I thought we would be hearing this news tomorrow, perhaps just an hour before Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were due in court. But this just proves what I always believed: Johnny did not want to be deposed. AT ALL. So he settled, and Amber withdrew/dismissed her domestic violence restraining order petition. Per TMZ:
Amber Heard has dismissed her domestic violence restraining order petition against Johnny Depp, because TMZ has learned the case has settled. Amber and Johnny filed legal docs Tuesday in which Amber withdrew her request for a restraining order. She had alleged Johnny brutalized her on May 21 but now the case is over. She dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning she can never re-file it.
The divorce case, which was tied to the domestic violence petition, is also resolved. As we reported, our sources say Johnny agreed to pay Amber approximately $7 million to walk away … that includes attorneys’ fees … at a point, $8 million was on the table, so she ended up with a mil less. As we reported, Johnny’s lawyers, Laura Wasser and Blair Berk, along with Amber’s lawyers, Pierce O’Donnell and Samantha Spector, crafted a settlement after Amber was grilled Saturday during a deposition.
It doesn’t surprise me at all that Depp’s lawyers were suddenly pretty eager to lock down a settlement after Amber’s deposition was done. They must have wanted to see if Amber would break down or perjure herself and she likely had her sh-t locked down. And $7 million is nothing to sneeze at, although I still think Amber could have and should have gotten more.
Johnny and Amber also signed off on a joint statement (which I edited to take out TMZ’s commentary):
“Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love… Neither party has made false accusations for financial gains. There was never an intent of physical or emotional harm. Amber wishes the best for Johnny in the future. Amber will be donating financial proceeds from the divorce to a charity.”
I could parse that statement all day long. But I won’t. For Amber’s sake, I’m glad this is done. I wish her the best and I hope she isn’t blacklisted in Hollywood after this. And I hope Depp gets some help, because I think he desperately needs it.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Officially he won the case.
The bad publicity can’t hurt his career.
A bad decision on Amber’s part. They advice from her lawyers was terrible.
No, she won a huge settlement. Her initial request was for 50,000 a month for 8 months. She received significantly more AND showed the world he is trash. He and his team underestimated from day one.
At what cost to her, though? Do you think she is going to work again?
She dropped everything and settled for 0.05 of his fortune.
This whole situation disappears with the next news cycle.
Yep. She’s received more than 15times what she was asking for, nevermind what she was entitled to under the law.
If i recall, she was asking for a total of $400K.
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the $50k a month that she requested was supposed to be *temporary* support until they reached a final settlement. I’m sure she always would have wanted more than that. Under the law she’s entitled to spousal support for 8 months in addition to half of their earnings.
That said, I’m sure she’s just relieved that her nightmare is over at this point.
Unfortunately I don’t think she showed the world he is trash. I’ve read comments on other sites and a lot of them trash Amber and defend Depp. If he doesn’t end up dead from an over dose he will continue to work and be loved by some. Amber on the other hand may never work again. It’s messed up but probably true.
Doesn’t Amber have her own Hollywood connections?
No, she was asking for $50K a month spousal support. She would always have been entitled to 50% of his earnings for the time they were married in addition to any monthly payments. I have seen estimates between $30M and $60M for his income for that time. So $15 to $30M take away any money they spent is presumably $7M, which also has to cover the money she has spent on lawyers. There seems to be no indication about spousal support or property, but again I have read that he bought most if not all of the property before they met, so she is not entitled to any of it. I am sorry, but with this amount of money and without a restraining order or an admission of DV, she is not a clear winner here and that will harm her more than it harms Depp.
I just read she’s going broke, so I think she settled before she lost everything she has to her lawyers and court costs. I’m disappointed, but I can’t blame her. It’s not my war to wage and not my life being invaded.
It bothers me there is a fear or prediction that Heard will be blacklisted. But not Johnny – the one who actually abused her? That’s so backward. I do think Depp’s career will take a hit. Many people do know about this and they won’t think of him the same ever again.
The 50k were a temporary solution until the scheduled depositions/court proceedings. No, I don’t think this is a ‘good deal’ for her, but we don’t know what happened during her deposition. She surely was grilled about her own drug/alcohol use etc. Clear is, Depp wanted to prevent his own deposition, knowing he can’t lie without her legal team releasing more evidence. It could have damaged his career, but this way, it probably won’t, as we all know how mysoginistic HW is.
