4 million), according to Eric Marti at Comscore France.

"'Jeanne du Barry' is doing the job, it's a well polished film with good production values and it attracts a very large public," Marti says, adding that "Johnny Depp is still popular in France. If he was 'canceled,' the film would probably be at 150,000 tickets sold."

French audiences have always been enamored with Depp, who lived in the country for many years with Vanessa Paradis, a famous French actor and singer with whom he had two kids, including Lily-Rose Depp. Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise and his other work has also been hugely successful in France. During his three-year hiatus, Depp was honored at festivals in Europe, notably at San Sebastian and Deauville. Even more telling than the critical recognition, Depp was also retained as Dior's ambassador for the global ad campaign of his Sauvage fragrance since 2015, and was offered a massive $20 million deal to renew his contract.

Marti points out the performance of "'Jeanne du Barry' in France was respectable, particularly considering that the B.O. dropped by one-third over the last week due to the lack of new U.S. blockbuster as neither 'Fast X' nor 'The Little Mermaid' have proven to be smash hits in France so far." But "Spider-Man : Across The Spider-Verse" could drive an upward trend, having sold 118 128 tickets in a day on May 31.

Le Pacte's boss Jean Labadie, a veteran French producer-distributor who was one of the film's first backers along with the sales banner Goodfellas (formerly Wild Bunch International), is even more enthusiastic than Marti, saying that "Jeanne du Barry" could garner up to one million admissions in French theaters.

"The fact that it world premiered on opening night at Cannes is a huge bonus in terms of exposure, and if you add that to the fact that it's led by two glamorous stars - Maiween and Johnny Depp - it's checks all the boxes, on top of being championed by all cinema chains across the country," says Labadie. Another positive element, Labadie says, is that "Jeanne du Barry" is performing slightly better in multiplexes than in arthouse cinemas, and is working well outside of Paris.

"Jeanne du Barry" stars Maiwenn as Jeanne Vaubernier, a working class woman in 18th century France who rises the social ranks and becomes King Louis XV's lover. Her working class roots make her a social pariah at the Versailles Palace. The movie's acclaimed supporting cast includes Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard and Melvil Poupaud.

Over the last three years, Depp made headlines for his ongoing legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard which culminated in a defamation trial won by Depp in December.

The film's promotion doesn't appear to have been negatively impacted by a scandal involving Maiween who admitted to spitting on Edwy Plenel, the editor-in-chief of Mediapart magazine, while being interviewed on the talk show Quotidien on the eve of the film's premiere. Like Depp, Maiween is also a popular figure in France. Her 2011 film "Polisse" won the jury prize at Cannes and sold over 2.3 million admissions, while her 2015 film "Mon Roi" won best actress for Emmanuelle Bercot and sold over 745, 483 admissions. Her previous film "DNA" had its theatrical run cut short in 2020 because of the closures of cinemas during the pandemic.

Goodfellas hasn't yet closed a U.S. deal on "Jeanne du Barry" but it's believed to be sold in many major territories. Le Pacte and Goodfellas helped finance "Jeanne du Barry" with the production house Why Not, as well as Netflix, which pre-bought second window rights for France only, French pubcaster France Televisions and Red SeaFilm Foundation. The film was budgeted in the $22 million range and shot on location in France, including at Versailles.

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'Jeanne du Barry,' Maiwenn's period film starring Johnny Depp in his first leading role in three years, has been having a solid B.O. run in France.

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Depp has its first leading role again after a couple of years of staying low in the acting industry, as French King Louis XV in the French costume drama Jeanne du Barry. Although Depp might still be considered controversial, the film was a great success in France. The opening night was at the Cannes Film Festival, where Depp and the rest of the cast were welcomed with a seven-minute standing ovation. Which also implies a positive feeling towards Depp (at least from the French), and helps (re)building a positive image.

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Before he became a heartthrob on 21 Jump Street, got weird with Tim Burton, or played a pirate version of Keith Richards, Johnny Depp wanted to be a rock star. Refusing to let that dream go, the Oscar-nominated actor has maintained a steady side-gig of playing in various groups and guesting on friends' albums, often showing up at concerts to play a few songs. Viewers of the 2016 Grammys got to see just how seriously Depp takes his music, as he performed a Motörhead cover and an original song with his new band, Hollywood Vampires, which features Alice Cooper, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, and two members of Guns N' Roses. Today Vulture takes a look back at Depp's long love affair with rock and roll, from his teens in Florida to his work with some of the most legendary figures in music.
The Kids, ca. 1980
The teenage Depp dropped out of high school in Miramar, Florida, to pursue a career in music. His first band of note, the Kids, achieved a bit of success in the area, opening for the likes of the Ramones, Iggy Pop, the Pretenders, and Talking Heads. Eventually, they decided to move to L.A. in hopes of hitting it big, but the band split before getting a record deal. Depp soon decided to try acting, on the advice of his wife's friend Nicolas Cage.
Rock City Angels, mid-'80s
Even after roles in movies like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Platoon, Depp still wasn't ready to give up on music, so he joined the glam outfit Rock City Angels. He quit when 21 Jump Street came along, but did end up with a writing credit on their song "Mary," from their 1988 debut album Young Man's Blues.
P, 1993
After Edward Scissorhands made him a movie star, Depp helped open a nightclub, the Viper Room, and formed the band P with Butthole Surfers front man Gibby Haynes and pal Bill Carter. During the group's Viper Room performance on October 30, 1993, actor River Phoenix overdosed and collapsed outside, dying the next day. The band, which occasionally featured Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, released a self-titled album in 1995 on Capitol Records before breaking up.
Shane MacGowan and the Popes, "That Woman's Got Me Drinking", 1994
Following MacGowan's ejection from the Pogues, he launched a solo career with 1994's The Snake, which featured Depp providing "weird guitar noises" on the punk-blues track "That Woman's Got Me Drinking." They reunited in 2010 to cover Screamin' Jay Hawkins's blues classic "I Put a Spell on You."
Oasis collaborations, 1995-1996
Depp played guitar (and then-girlfriend Kate Moss shook a tambourine) for Oasis's "Fade Away," which appeared on a 1995 charity compilation. After vacationing with Noel Gallagher on the island of Mustique, Depp was invited back to the studio, this time to play slide guitar on the Be Here Now track "Fade In-Out."
Iggy Pop, "Hollywood Affair", 1999
Two decades after opening for Iggy as a member of the Kids, Depp and Pop reunited for this B-side from 1999's Avenue B. The pair also performed the song on French television.
Vanessa Paradis, 2000-2013
Depp lent his musical talents to then-romantic partner Vanessa Paradis' fourth album, 2000's Bliss, co-writing two songs, playing guitar on another, painting some of the artwork, and directing two of the LP's music videos. In 2011, they covered Serge Gainsbourg's "Ballade de Melody Nelson" for a tribute album, and in 2013, a year after they split, Paradis released the album Love Songs, featuring Depp and their daughter Lily-Rose on "New Year."
Chocolat and other soundtracks, 2000-present
In 2000, Depp starred opposite Juliette Binoche in the romance Chocolat, playing an itinerant guitarist. He also contributed three impressive European jazz songs to the soundtrack, marking the first of several times he'd provide music for a film of his own. So far, that list includes Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The Rum Diary, The Lone Ranger, and Into the Woods. In 2011, while promoting The Rum Diary, Depp put together the JD Band for a few performances, including one where he shared the stage with Keith Richards in New York.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007
Despite their long friendship, Tim Burton's casting of Depp as the lead in Sweeney Todd seemed like an odd choice at first. But Burton's hunch paid off, as Depp's musical-theater chops earned him a Golden Globe, as well as a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers, "Too Close to the Sun", 2008
Depp hooked up with Squeeze front man Glenn Tilbrook to play guitar on this New Wave oddity from 2008's Pandemonium Ensues.

As a longtime fan of the English indie group Babybird, Depp had the honor of playing guitar on their 2010 single "Unloveable" and directing its music video. He'd rejoin them the following year to record "The Jesus Stag Night Club," a song about a group of guys who have a wild bachelor party with none other than Jesus. A spokesman for the Christian Coalition released a statement about the song: "One day Johnny Depp and his cronies will face the judgment of our Lord and they will burn in hell for this filth."

Marilyn Manson, "You're So Vain", 2012

Depp playing guitar and drums for Marilyn Manson's cover of Carly Simon's hit? Makes total sense. Later in 2012, Depp joined Manson at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, performing "The Beautiful People" and "Sweet Dreams."
Aerosmith, "Freedom Fighter", 2012
Future Hollywood Vampire Joe Perry wrote this politically charged song for Aerosmith's Music From Another Dimension! album and enlisted Depp to provide backing vocals. Depp's played guitar at several Aerosmith gigs over the years, and joined Perry, Steven Tyler, and Alice Cooper for a set of covers at the Dark Shadows premiere party.

West of Memphis Soundtrack, 2012

Depp was already involved in asking for the release of the West Memphis Three by the time this documentary came out in 2012, performing at rallies alongside the likes of Patti Smith and Eddie Vedder. For the film, he covered Mumford and Sons' "Little Lion Man," a favorite song of former inmate Damien Echols, using the band name Tonto's Giant Nuts. He also read one of Echols's prison letters over a score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Patti Smith, Banga, 2012
Visiting Depp on the set of The Rum Diary, Patti Smith had a song idea, and, not wanting to forget it, asked Depp to record her singing it. When he sent her the tape, he added guitars and drums, giving Smith a backbone for her tune. They've since performed together a bunch, and Smith paid tribute to the actor with another track off 2012's Banga, "Nine," which she wrote for him as a birthday present.
Jup and Rob Jackson, "Street Runners", 2012
Depp's first foray into hip-hop came as the narrator-listed as Mr. Stench-on this Jup and Rob Jackson track. Depp doesn't do any rapping himself, instead reading some beat-poetry-like lines about greed and life.
Steve Hunter, "Brooklyn Shuffle", 2013
In a collaboration facilitated by Alice Cooper, Depp and Joe Perry joined guitarist Steve Hunter on this laid-back blues jam. Depp takes the second guitar solo, ably hanging with his more musically renowned friends.
Ryan Adams, 2014
A vocal Ryan Adams fan, Depp has joined the singer-songwriter onstage for a cover of Danzig's "Mother" and in the studio, adding guitar to the Gimme Something Good B-side "Aching for More." The collaboration went so well that they teamed up for another two songs on Adams's 2015 EP No Shadow.

