Johnny Depp is said to have been defrauded of $ 650 million by his ex-managers. Amber Heard is said to have hit him because of this.
The legal dispute between Johnny Depp (57, "Sleepy Hollow") and the British newspaper "The Sun" promotes not only disturbing insights into his failed marriage to Amber Heard (34, "London Fields") but also new details on his apparently ailing finances Days. Depp is said to have not only been betrayed by his former managers for $ 650 million, in 2016 he is also said to have accumulated tax debts of 100 million – which led to a dispute with his ex-wife.
After the great success of the second and third parts of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Depp had earned $ 650 million, the actor said in his testimony in court, quoting the Guardian newspaper. After firing his management, his new team would have revealed to him that all the money was gone. He also owed the US Treasury $ 100 million because his former business partners hadn't paid his taxes for 17 years. "You stole my money," said Depp.
Heard attacked him with "wild blows"
The reason why Depp provides so detailed information about his finances in court is an alleged argument between him and his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp claims Heard attacked him "wildly" after her 30th birthday party (in April 2016) after learning about Depp's finances. Depp himself only found out about his mountain of debt shortly before the celebration, for which he then arrived too late. For its part, Heard claims that Depp threw a magnum bottle of champagne at her the same evening and pulled her by the hair.
The 57-year-old once again asserted today that she had never committed violence against Heard. Rather, Heard was the violent part of the relationship. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star had previously reported an incident in Australia to the court. Heard is said to have thrown two vodka bottles at him, which brought him to the hospital. The second cut off a fingertip and "shattered the bones". His ex-wife denies that. After this incident, he had "some sort of breakdown".
Depp's assistant testifies for him
Depp's presentation is supported by his former assistant Stephen Deuters. The latter testified today in court that Heard had "mistreated" Depp for years. Deuters also described the actress as "sociopathic" and described her as a "Machiavellian ruler".
The trial in London has been running since July 7th and has been scheduled for three weeks. However, Depp is not directly suing Heard, but the publisher of the tabloid "The Sun". Specifically, it is about an article from 2018. It claimed that the actor was a "wife's thug". Depp denies that. In the United States, he also sued his ex-wife for defamation.
Depp and Heard had met while filming "The Rum Diary" (2011), followed in 2015 by the wedding. However, after only 15 months of marriage, Heard filed for divorce in May 2016. A public mud battle ensued, in which both raised serious allegations against the other.