@ Jellybean
‘…..she is not a clear winner here…’
Please, this was not about her winning money. It was about making an abuser admit what he did to her. He may not have, but we all know now….don’t we??
He is going to be the butt of jokes for years to come. Let him come out and try to give his opinion on any subject matter, then watch the social media comments turn him into the joke that he is.
Methinks she won in the court of public opinion. We now know he abuses women, we now know he’s a drug addict and an alcoholic. DONE and DONE!!
As for, ‘…and that will harm her more than it harms Depp’. Yeah……if you say so!
But hey, do spare a thought for this ‘zero’s’ poor kids, who are currently getting abuse on social media.
BritAfrica, I am not saying this is what I want, but how I believe it will be perceived. This site is one of the few where Amber is getting much support. The evidence suggests she has not won in the court of public opinion at all. Depp may clean up his act and keep working, he may not be able to work and just live on his island, but she needs to work. If both are ruined in Hollywood it will have more impact on her than him because his career was already winding down and his time as a leading man was pretty much ending. Character actors are allowed to be addicts and that is where he was heading before this all happened. Obviously the whole thing is horrible for his children and anyone who attacks them as a result is beneath contempt.
@ Jellybean
Please! The gleeful view that he will be fine but she won’t be has been apparent for a while now. And I am calling it that your ‘belief’ is wrong.
The ‘evidence’ suggests that we now know he is an abuser. Simples! Paint that any way you like but it’s now out in the open. You know, I know, EVERYBODY knows. Not wanting to accept what you know is one thing but it doesn’t change the fact that: YOU KNOW!
Back in the day, the talk was the same. Mel Gibson will be fine, HW will forget and forgive after a while. He wasn’t and HW didn’t. He was roughly the same age Depp is now and the same thing will happen to Depp. He will be slowly, quietly pushed out.
The world is changing daily, and women bashers are having a tougher and tougher time getting on with other men, even in HW. There is no respect for these men.
There will be people in studios right now who have long harboured a desire to move Depp on and reboot the ‘Pirates’ franchise. Many of them will see this as an opportunity and insidious talk behind the scenes have already begun, trust me.
Bog standard human nature is what is going to happen to Depp. So I wouldn’t count the ‘he will be fine’ chickens just yet!
She got diddly. And the statement said exactly what was seen. He throws violent temper-tantrums and destroys many INANIMATE objects but “there was never any intent to cause physical harm..” . She got WAY less than she was demanding.
And JD NEVER HAD TO BE DEPOSED!! How was he avoiding that “at all costs”??!!
She’s already lined up to be one of the key characters–the love interest–in Aquaman which I bet will be huge plus it has franchise potential (if not already in planning by the studios). So I honestly think her career will be fine. She’ll go on to do some blockbusters, then once that’s over and she’s a bit older and wiser, she start doing more dramatic roles and will have a decent career from that. Some of her early work was pretty intense (the about early days of AIDS crisis still bring chills, amazing performance) so I think she does have the ability to deliver but she’s always typecast as the pretty arm candy and I don’t think she’s had the wherewithal to push herself in those roles.
Not true. The $50,000 was just monthly spousal support for about 9 months, none of which she got. She was after the millions.
“..The ‘evidence’ suggests that we now know he is an abuser…”. He is an ALLEGED abuser. Nothing was ever shown that he physically touched, or hit her with anything he threw.
No matter what we, you, Prince Hot Ginge, etc., think about what was seen, nothing was PROVEN.
Desperate times for Depp’s stans as they desperately read and re-read the statement in their bid to re-engineer what it says!
Dissect and nuance all you want, this ‘zero’ battered her. The reaction to him on social media from now on will reflect that belief.
Sure, he bought his way out of punishment, he will not be able to buy his way out of what we now all KNOW!
His stan’s can make my day by dissecting that!
I don’t think so.
Going forward with this would have meant becoming a martyr, sacrificing her physical and mental health. And for what?
For those that want to see it, the truth is right there. For Depp’s rabid fans and the mysoginistic culture of HW, all the proof and all the guilty verdicts would not have been enough.
She did her best and she did more than enough for the situation she was in.
Many people know who Depp really is but only Amber had the balls to show it to the world.
Word.
Als, totally agree. To keep going would have meant carer suicide for Amber. Hollywood will never penalize Depp and he will keep going making more & more money. I think Amber was really surprised by all the online hate she received for releasing her videos. She probably expected more support. It’s sad that she didn’t get it but I do hope, after a pause to recover and recoup that she continues as an actress and does well if for no other reason than to spite Depp and HW.