The New Basement Tapes, "Kansas City", 2015

Producer T Bone Burnett formed a supergroup-Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, and Mumford and Sons' Marcus Mumford-to write the music for a bunch of '60s-era Bob Dylan lyrics that were never actually recorded. When it came time to track "Kansas City," Costello was out of town due to a prior engagement, so Burnett called on Depp to add a subtly forceful guitar part.
Hollywood Vampires, 2015-present
Having Depp, Perry, and Cooper as Hollywood Vampires' main members has its perks. When it came time to record their self-titled debut album, which features two original tracks and a bunch of covers, the group was able to enlist a ridiculous amount of guest stars, including Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Slash, AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell, actor Christopher Lee, and many, many more. You can tell they've really made it by the fact that, less than 24 hours after their Grammy performance, they're already the subject of an Illuminati conspiracy video:
See also: Let's Look at Johnny Depp's Many, Many, Many Hats

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Before He Was a Hollywood Vampire: The Complete History of Johnny Depp, Rock Musician

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Depp having interactions with fans on stage, showing them lots of gratitude with hand signs, makes him a very likable person. Which is clear from fans calling him 'humble' and 'unbelievably sweet'.

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Johnny Depp is delighting U.S. fans once again!

After canceling multiple international performances - most recently last week in Slovakia - The Hollywood Vampires, featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen, took to the stage in Boston Friday night to play before a sold-out crowd of 3,500 at the Boch Center's Wang Theatre.

Prior to the performance, Depp arrived at the venue's backstage entrance and made a beeline to the fans who had gathered behind a barricade, hoping to catch a glimpse of him. The actor and musician took selfies, signed autographs and gave hugs to at least 20 of the more than 60 screaming fans.

Molly Smith, a 12-year-old from Concord, New Hampshire, was one such fan, and became tearful when she received not only a selfie with Depp, but a hug from him, too.

"He smiled at me and all I could get out was `hi'," Smith says. "My mom got me into his movies and into his music. I can't believe I just met him."

Her mom, Cathy Smith, says Depp was "unbelievably sweet" to not only her daughter but others in the crowd whom he met.

"He really was so nice, and I've never seen her that excited," she says of her daughter's encounter with Depp. "She will never forget this."

While all of the band members - including touring bandmates Glen Sobel, Buck Johnson and Chris Wyse - have long-established careers in the music industry, it was Depp, who is known primarily for his movie roles, who fans appeared to be the most excited to see.

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When Depp took over the microphone to sing the lead vocals on "People Who Died" (The Jim Carroll Band cover) 10 songs into the 19-song setlist, the audience erupted in cheers and chants - everything from "we love you, Johnny" to "Jack Sparrow rocks," a nod to his popular character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Later in the set, he again received deafening cheers when frontman on a cover of David Bowie's song "Heroes."

Wearing a striped blue denim cap, a black vest - with "Hollywood Vampires" written on the back -over a black short-sleeve shirt, black pants and black boots, Depp showed continuous signs of appreciation for the audience. He pumped his fist to his heart and stretched it out to the crowd, clasped his hands together in gratitude, waved and smiled almost constantly. He played guitar for all of the songs and sang backing vocals on several.

After the encore - Cooper's iconic "School's Out" - Depp received gifts, ranging from stuffed animals to a custom Hollywood Vampires jacket, from fans who made their way to the stage.

Ahead of the show, several fans had said they were confident The Hollywood Vampires would not cancel the Boston show. Depp's band canceled several of their latest shows in a row, including a Slovakia tour date in mid-July.

"Upon arrival today to the venue in Slovakia to begin set up for tonight's performance, it quickly became clear that the construction of the facility was incomplete, and therefore unsafe for both the band and the general public," wrote Hollywood Vampires in a since-deleted note on Instagram, attributed to the four main members as well as touring bandmates Sobel, Johnson and Wyse.

Back in May, Depp posted to Instagram the news of a fracture that would keep him from touring with his band for awhile.

However, one fan admitted to calling the theater Friday morning to make sure the nearly two-hour drive would not be for naught.

"I guess for a split second I thought `oh no, what if they cancel this one, too,'" says Iliana Donis, 32, a daycare worker from Lawrence, Mass. "But then when my brother and I got here and saw all of the equipment trucks [and] tour buses, we felt confident that the show would go on."

And while she's a big fan of the band, the mother of four says it's Depp who was the main draw for her to attend the concert.

"I'm just such a fan of his and the kind of person he is," Donis says. "I love his acting, his music, his art... he is so talented, but he is so humble, too."

A source at the venue said that Depp arrived in Boston just before the show - unlike Cooper, who tells PEOPLE that he spent five days prior to the concert in Beantown.

"We usually don't get that kind of time off, so my wife and I went everywhere in and around Boston," Cooper said when he arrived at the venue, adding that he had "some great food and played golf."

The Hollywood Vampires are scheduled to play in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Saturday and in Bethel, New York, on Sunday.

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Johnny Depp Shows Gratitude Onstage at Hollywood Vampires' First U.S. Tour Stop

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Johnny Depp and his Hollywood Vampires bandmates delighted fans at their Boston gig on Friday night. Ahead of the show, Depp spent time with fans, including a delighted 12 year old

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You can slightly see another side of Depp here, where he is a bit nervous (in a positive way) - telling Ryder to stop giggling, while giggling himself -, looking very adoring and kind at Ryder, but still being funny, making jokes. This makes his image a bit 'softer', although his image was never particularly negative, he did often had an image of a 'tough man'.

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1990, Feb. 8 - Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder at Show West

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Depp and Moss dated for four years in the 90s. When Heard brought up the rumour of Depp pushing Moss down the stairs in the trial, Moss provided a testimony (for the first time ever), saying the rumour is not true. Moss didn't get to answer the question on why she wanted to give this testimony, but it still shows that the exes are on good terms and that Moss cares about the situation, which indicates a more positive feeling towards Depp.

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The longest relationship (14 years) Depp has been in, is with his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis, who he has his two children with. Although Depp was really popular during this time, their relationship stayed mostly under the radar, because they chose to raise their children somewhere in the south of France, with less press. While this couple still had multiple houses in France and LA, and even a private island, this relationship and his family life made Depp a little more 'relatable'. In the sense of a taken man being together with his partner for more than a decade, raising their children together, staying low-key in the south of France. And not the "ladies' man" image anymore.

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Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ Relationship Timeline

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Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis were in a relationship for over a decade and share daughter Lily-Rose and son Jack. Here is a complete timeline of their relationship.

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Depp talks about his newborn daughter in an interview. Saying how he's constantly smiling and floating since the day she was born. The interviewer also says "you look really happy". Talking about his child(ren) gives Depp a really calm, loving, happy, image of a good father.

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Depp met Heard on set in 2009, and they started dating in 2012, before Depp announced his split with Paradis. Eventually Depp and Heard got married in 2015 after a couple of years dating. The marriage ended in 2016, with Heard filing for divorce and a temporary restraining order against Depp, because of domestic abuse. Depp denied the accusations. They ultimately reached a settlement, after Heard withdrew from the restraining order, and they released a joint statement that "there was never any intent of physical or emotional harm". However, in 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post about domestic abuse cases and how she was a victim herself. Depp sued Heard for defamation over the op-ed in 2019. This relationship, and especially after it ended, was a bit of a turning point in Depps image. Suddenly, the press gave Depp an image of an abusive person and a 'wife beater'.

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In December, Amber Heard announced that she would settle her defamation lawsuit with Johnny Depp.

In June, a jury ruled in favor of Depp in a defamation trial against Heard.

"Depp v. Heard," a three-part Netflix docuseries on the trail, is available now.

In 2009, Depp met Heard on the set of 'The Rum Diary'

Depp starred as Paul Kemp, a journalist who takes a job in Puerto Rico in "The Rum Diary" - based off of Hunter S. Thompson's book of the same name. Thompson was Depp's real-life friend and idol.

Heard played Chenault - a woman engaged to another man - who Kemp is immediately smitten with as soon as he sees her.

Heard told Vogue in 2011: "Working with Johnny was torture. It was better than I ever imagined, which is really saying something."

Depp and Heard were dating by early 2012

In a court filing, Heard wrote that she and Depp began dating "around the end of 2011 or the start of 2012." It was also in 2012 that Depp and long-time partner Paradis publicly announced their separation after 14 years of dating. Depp had two children with Paradis: Lily-Rose (born in 1999) and John Christopher (2002).

Depp had previously been in relationships with Winona Ryder (from 1989 to 1993) and Kate Moss (1994 to 1998).

Heard split up with partner Tasya van Ree at the same time. USA Today reported that Heard was arrested in 2009 on a charge of physically assaulting then-girlfriend van Ree at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington. The two got into a disagreement after Heard allegedly grabbed and hit van Ree's arm.

All charges were dropped, however, with van Ree herself saying that Heard was "wrongfully" accused by cops who "misinterpreted and over-sensationalized" the incident.

