HOW DID A MARRIAGE TURN INTO A DEFAMATION TRIAL FT. JOHNNY DEPP AND AMBER HEARD? The Time Line

People decide to get married after a lot of ups and downs in a relationship. From knowing each other to liking, dating, falling in love, and finally deciding to marry, it takes a lot of time and effort to accept someone and bring it to life.

All of this goes down the drain when people decide to divorce. Sometimes divorce can be a good thing, when a relationship has turned toxic or when people fall out of love. Lucky are those who end a relationship on good terms and remain good friends.

But then there are times when people can’t keep their cool and end the relationship on a bitter note. Most celebrity marriages end in divorce but some make headlines.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are making headlines these days because of their nasty defamation trials. The ex-couple is fighting a lawsuit for a hundred million USD.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Johnny Depp

The Pirates of Caribbean fame John Christopher Depp II AKA Johnny Depp is a world-famous American actor and musician; however, he is of brit lineage. He is recognised for his unusual film selections.

The release of 21 Jump Street, a television police series starring Depp as Officer Tom Hanson, a young cop who frequently went undercover in high schools and universities to apprehend problematic adolescents, gave Depp his professional break in 1987.

He starred in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, which demonstrated Depp's versatility and established him as a serious actor. Later roles included Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2001). (2005).

He has received numerous honours and nominations, including for the Academy Awards. For his roles in the films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, he was nominated for an Academy Award.

Depp is well-known and adored for his outstanding performances as a variety of characters on screen. His success in the film industry, however, does not show in his personal life. His first marriage was short-lived, lasting only two years.

He later dated Jennifer Grey, Sherilyn Fenn, Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, and Vanessa Paradis, among others. With Paradis, he has a son and a daughter. After that, he began dating Amber Heard and married her in February 2015, but they divorced in 2016.

Depp's then-wife claimed that he was abusive to her at the time. He was dubbed "wife beater" by the media all over the world. He was strongly chastised and even lost certain films as a result.

Amber Heard

Amber heard is rather new to the fame. She is an American actress who gained mainstream recognition from the film Pineapple express. Her other renowned role is Justice League, Aqua man and other similar projects.

She met Johnny dep on the set of Rum diary and soon fell in love. She got married to him but divorced after a year on the ground of domestic violence. She got restraining orders against Depp.

Johnny Depp Vs. Amber Heard: The TimeLine

2009: ????????????Amber Heard and Johnny Depp met on the set of 'The Rum Diary.

2011-12:???????They started seeing each other and were dating began dating. Almost at the same time Depp and ??Vanessa Paradis, the mother of his two kids, who were formally dating announced their separation.

2014:?????????????Heard was photographed sporting an extravagant engagement ring. Depp appeared to confirm the relationship soon in an interview. Their engagement was officially announced.

2015:?????????????Depp and Heard married in a very private ceremony. They got married at their home in Los Angeles after dating for almost three years.

2016:?????????????Heard filed for divorce from Depp on the ground of domestic abuse. She even got a temporary restraining order against Depp. In her complaint, she mentioned that “Depp had physically abused her during their relationship, under the influence of drugs or alcohol”. However, the police official denied any such occurrence after an examination.

Depp also refuted the allegations and claimed that " Amber was trying to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse".

Aug 2016: ????An out-of-court settlement of $7 million was reached. Heard supposedly donated all of it to charity in ACLU.

2017:?????????????Depp and Heard's divorce was finalised. The settlement included a non-disparagement clause. The clause specifically prohibited either one from speaking negatively about the high-profile relationship and break-up.

2018:?????????????An article came out in The Washington Post in December which Heard said she was mistreated in an op-ed. She 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."

2019:?????????????Depp sued Heard for defamation over The Washington Post article in a $50 million. Heard had claimed that she was wounded from an incident in which Depp allegedly slammed her through a ping pong table and dragged her through broken glass. She also claimed that the scars were still visible on her wrists and feet.

2020:?????????????A Phone recording was surfaced in which Heard appears to be admitting to 'striking' Depp.

July 2020:?????The three-week-long libel trial began.

Nov 2020: ????The court ruled against Depp in the libel case. Depp was 'requested to resign' from his part as Grindewald in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'. The court also denied Depp the chance to appeal.

March 2021:?The Court of Appeals in London denied Depp permission to appeal against the “high court verdict”.

Apr 11, 2021: The $100 million libel action filed by Heard and Depp commenced. So much “new evidence” was presented.

Conclusion

There are many who support the actor despite being accused of physical violence. They claim that Amber never donated the money to any charity. Based on the voice recording it also appears to be as though Amber was the one abusing Depp here.

However, many are still team Amber, standing solid against physical abuse. They claim that lawyer is twisting the facts. And all the evidence against Amber is circumstantial.

Well, celebrities always find ways to be in the news. Their defamation also serves as fame. I would like to conclude the whole ordeal with my opinion.

Was Depp a Good husband:

No!

Was Amber a good wife?

No!

Neither of them took their relationship seriously. They were both lousy at it. but it doesn’t allow anyone to become aggressive towards another. A peaceful settlement is always a better option.

Maybe the centre of all of this is money or fame or some other agenda that neither of them is revealing. Just because some new evidence has surfaced, it cannot wash off all the past mistakes.

Physical abuse or domestic violence can never be in the right. ?We were no part of their lives and we could not give our verdict based on a few reactions or what most people are saying.

So, to my readers, I would say that the take-home message here is, to take your relationship very seriously. Don’t ignore your partner. You can be happy as long as your partner is.

If you feel the relationship is over or you are not happy in the relationship, talk to someone. Go to the counsellor. Divorcing each other on good terms is better than being in an unhappy relationship.

Until next time.