I also hope Depp gets some help for his substance abuse cause he isn’t looking so good these days and after all, his face built his career. It’s not like he’s got any Oscars in his future.
@lola lola. I don’t understand how he will keep on making more & more money. Looking at his imdb filmography shows one collosal flop after another with only the POTC films making any money at all. At some point he’ll be considered a liability and I hope this mess will have an impact. Even his most rabid stans won’t be enough for massive B.O.
I agree as well. For her sake, it’s best that it’s over with, and she can move on, hopefully maintain some career, and most importantly, live without the fear of him hurting her.
And now he needs to get some serious, serious help. He may have tons of money, but his career is not going well, and he has two children who surely don’t want to see their father continue on this way. I hope he gets help for his substance and anger issues, and leaves Amber alone, in person and in the media.
Thank you! This all must have taken a toll on her and I’m sure she’s relieved to have it over and done with and can finally move on with her life.
As to parsing their joint statement, . . .there was never an intent to do physical or mental harm. That right there is very clever wording. I’m sure he didn’t intend to do any of the abusive things he did while drunk/drugged out of his mind but he DID do those things.
This.
Amen, als.
Misogynistic culture of Hollywood? How about of America? The comments I’ve read elsewhere? They’re cliched and terrible!
She’s already committed career suicide.
Thanks. This is the truth.
SuzanneToo:
Personally, I don’t understand how Depp continues to be cast, even before this. He’s a druggy, boozy mess. And his fangirls (i.e. me 30 years ago) aren’t buying any of it. But if he really and truly wants to keep acting, he can well afford to produce his own films. Thus, his biggest threat is losing his audience, and $7 million is a small price to pay to prevent that from happening.
This
As usual als nails it.
Couldn’t disagree more with that.
To anyone male or female who is abused in any way do not let this Hollywierd case discourage you from reporting and leaving an abuser. There is help for regular people and should be used asap. Please don’t ever let anyone treat you badly as no one deserves it!
great addition saras 🙂
Yes, thank you for saying that! It takes great courage to let personal issues out to the public even when you are a private citizen. Be brave. Your future will be brighter.
He didn’t win, this looks terrible for him. You don’t put out that kind of statement after calling your wife a liar and everything else under the sun, how can his fans cortort or spin that. And Amber donating the money (imagine if it’s a dv charity) makes it so much worse….
Every time I look at him now, all I will think is Bloody-Finger-Stumps-Rage-Monster. I can’t be the only one who feels that way, and I can’t imagine that it won’t affect the way he is cast in movies.
Never underestimate the depths misogynists will go. They’ll insist on a simpletons reading of the statement. “Where does it say he hit her” “He probably threw the phone at the wall and the tricky bitch dived into its path”. As for the money, they’ll insist on evidence that a donation was made. When she has to keep a portion because her career is likely over, they’ll insist that she lied about her intentions.
I agree he didn’t win with the vast majority of his female audience who have traditionally been his fans. He does look awful. And literally he looks awful lately. I think 7 million is pretty weak compared to what Amber should have gotten. Is it possible this was the figure they legally settled on and they made a separate, private, settlement out of court? I wouldn’t be surprised if he threw down some extra hush money outside of the official settlement. I hope Amber finds work as an actor or if not, moves on with her life and just buys a nice house somewhere with that money to live out her dreams. Sad situation. I feel like he got off easy even though he no one won. The loser deserved way worse.
Right@ Tealilly?! I can SO see him playing a raging psychopath now that I know about the finger thing. Like I’m a really jealous person and even I know that’s a super-fcuked up thing to do to someone…in addition to everything else. Yikes…
She initially said she was donating it all to charity. Now she doesn’t say what percentage was going to it. Wonder how much?? Especially if the rumors are true and she’s going broke.
Amber IS donating the money to a domestic abuse charity. Of course TMZ redacts that from their pro-Johnny coverage.
Rudy…no TMZ said she was donating to “charity”. But what charity wasn’t said or how much
@tealily and amanduh, he DID play a ragemonster psychopath. While he was with Amber. Watch Black Mass. He played Whitey Bulger. It would seem he is well-suited for the role!
Yes! He indirectly admits to abuse in this statement!