In 2014, Heard was spotted wearing an engagement ring

People magazine reported that Depp and Heard were engaged after a picture emerged of the actress wearing an ornate engagement ring.

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Depp himself seemed to confirm the engagement in a video interview with The Daily Mail, after discussing wedding planning and pointing out that he was wearing "a chick's ring" on his finger.

"It's probably a dead giveaway, isn't it? Not very subtle," Depp said.

In 2015, Depp and Heard married in a private ceremony

After several years of dating, Depp and Heard married in a very private ceremony in their home in LA, with People reporting photos.

Later in 2015, Depp and Heard breached Australia's biosecurity laws after they failed to declare their dogs (Yorkshire terriors) when they arrived in the country. They released an apology video together.

In 2016, Heard filed for divorce from Depp and accused him of physical abuse

On May 23, 2016, Heard filed for divorce from Depp and, four days later, obtained a temporary restraining order against the Oscar-nominated actor. She alleged that Depp had physically abused her during their relationship, and said it was usually while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

She alleged that on May 21, before filing for divorce, an incident had recently taken place in which Depp threw his phone at her, leaving her with a bruised face. However, a police spokesman told People that an investigation into the domestic incident radio call found that no crime had taken place.

Depp denied these accusations and through his representatives said Heard was "attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse."

A $7 million settlement was reached out of court on August 16, 2016

Heard testified under oath at a deposition, but a settlement was eventually reached after she withdrew her request for a domestic violence restraining order. She also rescinded her spousal support request of $50,000 a month.

Depp and Heard also released a joint statement, saying: "Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain."

It continued: "There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm."

Heard received $7 million from the divorce but donated it to charity, according to People.

In 2017, the divorce was finalized

Depp and Heard's divorce was finalized a year after Heard filed. Heard kept the dogs that were at the centre of the 2015 scandal in which the couple failed to declare the animals in Australia. Meanwhile, Depp retained sole possession of all properties, including his private island in the Bahamas, as well as his collection of classic cars and motorcycles.

The Hollywood Reporter reported that a non-disparagement clause was inserted into the settlement that prevented either party from saying anything negative about the high-profile relationship and break-up.

In December 2018, Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post saying she was abused

Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post in which she spoke about the treatment of women in domestic abuse cases.

In the op-ed, Heard wrote: "I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out."

Depp himself was never mentioned by name.

In 2019, Depp sued Heard for $50 million for defamation over the WaPo article

The suit said that Heard "is not a victim of domestic abuse, she is a perpetrator," and denied that Depp ever abused her. Instead, the suit said that Heard's allegations were part of an "elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity" for the actress.

Depp's lawyers said: "The op-ed depended on the central premise that Ms. Heard was a domestic abuse victim and that Mr. Depp perpetrated domestic violence against her."

In a court filing that attempted to dismiss Depp's defamation suit, Heard detailed multiple instances of alleged abuse that she said occurred during their marriage and referred to him as "the Monster," per Variety.

Heard claimed that she still had scars on her arms and feet from an incident where Depp allegedly threw her through a ping pong table and dragged her through broken glass.

The suit is still ongoing in the US.

In 2020, phone recordings were released in which Heard admitted to 'hitting' Depp

In January, phone recordings obtained by the Daily Mail were released. In these recordings, Heard admitted to "hitting" Depp.

Heard is heard saying: "I'm sorry that I didn't ... hit you across the face in a proper slap, but I was hitting you, it was not punching you. Babe, you're not punched.

"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, I was hitting you."

Meanwhile, Depp said in the recording: "I left last night. Honestly, I swear to you because I just couldn't take the idea of more physicality, more physical abuse on each other.

"Because had we continued it, it would have gotten f---ing bad. And baby, I told you this once. I'm scared to death we are a f---ing crime scene right now," Depp continued.

Heard replied: "I can't promise you I won't get physical again. God, I f---ing sometimes get so mad I lose it."

On July 7 2020, the three-week libel trial began

Depp fought News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, in court over a 2018 article in which they called him a "wife beater" in reference to Depp and Heard's former marriage. Depp sued both the publisher and The Sun's executive editor Dan Wootton for libel.

Ryder and Paradis both provided statements in Depp's defense.

Ryder wrote: "The idea that he is an incredibly violent person is the farthest thing from the Johnny I knew and loved. I cannot wrap my head around these accusations."

Meanwhile, Paradis wrote that Heard's accusations are "nothing like the true Johnny I have known, and from my personal experience of many years, I can say he was never violent or abusive to me."

The trial began in early July, and lasted three weeks. Depp alleged that Heard defecated in his bed and punched him, which Heard denies. Depp also accused Heard of having extra-marital affairs with James Franco and Elon Musk, which Heard also denies.

Heard, meanwhile, accused Depp of physically abusing her, and has also accused him of throwing a phone at her face, which she says left her bruised. Furthermore, Hear said that Depp threatened to kill her on several occasions.

On November 2 the court ruled against Depp in the libel trial

Three months after the blockbuster trial began, Judge Mr Justice Nicol ruled that The Sun was correct in reporting that Depp was violent towards his ex-wife Amber Heard.

In reaching his ruling, Nicol referred to 14 separate incidents that The Sun's lawyers cited to justify calling Depp a "wife-beater."

Following the ruling, a spokesman for The Sun said: "The Sun has stood up and campaigned for the victims of domestic abuse for over 20 years. Domestic abuse victims must never be silenced and we thank the judge for his careful consideration and thank Amber Heard for her courage in giving evidence to the court."

In a statement seen by the BBC, Heard's lawyer in the US said: "For those of us present for the London High Court trial, this decision and judgment are not a surprise. Very soon, we will be presenting even more voluminous evidence in the US.

"We are committed to obtaining justice for Amber Heard in the US Court and defending Ms. Heard's right to free speech."

Johnny Depp has strenuously denied all claims that he was violent towards Heard and in a statement published shortly after the ruling, his lawyers said: "This decision is as perverse as it is bewildering.

"Most troubling is the judge's reliance on the testimony of Amber Heard, and corresponding disregard of the mountain of counter-evidence from police officers, medical practitioners, her own former assistant, other unchallenged witnesses and an array of documentary evidence which completely undermined the allegations, point by point.

"All of this was overlooked. The judgment is so flawed that it would be ridiculous for Mr. Depp not to appeal this decision. In the meantime, we hope that in contrast to this case, the ongoing libel proceedings in America are equitable, with both parties providing full disclosure rather than one side strategically cherry-picking what evidence can and cannot be relied upon."

Depp has also launched a $50m case against Heard in the US over a column she penned for the Washington Post about her experience as a victim of domestic violence. While Depp is not named in Heard's piece, his legal team insists that it is strongly inferred that the article is about him.

4 days later on November 6, Depp announced that he had been 'asked to resign' from his role as Grindewald in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'

Depp will no longer portray the controversial dark wizard Grindelwald in the upcoming "Fantastic Beasts" film.

In a statement posted to his Instagram on November 6, four days after the conclusion to his libel case, he wrote in a typed letter: "I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in 'Fantastic Beasts' and I have respected and agreed to that request."

He continued, "Finally, I wish to say this. The surreal judgment of the court in the UK will not change my fight to tell the truth and I confirm that I plan to appeal."

"My resolve remains strong and I intend to prove that the allegations against me are false," Depp added. "My life and career will not be defined by this moment in time."

The third film in the "Fantastic Beasts" saga had already begun production, but in a statement published shortly after Depp's, Warner Bros. confirmed his departure to Variety, in a statement.

"We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date," the studio said.

After weeks of speculation, Danish actor Mads Mikkelson was officially named as Depp's successor.

Despite being ousted from the film and only shooting one scene since filming started on September 20 in the UK, The Hollywood Reporter claims that Depp will still receive full compensation for the next installment.

Per his "pay-or-play" contract, which states that he "be fully compensated whether or not the film is made and even if it is recast," Depp will receive an 8-figure sum for his work.

Depp was denied the right to appeal by the court's ruling

Johnny Depp and his legal team had hoped to overturn the court's ruling with an appeal but in a statement that was made public on November 25, Judge Nicol refused to grant Depp the permission to appeal against his judgment, saying: "I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success."

The judge also ordered Depp to make an initial payment of £630,000 ($841,733) to News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, to cover its legal fees. Depp still has until December 7 to apply for an appeal above Judge Nicol at the Court of Appeal.

In March 2021, Depp was once again denied permission to appeal against the high court ruling by the Court of Appeals in London

Depp and his lawyers submitted an application to the Court of Appeals in London - the second-highest court in the land - to obtain permission to contest the High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard.

However, the Court of Appeal judges denied Depp's application saying the original hearing "was full and fair" and that the trial judge "gave thorough reasons for his conclusions which have not been shown even arguably to be vitiated by any error of approach or mistake of law."

During the evidence given at the application hearing, Depp's lawyers said that they had not received a fair trial and presented "fresh evidence" that alleged Amber Heard lied about donating her full $7 million divorce settlement to charity.

Depp's lawyer Andrew Caldecott QC told the court that Heard's claim about the donation was a "calculated and manipulative lie" that "tipped the scales against Mr. Depp from the very beginning," The Guardian reported.

A representative for Heard said her camp was "pleased" but not surprised by the court's denial of Depp's application to appeal. "The evidence presented in the UK case was overwhelming and undeniable," the rep told The Guardian.

Heard and Depp's $100 million libel suit begins April 11

Depp and Heard's defamation lawsuit is set to begin on April 11, 2022, at the Fairfax County courthouse in Virginia.

As Insider previously reported, Depp filed the defamation suit against Heard in response to an op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post that detailed her experience with domestic violence. Depp's name isn't mentioned, but the article was widely interpreted as being about him.

In January of 2021, Heard countersued Depp for $100 million after her motion to move the case to California was denied.

Insider's Zahra Tayeb previously reported that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and actor James Franco are among the high-profile celebrities due to testify during the case. Musk and Franco were dragged into the legal dispute after Depp accused Heard of having "two extra-marital affairs" with them while she was still with him, Insider previously reported.

Page Six also reported that "WandaVision" star Paul Bettany, actor Ellen Barkin, and representatives from Disney and Warner Bros will give evidence to the court. The publication also reported that new evidence will be introduced in court, including unseen police bodycam footage from an "altercation" between Depp and Heard.

The court case began with opening statements from Heard and Depp's lawyers

In opening statements, Heard's lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, told the jury that Depp is "going to try to turn this case into a soap opera," referencing his tumultuous relationship with Heard, Insider reported.

Rottenborn continued that this lawsuit is centered around the question of whether Heard was exercising her First Amendment right to Free Speech by writing an op-ed for the Washington Post about her experience with domestic violence.

"The answer is very clearly yes," Rottenborn said.

At one point during the proceedings, Rottenborn read out the full op-ed, and argued that it was clear that the article wasn't meant to drudge up allegations against Depp, but to speak about an issue impacting pending legislation. Rottenborn argued that if Heard had intended to describe her relationship with Depp "believe me, the article would have looked very, very different."

"She could fill a book with those details. She would have told you about the monster, but she didn't. That wasn't the point of this article," Rottenborn said. "Because Johnny Depp brought this case, all of that is going to come out. Just know Amber Heard didn't want to unearth for the public who the real Johnny Depp is ... You'll see the real Johnny Depp, behind the pirate costume."

Depp's lawyer Benjamin Chew blasted Heard as a liar, saying in court that her accusations ruined Depp's career and alienated him from producers who once favored the movie star.

"When, like Mr. Depp, your career depends on your image and your reputation, or whether movie producers want their movie associated with you, that can be particularly harmful," Chew told the court.

"By choosing to lie about her husband for her own personal benefit, Amber Heard chose to ruin his reputation," he added.

Depp took the stand in court and said that Heard had 'a need for violence' during their relationship

On the stand on April 20, 2022, Depp said that Heard was the real abuser in their relationship and the change in their relationship started with her making "little digs" and "demeaning name-calling."

Depp said he felt like he was "suddenly wrong" about everything, and suffered an "endless parade of insults."

The actor added that sometimes these arguments would escalate to violence, with Heard - who he said "has a need for violence" - shoving him or throwing a glass of wine in his face. When these arguments would start, Depp said he would try to extricate himself from the situation, sometimes locking himself in the bathroom just to get away from Heard.

Depp also said his relationship with Heard - as well as what he described as her frequent verbal attacks - often contributed to his use of alcohol and drugs.

"I was more inspired by Miss Heard to reach out for a numbing agent because of the constant clashes," he said. "I had to have something to distance me and distance my heart from those verbal attacks."

Depp said a 'possessed' Heard severed his finger with a vodka bottle after an argument

Depp said the fight in which his finger was severed happened about a month after his 2015 wedding to Heard when she flew out to Australia to visit him as he filmed the fifth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.

Insider previously reported that Heard arrived in Australia "very upset" about how a meeting with Depp's lawyers had been conducted, feeling that one of the lawyers she met with had been "rude and dismissive." Depp told the court that he had asked his lawyers to discuss a postnuptial agreement with Heard.

Depp said he was staying in a large house in Australia, and remembered locking himself in "at least nine bedrooms and bathrooms" that day "as she was banging on the doors and screaming obscenities and wanting to have a physical altercation."

At that point, Depp said he had been sober from drinking for some time, but noted the stress of the situation caused him to go to the bar in the house and pour himself a few shots of vodka. He continued that Heard followed him to the bar and started yelling at him for drinking again, and proceeded to throw the bottle of vodka at him. Depp said the bottle flew past his face and smashed on the ground behind him.

Depp said he then went back to the bar, picked up a larger bottle of vodka, and continued to pour himself another drink. He said Heard picked up the second bottle and threw it at him, and that time it made contact with his hand, slicing off his middle right finger.

"It made contact and it shattered everywhere," he said. "I honestly didn't feel the pain at first, what I felt was heat and I felt as if something were dripping down my hand. Then I looked down and realized that the tip of my finger had been severed and I was looking directly at my bones sticking out and the meaty portion of the inside of your finger."

Depp later testified that he lied to doctors about how the tip of his right middle finger was cut off rather than telling them Heard threw a vodka bottle at him.

"I didn't want to disclose that it had been Ms. Heard that had thrown a vodka bottle at me and then took my finger off," he said. "I didn't want to get her in trouble. I tried to just keep things as copacetic and easy as possible for everyone. I didn't want to put her into that mix."

Depp testified that Heard or one of her friends defecated in their bed after he broke up with her

Depp later testified that Heard was responsible for fecal matter found on their shared bed after a fight in which he said he was leaving her. The actor alleged that the incident happened following a fight after a dinner party for Heard's 30th birthday on April 21, 2016.

"My initial response to that was, I laughed," Depp said, describing the reaction to seeing a photo of the feces. "It was so outside. It was so bizarre and so grotesque that I could only laugh."

According to Depp, Heard blamed the fecal incident on Pistol and Boo, her two dogs - an explanation Depp said he found ridiculous.

"She brought up the fecal matter on the bed. She tried to blame it on the dogs," Depp said. "They're teacup Yorkies. They weigh about 4 pounds each. I lived with those dogs. I picked up their funk. It was not the dogs."

The ACLU said Heard donated $1.3 million of the $3.5 million she pledged to the organization from her Depp divorce settlement

Terence Dougherty, the general counsel and chief operating officer of the ACLU, testified that the organization received four donations from Heard, which totaled $1.3 million, Insider reported.

Only one of those payments was from Heard directly: a payment for $350,000 in August 2016. The other payments were a $100,000 check from Depp, $500,000 from a donor-advised fund at Vanguard, an investment management company, and $350,000 from a donor-advised fund at Fidelity, another investment management company.

Dougherty said the ACLU believed the $500,000 Vanguard payment was from a fund set up by Heard's former partner Elon Musk.

When Depp and Heard reached a divorce settlement in 2016, Heard announced that she would donate the entirety of her $7 million settlement to charity. She said the money would be split between two organizations: the American Civil Liberties Union and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

A psychologist said Depp forced Heard to give him oral sex and penetrated her with a bottle when he was angry during their relationship

Dawn Hughes, a clinical psychologist, testified in court that Depp forced Heard into oral sex during instances of sexual violence throughout their relationship.

"When Mr. Depp was drunk or high, he'd throw her on the bed, rip off her nightgown, and try to have sex with her. There were times when he forced her to give him oral sex when he was angry," Hughes testified. "These weren't in loving moments. These were angry moments."

As Insider previously reported, Hughes provided testimony in the Fairfax County Court based on 29 hours' worth of clinical interviews with Heard, as well as her review of court transcripts. Hughes said Depp displayed "obsessive jealousy" and was the true abuser in the pair's relationship.

She continued to detail one specific instance when Depp accused a woman of flirting with Heard and proceeded to take Heard into his trailer and "performed a cavity search" on her. Hughes said Depp was "ostensibly looking for drugs."

"He felt it acceptable to rip off her nightgown and stick his fingers up her vagina to look for cocaine," Hughes said. "He thought that maybe she was hiding them there."

She continued that the "most severe instances of sexual violence that Ms. Heard had to endure" was during a fight with Depp in Australia where the actor penetrated Heard with a vodka bottle.

"He grabbed a bottle that was on the bar and penetrated her with that bottle," Hughes said. "And Ms. Heard reported to me of disassociating and going outside of her body."

Hughes said Depp was beating and choking Heard and telling her that he was "going to fucking kill you" when he grabbed the bottle.

"The only thing she was thinking is: 'Oh god, I hope it's not the broken one,'" Hughes said.

Hughes later added that the incidents of sexual violence often happened when Depp was in a "drug-fueled rage."

Heard said she thought Depp was joking the first time he hit her

Heard took the stand for the first time on May 4, 2022, and during her testimony, she was asked by her lawyer whether she recalled the first time Depp struck her to which she promptly responded: "Yes."

"I was sitting on the couch and we were talking. We were having a normal conversation. There was no fighting, no argument, nothing, and he was drinking," Heard began, noting that she believed Depp was also using cocaine at the time because there "was a vintage jar of cocaine" on a table inside the house, Insider reported.

Heard said that she asked Depp about the contents of a tattoo that he has on his arm. Depp said the tattoo depicted the phrase "wino," Heard testified, at which point she said she laughed, thinking Depp was joking. In response, Heard testified, Depp slapped her "across the face."

Heard said she laughed in the moment because she was unsure what had just happened and thought Depp had been joking. She testified that Depp slapped her a second time and said: "You think it's so funny, bitch. You think you're a funny bitch."

The actress said she then realized that Depp had not been joking but she didn't react because she was unsure of how to respond. Heard said she stared at Depp and he slapped her across the face a third time, at which point she lost her balance.

Heard said Depp once held one of her dogs out a moving car window while he was 'howling like an animal'

Heard testified that Depp once grabbed one of her pet dogs and held it out of a moving car window while he howled like an animal.

The incident, Heard said, came in March 2013, after Depp consumed copious amounts of cocaine and hard liquor throughout the night and repeatedly accused her of infidelity, Insider reported.

"He grabs this teacup Yorkie and holds Boo out of the window of the moving car, and he's howling like an animal while holding the dog out the window," Heard testified. "And everyone in the car - I'll never forget it - everyone just froze. No one did anything."

Heard said that she didn't want to react in case she prompted Depp to drop the dogs.

"It was just this eerie moment where he's howling and holding this animal outside the car window," she said.

The actress added that she "gently pulled" Depp's arm back into the vehicle.

Amber Heard said Johnny Depp hurt himself during fights by cutting his arms and putting cigarettes out on himself

Amber Heard said Johnny Depp would "often" self-harm during fights, using knives to cut himself and putting lit cigarettes out on himself, Insider reported.

"He often in fights would cut his arms or hold a knife to his chest or draw blood, superficially at first. He also put cigarettes out on himself," Heard said.

"He'd flick them at me and once or twice he'd try and put out one on me, but mostly he would do it while screaming at me. He once did it right in front of me, screaming at my face as he put the cigarette out on his cheek."

Heard added that Depp's self-harming became more frequent as their relationship was ending in 2016.

Amber Heard said she befriended Elon Musk after Johnny Depp stood her up at the Met Gala

Amber Heard said she became friends with Elon Musk - whom she later dated - after her then-husband, Johnny Depp, stood her up on the Met Gala red carpet in 2016, Insider reported.

Heard testified that Depp failed to show up at the event, which was held two weeks after the couple had an explosive fight that Depp previously said led to the end of their relationship. On the line for the red carpet, Heard met the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, she said. She didn't recognize him at first.

"I was standing in line, right in front of a gentleman. It was Elon," Heard said. "I didn't recognize him until we started talking. He has reminded me that we had met once before when he was with his mother."

Heard added that while alone inside at the gala, she reconnected with Musk who was sitting at a nearby table.

"He was at a nearby table, we got to speaking that night, and we eventually became friends," she said.

Amber Heard testified that her sister taught Johnny Depp to snort cocaine with a tampon applicator

Amber Heard said that her sister, Whitney Henriquez, taught Johnny Depp to snort cocaine with a tampon applicator during their relationship.

Insider previously reported that the actress was responding to a photo presented in court by one of Depp's lawyers that showed four lines of cocaine next to a tampon applicator on a table. Heard said she took the picture at her apartment in California in 2013.

"When you snort cocaine, typically it goes into your nose, and then it doesn't stay on the table. There's residue from that cocaine when your lips and nose touch the table, right?" Depp's lawyer, Camille Vasquez, asked Heard in reference to the photo.

In response, Heard said: "The tampon applicator next to the driver's license that you see is a device that I believe my sister had taught him to use in order to put the cocaine in."

Amber Heard once wrote I 'want to rip you apart, devour you and savor the taste' in a private letter to Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp's lawyers presented two private letters in court that Heard wrote for the actor, alongside an image of the pair on holiday in Australia, from what they described as a series of "love journals" that Heard had complied and shared with Depp, Insider reported.

"True love isn't about just the madness of passion or instead picking the safety of peace. No, it's about having both," Heard wrote in the first letter, according to the evidence.

"Falling madly in love with your friend. That is what has surprised me perhaps the most, that I have seen in you the true bones of friendship and respect. But I still, of course, more than ever, want to rip you apart, devour you, and savor the taste. Fret not."

After Depp's lawyer finished reading the letter she asked Heard whether she had recited her words correctly, to which Heard said: "Yes, it's a love note."

Depp's lawyer moved on to the second letter which features Heard speaking directly to Depp about conflicts in their relationship.

"I'm sorry I can get crazy. I'm sorry I hurt you. Like you, I can get wicked when I am hurt. When I feel provoked. Shattered. And last night I was," Heard wrote in the letter to Depp.

Later in the letter, Heard apologized to Depp for what she described as "her part" in hurting the actor.

"There's never a reason good enough to hurt you. You are the last thing in the whole world that deserves it. The last person in the world who deserves it," she wrote. "I love you, Steve, I'm forever yours, Slim."

Steve and Slim are nicknames Heard and Depp used during their relationship.

Amber Heard said James Franco made a late-night visit to her apartment after she had a fight with Johnny Depp

Amber Heard said that James Franco once visited her apartment late at night after she had a fight with Johnny Depp, Insider reported.

Heard was quizzed about the late-night visit by Johnny Depp's lawyers in court. When asked why Franco came over, Heard said: "Because he was my friend and he lived next door, quite literally next door."

She added: "And I quite literally exhausted my support network with my usual friends and I was happy to welcome as much friendship at that time as I could possibly get."

Heard was then asked about video footage from that night in which Franco can be seen laying his head on her shoulder and what interaction could have led to that.

"After seeing my face, he put his head on my shoulder," she said. "He touched the side of my face and responded to what he saw."

Johnny Depp joked about being able to punch Amber Heard in the face with no repercussion moments after their wedding, according to Heard's former friend

The author iO Tillett Wright, a former friend of Amber Heard, said Johnny Depp made the comment about physically assaulting Heard immediately after the pair said I do at their 2015 wedding in the Bahamas, Insider reported.

"I was walking with Johnny and congratulating him that they pulled it off," Wright, who served as best man at the ceremony, testified, adding that Depp then said: "We're married now. I can punch her in the face and nobody can do anything about it."

Johnny Depp once asked his former agent to shut down a film because it featured nude scenes with Amber Heard

During testimony in court, Tracey Jacobs, Depp's former agent, said the actor romanticized drug culture and had "fundamental issues with anger" that intensified over time, before detailing one specific incident when Depp sent her a series of angry all-caps emails instructing her to shut down the 2018 film "London Fields" over nude scenes that featured Heard.

Depp began the exchange by informing Jacobs that the producers of "London Fields" intended to debut their film at the Toronto International Film Festival and that she should contact them immediately about cutting nude scenes that featured Heard.

"It is in Amber's contract that there will be no nudity and her f------ agents are weak and insipid," Depp said in the email, Insider reported. "Will you please call these motherf------ and you and Jake get on this immediately?"

In a follow-up email, Depp added: "It must be shut down or I will sue them eighteen ways from f------ Sunday. These people are nobodies in this business and they should be made to understand that we will ruin them instantly."

A lawyer who represented Amber Heard during prenup negotiations said Johnny Depp called her a 'b----' and tried to fire her while drunk

Michelle Mulroney, an attorney who represented Amber Heard during pre and postnuptial negotiations with Johnny Depp, said the actor phoned her in the middle of the negotiation process and called her a "bitch."

Mulroney said Depp called her with his attorneys and told her to step away from the negotiations, using the sexist insult, Insider reported.

"My recollection is that he was very mean, he called me names, and that he fired me on behalf of Amber," Mulroney said. "My only exact recollection is that he called me a bitch."

Johnny Depp said he called Warner Bros. to curb 'their worries' after Amber Heard's 'Aquaman' audition

While on the stand, Depp said he reached out to Warner Bros. executives on Amber Heard's behalf following her audition for "Aquaman."

"For a few years, I had had a multi-film deal with Warner Bros., and so we'd been in business together. So, I knew these people. I'd been on films with them," Depp said of his relationship with the film studio, Insider reported.

He added that Heard "asked me if I would speak to them."

"I was informed by Ms. Heard that the film was going to be shooting in Australia and that was of concern to her," he said when asked what happened after Heard's audition for 2018's "Aquaman."

Depp said he made a phone call to three Warner Bros.' film executives, including former chairman and CEO of WB entertainment Kevin Tsujihara, former president of marketing Sue Kroll, and former president of creative development Greg Silverman, in which he "painted a beautiful picture" of Heard for them.

When asked the result of speaking with the studio heads, Depp said, "I can only say that ultimately she did get the job in the film. So hopefully, I suppose, I had curbed their worries to some degree."

A jury found both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard liable for defaming each other

Jurors found both Depp and Heard liable for defamation against each other in a verdict reached Wednesday. They awarded Depp $15 million in damages from Heard, and awarded Heard $2 million from Depp, Insider reported.

Jurors reached a verdict after six weeks of trial testimony and less than three days of deliberation.

Depp, who is currently playing concerts with Jeff Beck in Europe, was not present in court.

"Due to previously scheduled work commitments made before the trial, Mr. Depp will not be physically present for today's 3 p.m. verdict and will be watching from the United Kingdom," a spokesperson for Depp told Insider on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for Heard criticized Depp for his absence.

"Your presence shows where your priorities are," the spokesperson said. "Johnny Depp plays guitar in the UK while Amber Heard waits for a verdict in Virginia. Depp is taking his snickering and lack of seriousness on tour."

Immediately after the verdict, Heard released a statement on social media, saying in part: "The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband."

"I'm even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback," she added. "It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously."

A spokesperson for Depp also reacted to the verdict in a statement with Insider, saying in part: "Six years later, the jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled."

"From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome," the statement continued. "Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that."

Amber Heard's lawyer claims that she plans to appeal the verdict

A day after the verdict Heard's lawyer Elaine Bredehoft told NBC's "Today" show that Heard planned to appeal and bring new evidence that was not admitted in the initial trial.

Bredehoft also said that Heard is unable to pay the $10.35 million in damages to her ex-husband, the Fairfax County Judge Penney Azcarate had cut the amount Heard would owe to $10.35 million citing Virginia laws limiting punitive damages in defamation cases.

Bredehoft also started to make the claim that the jurors' verdict was affected by social media.

"How can you not?" Bredehoft said. "They went home every night. They have families. The families are on social media. We had a 10-day break in the middle because of the judicial conference."

She added: "There's no way they couldn't have been influenced by it. And it was horrible. It was really, really lopsided."

The social media response during the trial was highly in favor of Depp. Insider's Lindsay Dodgson and Charissa Cheong previously reported that Depp's supporters had declared the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor the winner in the defamation trial before Heard even took the stand. Social media was filled with comments branding Heard as a liar, accusing her of acting on the stand and using misogynistic insults.

Johnny Depp joins TikTok and thanks his fans for their support drawing criticism from Amber Heard

A week after the verdict, Depp joined TikTok, amassing millions of followers before he posted his first video. The first video was a short clip showing fans who came to support him outside the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia during his trial.

In the caption, he thanked his "most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters" adding: "We did the right thing together, all because you cared. And now, we will all move forward together."

A spokesperson for Heard slammed the post in a statement to E! News.

"As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward," a spokesperson for Heard said. "The verdict's message to victims of domestic violence is...be afraid to stand up and speak out."

Johnny Depp's Lawyer suggests the actor may not make Amber Heard pay the damages

A week after the verdict, Johnny Depp's attorney Benjamin Chew suggested during an interview with "Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos that Depp may not force Heart to pay the $10.35 million in damages.

Chew said that it was "never about the money for Mr. Depp" when asked whether the actor would agree to a settlement to waive monetary damages if Heard agrees not to appeal the case.

"This was about restoring his reputation, and he's done that," Chew added.

In another interview with NBC's "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, Chew said that the jury didn't believe Heard because she didn't take "accountability."

"Johnny owned his issues. He was very candid about his drug and alcohol issues. He was candid about some unfortunate texts that he wrote," Chew said. "And I think it was a sharp contrast to Ms. Heard, who didn't seem, or at least the jury may have perceived, that she didn't take accountability for anything."

Amber Heard suggests that the jury was influenced by social media

During one of her first TV interviews following the trial, Heard suggested the jury was affected by social media, which was overwhelmingly in favor of Depp.

Heard said on NBC's "Today" show that it was "impossible" for the jury to avoid this.

She added: "Even somebody who is sure I'm deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't tell me - look me in the eye and tell me - that you think on social media there's been a fair representation."

The "Aquaman" actress also said that she does not blame the jury for ruling in favor of her ex-husband.

"I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people feel they know him. He's a fantastic actor," She said.

Before Heard's interview, Depp's lawyers said on the "Today" show that they reject the notion that social media affected the trial. Depp's attorney Camille Vasquez added that rumors that that Depp or his agents tried to pay for or orchestrate an online campaign in support of the actor were "categorically false."

Depp's lawyers said during interview on NBC's "Dateline" that Heard and her lawyers were "reimagining" the trial.

Amber Heard says she scared of future lawsuits from Depp

During her interview on NBC's "Today" show, Heard admitted that she was afraid of receiving future lawsuits from Depp after losing the defamation trial in Virginia.

She told "Today" show host Guthrie: "I'm scared that no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step that I take will present another opportunity for this sort of silencing. Which is what a defamation lawsuit is meant to do. It's meant to take your voice."

Heard said she felt "less than human" during the trial especially after seeing the support for Depp both outside the court and on social media.

Amber Heard says she still has love for Johnny Depp despite behaving in "horrible, unrecognizable" ways during their relationship

During Heard's interview with Guthrie, Heard admitted that she still loves Depp despite what happened with the trial.

"I loved him with all my heart and I tried the best I could to make a deeply broken relationship work. And I couldn't," the "Aquaman" star said. "I have no bad feelings or ill will towards him at all. I know that might be hard to understand, or really easy to understand if you've ever loved anyone - it should be really easy."

Guthrie also brought up the criticism by Depp's lawyers that Heard has not taken accountability. In response, Heard said that she behaved in "horrible, unrecognizable to myself, ways" which she regrets.

"We were awful to each other. I made a lot of mistakes. A lot of mistakes. But I always told the truth," she said.

Amber Heard says she still plans to donate the $7 million from her divorce settlement

One of the key arguments by Depp's lawyers during the defamation trial was that Heard had lied about donating $7 million of her divorce settlement from Depp to the American Civil Liberties Union. Heard made the pledge in 2017 after her divorce but during the trial, it was revealed that she had not donated the money yet.

Heard said on the "Today" show that she intends to honor the pledge.

"So much of the trial was meant to cast dispersions on who I am as a human, my credibility, to call me a liar in every way you can, and this is another one of the examples where if you pull back and you think about it, I shouldn't have to have donated it in an effort to be believed," Heard said.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp fail to reach a settlement leading to Heard's team pursuing a mistrial

On June 24, Judge Penney Azcarate, who presided over the defamation trial, entered the jury verdict into the docket, making it official. She had given Depp and Heard 23 days to come up with a settlement to enter instead of the verdict however the parties failed to do so.

Judge Azcarate's order also said that the amount owed by each party was subject to a 6% annual interest rate, in accordance with Virginia law.

A week later, Heard's lawyers filed a 53-page document calling for the jury's verdict to be tossed. They claimed that there was insufficient evidence to support Depp's claims and that the monetary damage awarded was "excessive."

The legal team also said that one of the jurors was never called for jury duty and was wrongly seated in the trial.

Heard's lawyers had previously said they would pursue a retrial for the case. Heard also said on NBC's "Dateline" that there was other evidence that could have swayed the jury such as notes from her doctor that treated her during her relationship with Depp.

Johnny Depp appears to call Amber Heard "a dog" on his new album

While the mistrial was being discussed, reviews from Depp's new album "18" with English musician with Jeff Beck were released. One review of the album published by The Sunday Times said that Depp's two new songs appear to reference his seven-week defamation trial against Heard.

The first, "Sad Motherfuckin' Parade," appears to allude to Heard without naming her.

According to the Sunday Times critic Jonathan Dean, Depp sings: "You're sitting there like a dog with a seven-year itch. And I think you've said enough for one motherfucking night."

A seven-year itch refers to the phenomenon of a partner wanting to leave a relationship after seven years. Depp and Heard divorced after 15 months.

In another line, Depp sings, "If I had a dime, it wouldn't reach your hand." The sentiment seems to align with a suggestion from Depp's lawyers that the legal battle was not about money and that Depp may ultimately waive the damages.

Depp's other song, "This is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr," which he performed in May while touring in the UK with Beck, seems to refer to his fall from grace after Heard's accusations of domestic violence.

"Erased by the same world that made her a star," he sings. "Spun out of beauty, trapped by its web."

In the chorus, he adds, "I don't believe in humans anymore."

The album was officially released on July 15.

Judge denies Amber Heard's calls for a mistrial

A couple of days after Heard's calls for a mistrial, Depp's legal team responded saying that the court should deny her request.

In a document, which was obtained by the outlet Deadline, Depp's lawyers wrote: "Mr. Depp respectfully submits that the Court should deny Ms. Heard's Post-Trial motions, which verge into the frivolous."

Depp's lawyers said that the mistrial argument should not be considered in the first place because Heard missed the deadline to make a complaint about the trial by a full week. They added that Heard knew about the mistake from the beginning of the trial but did not raise the issue until losing the case, which meant she had no right to complain now.

Depp's legal team also said that Heard didn't prove that the wrong juror was unfairly prejudiced against her so a mistrial would be an "extraordinary remedy" to such a mistake.

Judge Azcarate, who presided over the trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, rejected Heard's motion on Wednesday and announced that the jury's original verdict would stand.

Amber Heard appeals 'chilling' $10m verdict in defamation case

In November 2022, Heard's lawyers filed an appeal in Virginia requesting that Depp's $10m defamation lawsuit against her be reversed, or a new trial to be granted, reported Deadline.

Heard's lawyers argued that the case was filed in the wrong state and that the case "should never have gone to trial because another court had already concluded that Depp abused Heard on multiple occasions," referring to Depp losing a libel case in the UK against The Sun newspaper, which labeled him a "wife-beater," in 2020.

Heard's lawyers said that if the verdict is "allowed to stand" it "undoubtedly will have a chilling effect on other women who wish to speak about abuse involving powerful men."

Amber Heard says she's settled her defamation lawsuit with Johnny Depp

On Monday, December 19, Heard announced via a statement on Instagram that she had decided to settle Depp's defamation case against her.

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She said in the statement that her life "as I knew it" had been destroyed after "defending my truth" but she was not admitting or confessing to anything by settling the case.

"There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward," Heard wrote.

The "Aquaman" star also mentioned the online criticism she received during the trial in her statement.

"The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimised when they come forward," Heard wrote. "Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to."

A Netflix docuseries recaps the entire trial

Available now, "Depp v. Heard" is a three-part docuseries made by the streaming giant.

Though there aren't many new revelations, it does do well in recapping all off the major moments from the trial.

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A complete timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's tumultuous relationship

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"I did not punch you, I was hitting you" - Audio Recording Between Johnny Depp & Amber Heard

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Here, Depp is more framed as the victim, as Heard admits her abuse on a recording that leaked. This might also be one of the reasons why Depp still had a lot of people standing with him, and thus still a positive image to them.

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Amber Heard admits to 'hitting' Johnny Depp in an explosive audio confession from 2015, obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com

The estranged couple tried to talk through their marriage problems and Heard opens up about her violent tantrums in a series of taped conversations

'Baby, I told you this once. I'm scared to death we are a f**king crime scene right now,' Depp told his wife

She said: 'I f**king was hitting you... I don't know what the motion of my hand was, but you're fine, I did not hurt you, I did not punch you, I was hitting you'

The 33-year-old taunts Depp for fleeing the late night dust-up, telling him: 'You are such a baby. Grow the f**k up'

There's a possible veiled reference to an incident in Australia where Depp suffered a severed finger one month into their marriage

The troubling episode is one of numerous clashes the couple argue over during the informal two-hour 'therapy' session recorded consensually on Heard's phone

As part of Depp's $50m defamation case against Heard, he previously included images of his own bruised and battered face following Heard's alleged attacks

Heard also accused Depp of attacking her, providing photos of bruises, scars, clumps of hair torn from her head and pictures of smashed furniture

Amber Heard admits to 'hitting' ex-husband Johnny Depp and pelting him with pots, pans and vases in an explosive audio confession obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.

The Aquaman actress, 33, opens up about her violent tantrums in a series of taped conversations the estranged couple made in 2015 as they tried to talk through their marriage problems.

'I'm sorry that I didn't, uh, uh, hit you across the face in a proper slap, but I was hitting you, it was not punching you. Babe, you're not punched,' Heard tells Depp, attempting to downplay her outburst the previous evening.

'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, I was hitting you.'

Heard - an ambassador for women's rights and outspoken domestic violence advocate - taunts Depp for fleeing the late night dust-up, telling him: 'You are such a baby. Grow the f**k up Johnny.'

She warns the 56-year-old Oscar nominee: 'You poke an animal enough, it is eventually, it doesn't matter how friendly it is, it's not cool.'

The troubling episode is one of numerous clashes the couple argue over during the informal two-hour 'therapy' session recorded consensually on Heard's cell phone and supplied to DailyMail.com by a well-placed source.

It's understood there are several more tapes out there, each promising further bombshells as the former lovers trade blood-curdling allegations of domestic violence in a civil defamation case brought last year by Depp.

'I left last night. Honestly, I swear to you because I just couldn't take the idea of more physicality, more physical abuse on each other,' an exasperated Depp pleads in the recording.

'Because had we continued it, it would have gotten f**king bad. And baby, I told you this once. I'm scared to death we are a f**king crime scene right now.'

But Heard - who filed for divorce in May 2016 accusing Depp of beating her during their toxic 18-month marriage - warns: 'I can't promise you I won't get physical again. God I f**king sometimes get so mad I lose it.'

Depp filed his $50 million defamation suit in Virginia after Heard penned an op-ed for the Washington Post detailing her experiences as an alleged domestic violence victim.

Baby, I told you this once. I'm scared to death we are a f**king crime scene right now.

Johnny Depp to Amber Heard

'I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out,' she wrote in the December 2018 article, which didn't mention the Pirates of the Caribbean actor by name.

Depp claimed, nonetheless, that it implicated him as the abuser, damaging his reputation and causing him to lose his prized role of Captain Jack Sparrow.

His suit says he's the victim of an 'elaborate hoax' instigated by Heard to generate positive publicity and advance her career.

'Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse; she is a perpetrator,' it claims.

'She hit, punched and kicked me. She also repeatedly and frequently threw objects into my body and head, including heavy bottles, soda cans, burning candles, television remote controls and paint thinner cans, which severely injured me.'

Heard responded with a lurid 300-page filing of her own, cataloging the 'horrific' abuse she claims to have suffered at Depp's hands, describing him as 'the monster' and recalling many of the allegations she made during their divorce.

The filing included photos of bruises and scars, clumps of hair apparently torn from Heard's head and pictures of smashed up furniture to illustrate the violence she was allegedly subjected to after hooking up with Depp, her co-star in The Rum Diary, back in 2011.

Timeline of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's relationship

February 3, 2015

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard marry in a private civil ceremony at their LA home, four years after they met as co-stars on the set of The Rum Diaries. The couple celebrate with a lavish reception on an idyllic private island in the Bahamas that Depp bought in 2004 for $3.6 million.

April 21, 2015

Heard breaches Australia's biosecurity laws after she and Depp fail to declare their two Yorkshire terriers when they arrive Down Under on a private jet for the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Charges of illegally importing animals are dropped but Heard admits falsifying quarantine documents and is placed on a $1,000 one month good behavior bond.

Heard files for divorce after 15 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Four days later a judge issues a temporary restraining order against Depp over domestic violence allegations. Pictures of Heard's alleged injuries hit the tabloids but the LAPD finds no evidence of a crime.

August 16, 2016

Heard retracts her allegations as she and Depp reach a $7 million divorce settlement. Their marriage was 'intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love,' the former actors say in a statement. 'There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm'.

December 18, 2018

The Washington Post publishes an op-ed by Heard, an ambassador for women's rights at for the American Civil Liberties Union, urging support for women who suffer domestic violence. 'Two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out,' Heard writes.

March 1, 2019

Despite not being named in the article, Depp files a $50 million defamation suit in Fairfax Circuit Court, Virginia saying it insinuated he was an abuser and got him fired from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Depp dismisses Heard's allegations as a 'hoax' and claims he was actually the victim of her violence.

April 10, 2019

Heard files a motion to dismiss the complaint, cataloging more than a dozen instances of abuse between 2012, when she moved in with Depp, and the May 2016 bust up that preceded their divorce. She refers to him as 'the monster' in the 300-plus page filing.

Depp hits back against the motion to dismiss claiming Heard painted bruises on her face, scrubbed metadata and fabricated evidence against him. He denies ever abusing any woman and says of her allegations: 'I will continue to deny them for the rest of my life.'

The pair married in February 2015 but split less than two years later when Heard had a restraining order slapped on Depp over claims he threw a cellphone in her face at their downtown Los Angeles loft.

Heard claimed police had evidence of the May 27, 2016 attack but two LAPD officers later said in a deposition that they found nothing to suggest a crime took place.

The estranged couple eventually agreed to a $7 million divorce settlement in August 2016 - which Heard says she donated to charity - but their back-and-forth feud was only getting started.

DailyMail.com's exclusive tape recording was made around a year earlier when the caustic marriage was rapidly crumbling.

Their heart-to-heart quickly descends into bickering as Heard accuses Depp of taking her for granted, behaving like a 'vacation husband' and 'splitting' every time they have an argument.

Depp complains he's forced to leave when she becomes 'manic and angry', telling Heard: 'I'm not going be in a physical f**king altercation with you... you f**king hit me last night.'

He goes on to add: 'I'm not the one who throws pots and whatever the f**k else at me.'

Heard responds: 'That's different. That's different. One does not negate the other. That's irrelevant, that's a complete non sequitur.

'Just because I've thrown pots and pans does not mean you cannot come and knock on my door. '

When Depp cuts in to suggest he's also had vases hurled at him, she replies: 'Just because there are vases does not mean that you come and knock on the door.'

'Really, I should just let you throw?' Depp replies, tailing off as they carry on sniping.

'The only time I ever threw anything at you was when you f**king threw the cans at me in Australia,' he admits.

Heard asks: 'Why are you trying to justify who throws things based on whether or not you come knocking on the door? I don't get why one informs the other.'

Depp says, raising his voice: 'Because that is a f**king irrational and violent f**king maneuver. So a man would want to get out of that area so that he doesn't get so f**king angry that he actually does pop the f**king wife.'

The exchange doesn't point to any specific event but it has a possible reference to the contentious and bloody incident in which Depp suffered a severed finger one month into their marriage in Australia.

He claimed his then-wife 'went berserk' when he asked her to sign a prenup and hurled a Vodka bottle at him which shattered on a marble counter-top, ripping off the tip of his finger.

Heard maintained, however, that Depp cut the digit off himself during an argument while he was 'drunk and high on ecstasy.'

Their taped conversation moves on to dissect the previous evening's bust up, with Depp accusing Heard of getting 'f**king violent' and punching him in the jaw.

'You hit back. So don't act like you don't f**king participate,' she tells Depp, who replies: 'I pushed you'.

He says he texted his building manager Travis to come to their home because he was afraid the fight would escalate.

'I said to you, ''hey tell Travis what just happened'... And that you that you punched me in the f**king thing... In the face''. And you said, ''no I f**king didn't. What the f**k are you talking about?''' And I watched you lie,' he says.

Heard replies: 'I didn't punch you. I didn't punch you, by the way. . . I'm sorry that I didn't, uh, uh, hit you across the face in a proper slap, but I was hitting you, it was not punching you. Babe, you're not punched. '

Depp cuts in to protest: 'Don't tell me what it feels like to be punched.'

Heard sarcastically replies: 'I know, you've been in a lot of fights, been around a long time. I know, I know. Yeah.'

Getting audibly upset, Depp fires back: 'No! When you have a f**king closed fist.'

Heard responds: 'You didn't get punched. You got hit. I'm sorry I hit you like this. But I did not punch you. I did not f**king deck you.

'I f**king was hitting 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, I was hitting you.'

As the argument rumbles on, Heard questions whether Depp's 'edgy' mood is prompted by his use of Adderall.

She also attacks his 'chronic' moods swings from 'Up, down, like really aggressive, then really cool and calm.'

Dad-of-two Depp lists at least three 'physical fights' they have had in the previous month and a half to two months.

'If things get physical, we have to separate. We have to be apart from one another,' he pleads.

'Whether it's for f**king an hour or 10 hours or f**king a day. We must, there can be no physical violence towards each other.

'All I'm saying is we need to take whatever time we need. You need, I need, to kind of let things settle for a minute.

'So that we don't f**king kill each other or f**king worse, you know, f**king really kill each other or f**king break up or whatever.'

Both Heard and Depp concede their wild marriage fails to offer security or a 'safe environment' for either star despite rare moments that are 'wonderful' and 'beautiful'.

Using language similar to her later court submissions, Heard also questions whether the 'monster' with Depp is gone.

'What are we going to do different in the moment when you're mad, and you go f**k it and you decide all bets are off?' she asks Depp.

He replies: 'Look what I did in Australia, look what I accomplished. I put the f**ker away. I told myself every f**king day, no, he's gone. No he's f**king, put him away.'

The tape eventually leads to a moment of reconciliation, with Depp urging Heard: 'Let's do our best to fix what's broken within the machine. The machine that is us.

'I love you and I want you to be my wife. And I want to be your husband. And I want to be a good husband.'

Heard responds, tenderly: 'I love you. I know so we can be so good.'

She filed for divorce months later.

Heard has thus far failed to have Depp's defamation case thrown out or moved from Virginia, where the Post is based, to California.

However she did succeed in having it pushed back from last December to August of this year.

'Amber Heard recorded multiple conversations between her and Johnny Depp,' Depp's attorney Adam Waldman told DailyMail.com in a statement.

'These tapes containing Amber Heard's chilling confessions of violence further expose and destroy her abuse hoax.'

A spokeswoman for Heard accused Depp of 'vindictively' leaking the tape and trying to victim-blame their client.

'Anyone familiar with the dynamics of domestic abuse would immediately recognize what is really going on here. Throughout the extended tape recording that Johnny Depp vindictively turned over to the press, Ms Heard repeatedly attempts to placate Mr Depp, ignore his accusations, and force him to acknowledge what was really happening in their relationship,' the spokeswoman said.

'For Mr Depp, who lived and lives in an echo chamber of his own making, to try to twist this private conversation to suggest either that he didn't abuse Ms Heard or that she somehow 'deserved it' is nothing more than the latest misogynistic effort at victim-blaming.'

What Amber Heard told Johnny Depp during 'informal' two-hour therapy session day after actress 'hit' Pirates of the Caribbean star

Johnny Depp: I'm not going be in a physical f**king altercation with you.

Amber Heard: Don't. Then don't.

JD: You f**king hit me last night. You f**king...

AH: What about all the other times you split? C'mon you cannot act like that's about that.

JD: Well on a plane, I can't split.

AH: No, and you hit back. So don't act like you don't f**king participate.

JD: I pushed you.

AH: I'm not going to get into the details of that fight. You and I both know that you split when there is no physical violence involved and that you do it... like at the very beginning of fights these days. And if you split and you go into a different room and you don't actually leave that house, it does nothing but perpetuate the fight and you don't actually do it respectfully.

JD: You were f**king screaming at me.

AH: I'm not going to validate my actions last night. I feel very bad about what I did.

JD: No, I'm talking about Toronto.

AH: I did not start screaming until you had f**king said all the s**t - you poke an animal enough, it is eventually, it doesn't matter how friendly it is, it's not cool.

JD: That's not true. It's the same for me, it's the same for me.

AH: I stayed cool for so long and you kicked and kicked and kicked.

JD: I need the same things but when you start flipping out, and I can't get a word in, and it's manic and angry, what the f**k Amber?

AH: I get angry. I'm human. This is the kind of situation when one gets angry.

JD: Just try. Let's both try. If there's anger, if there's something really, really poking us in the a** let's try not to f**king fight. Try to address it without jumping down each other's throats because all that's gonna do is build a mountain of f**king, uh, resentment, some species of f**king hatred.

AH: You take me for granted.

JD: It's not true. It's not true. I'm not the one who throws pots and whatever the f**king else at me.

AH: That's different. That's different. One does not negate the other. That's irrelevant. That's a complete non sequitur. Just because I've thrown pots and pans does not mean you cannot come and knock on my door.

JD: Vases and f**king...

AH: Just because there are vases does not mean that you come and knock on the door.

JD: Really, I should just let you throw?

AH: No, I'm not saying that. You're saying that. You're putting words in my mouth.

JD: The only time I ever threw anything at you was when you f**king threw the cans at me in Australia.

AH: Why are you trying to justify who throws things based on whether or not you come knocking on the door? I don't get why one informs the other.

JD: Because that is a f**king irrational and violent f**king maneuver. So a man would want to get out of that area so that he doesn't get so f**king angry that he actually does pop the f**king wife.

JD: You're just afraid that the truth will come out.

AH: What truth?

JD: That you lied. No, I said to you, tell Travis what you just did, did you punch me in the f**king jaw.

AH: What are you f**king talking about? I didn't f**king even have a f**king thing to lie about. What are you f**king talking to? Every f**king fight. There's a new thing that you've convinced yourself there's a lie.

JD: No, I said to you, Amber, tell Travis what you just did. Did you just f**king did you punch me in the f**king jaw? Did you f**king kick? Did you? Did you? And you wouldn't say a f**king, you said I don't know what you're talking about. I never f**king, it never f**king happened.

AH: I see the lie. I see the lie. You should really run with this. In fact maybe you and Travis can like, go and like do a tell about a, you know an investigative study.

JD: Listen, I was not high. You lied your a** off.

AH: You're f**king full of s**t.

JD: You lied your a** off.

AH: What conversation did I have with Travis, big, big investigative study you've done. I'm not sitting here fighting with you about the fight that we had last night.

JD: No I was in a situation with you. After you physically f**king got violent with me, I texted Travis, I said come up here, because I didn't want anything to happen.

AH: I know, come and save me.

JD: Come and what, save me?

AH: No go ahead, continue, Travis to the rescue.

JD: No, that was the last one. You can go, ah, you can go. That was the last insult.

AH: Oh yeah, you called me a liar, and yet, yet...

JD: I watched you lie.

AH: You called me a liar.

JD: I watched you lie.

AH: You're full of s**t. You still haven't told me what lie it is.

JD: We'll talk to Travis..

AH: You do this every single f**king time.

JD: We'll talk to Travis...

AH: I'm not f**king talking to nobody. F**k that. You go f**king j**k, go j**k him off. I don't care. I really could care less. It's you every single f**king time, you latch onto some sort of thing. I already told you. I don't know what you're f**king talking about. You don't even know what you're talking about. You still haven't even told me what it is, but run with it. You run with it.

JD: I have told you what it is.

AH: No you haven't.

JD: I said to Travis, I said, no, I said to you, hey tell Travis what just happened.

AH: Oh, you told me to do it. You told me to. You said 'go do that'

JD: I said tell no, tell him what just happened.

AH: And I lied!

JD: And that you that you punched me in the f**king thing.

AH: You're right! You figured it all out!

JD: In the face. And you said, no I f**king didn't. What the f**k are you talking about?' And I watched you lie.

AH: I didn't punch you. I didn't punch you, by the way.

JD: You punched me.

AH: I'm sorry that I didn't, uh, uh, hit you across the face in a proper slap, but I was hitting you, it was not punching you. Babe, you're not punched.

JD: Don't tell me what it feels like to be punched!

AH: I know, you've been in a lot of fights, been around a long time. I know, I know. Yeah.

JD: No! When you have a f**king closed fist.

AH: You didn't get punched. You got hit. I'm sorry I hit you like this. But I did not punch you. I did not f**king deck you. I f**king was hitting you.

JD: You can't deck me.

AH: 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, I was hitting you.

JD: How are your toes?

AH: What am I supposed to do, do this?

JD: How are your toes?

AH: I'm not sitting here b***hing about it am I, you are.

JD: Oh, your poor toes.

AH: That's the difference between me and you, you're a f**king baby.

JD: Because you start physical fights?

AH: You are such a baby! Grow the f**k up Johnny!

JD: Because you start physical fights?

AH: I did start a physical fight.

JD: Yeah, you did. So I had to get the f**k out of there.

AH: Yes, you did, so you did the right thing. The big thing, the, you know what? You are admirable. Every single time, what, what's your excuse, when there's not a physical fight, what's your excuse then? You're still being admirable, right, by running away? And you can sit here and call me names, but you get called a name and what do you do - 'that's the last insult!' You're a baby. You're a hypocrite. You don't do anything that you actually do. You expect from people what you can't give them. If they do something a taste of it to you, you f**king lose it. But yet you dish it out.

JD: I left last night. Honestly, I swear to you because I just couldn't take the idea of more physicality, more physical abuse on each other because I had, we continued it. It would have gotten f**king bad. And baby, I told you this once. I'm scared to death we are a f**king crime scene right now. If we don't get our s**t together by getting our s**t together, that might mean f**king a, we do this and we make it. That might mean Goddamn. You know, you say I've tried and done to Lou, but we've got to get our s**t together as individuals and as a couple. Because I love you and I do not want to leave you. I do not want to divorce, I do not want you out of my life. I just want peace.

JD: If things get physical, we have to separate. We have to be apart from one another. Whether it's for f**king an hour or 10 hours or f**king a day. We must, there can be no physical violence towards each other.

AH: I agree about the physical violence, but separating for a day, taking a night off from our marriage?

JD: All I'm saying is we need to take whatever time we need you. You need, I need, to kind of let things settle for a minute. So that we don't f**king kill each other or f**king worse, you know, f**king really kill each other or f**king break up or whatever.

JD: If the fight escalates to the point of where it's just insulting for both of us, uh, or if it gets to that physical f**king s**t, the violence, that's when we just said, look, let's go to our corners, man, you hang wherever you want, baby. I'm going in the office and I'm just gonna f**king sit there and try and de-jellify my f**king brain.

AH: I can't promise that it will all be perfect. I can't promise you I won't get physical again. God I f**king sometimes I get so mad I lose it. I can f**king promise you I will do everything to change. I promise you. I'm not going to throw around divorce I not say divorce unless I really mean it.

JD: I love you and I want you to be my wife. And I want to be your husband. And I wanna be a good husband. If I haven't been, I'll do everything I can to find out how to be a good husband.

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The couple tried to talk through their problems and Amber Heard opened up about her violent tantrums in a series of taped conversations from 2015, admitting to 'hitting' Johnny Depp.

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Johnny Depp on Struggling With Early Career Fame (Flashback)

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The economy of celebrity - Turner (2013)

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The seamless matches between Depp and his brand deals reinforce both parties.

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Characters played by an actor, also influence the image of that actor.