I think this is as good a result as she was ever going to get; some cash, an admission that she didnt make it up and evidence of his crazy in the public dormain. The irony here is that its the victim who has to be weary of her public image so she has had to bend backwards to defeat the gold digger charge.
My only problem with her lawyers is that they allowed her to be deposed and settled before he could be too. That tape is dynamite and you can bet that TMZ is already on the hunt. Johnnys side will be on image repair mode for the next few months, I can see them leaking snippets from a 7 hour tape that make her look bad. An NDA is only a deterrent if the punitive measures outweigh the benefits of a leak. Does Johnny care if in exchange for trashing “that bitch” and rehabilitating his image in time for his Disney movie, he loses a few millions?? They should have deposed him and then settled. Mutually assured destruction.
How can anyone say Amber won on this settlement. Legally she was entitled to 50% of what he earned while they were married. Hollywood Reporter is quoting his required salary is $20 million a picture, and apparently he was getting it. Yes 20 million for Mordecai, hard to believe but yes. Plus he makes more for Pirates, and he did make that movie while they were married, although not released. Ask Deandra Douglas how that works in a divorce. He is also worth a reported 400 million dollars, and he beat her up. They should have added more to cover that too, especially since you didn’t have to go to court. Yes there are rumors he is worth less, but they aren’t verified. 7 million is a small settlement for him. I was thinking double or triple that amount.
I think two things could have happened. First she was just tired and scared of the whole thing so she wanted it over. Second, maybe her case wasn’t that strong to begin with. I don’t see this as a win for her at all. Except she doesn’t come off as a gold digger to me, as that won’t even come close to expensive divorces in Hollyweird.
Doesn’t Amber have a major part in the movie ‘Aqua Man’? She has proven her acting chops by being involved with the clown that is JD.
Yes, she plays a lead character, Aquaman’s love interest, opposite Jason Momoa. It’s going to be an incredibly beautiful film (good plot or not) and the start of a franchise. She’ll rise from this, I guarantee. May need some time to lay low, maybe not, but she is building important friendships (as someone else on here has noted, Elon Musk is one of few who can protect her if the fears of JD retaliation are real) and is still young enough to compete in Hollywood for starring starlet roles. She’s done some good work in the past and I see new and interesting projects in the future. The industry may see all of this episode of her life as giving “tarnish” or patina to her, grit, so maybe there will be new, different roles based on that (unfortunately).
We may never know whether she got a true raw deal in the settlement or not, but I believe she will end up doing very well industry-wise post-JD. She just needs to play her cards right and not get into any new relationship (especially not with anyone “questionable”), just head down, work, re-balance.
Whatever charity gets 7 Million now won. That’s how I see it.
Amber doesn’t have to suffer in silence anymore. As many women still do. She made it known. What happens now is not up to her, it’s up to Hollywood and the media. I just hope she’ll be fine and that Johnny gets help.
The statement alone makes me think the Emperor lost…
He must have had some ammunition for her to get such a low amount.
She milked him for all she could. Sorry, people may believe what they want, but she aint gonna be getting a job anytime soon, not like she’s crazy talented anyway. He’s an ass, don’t get me wrong, I am hardly Team Johnny, but these two were terrible for each other, she is no saint, even if he is a drunken tosser.
Wow a woman was abused and all you can talke about is her career? Btw she has two huge movie coming up in Justice League and Aquaman so nice try.
Hopefully this will shut the gold digger commenters up. I wish her well.
It won’t. They’ll gloat and cheer.
Edited to add: See below.
Ha!
Why would it? She got her gold. She isn’t going to donate one cent to charity. I hope she goes away. Yes he’s a mess. So is she + she is a predator.
DFOD
And you are an idiot.
@ Rash
I hope you go away.
Each, if you like Depp just a little, you should be thankful to Amber for bringing this side of him to the light.
This hopefully will force this man-child to get some kind of a grip.
He needs help and tough love, like jeanpierre says, even getting locked down, not enablers.
And he is a volatile, violent , angry, drunk, druggie, wife beater.
SIT DOWN.
And how is she “a mess”? Do you know her personally? Do you know for a fact that she won’t donate a dime to charity? Maybe she will donate to a women’s domestic abuse charity. I think she handled herself with restraint, but was strong enough to call him out on his repulsive behaviour. And you’re a jerk.
Hopefully he wont kill his next wife.She won when she escaped that abuser.
I love how everyone can’t be bothered to spell (or un-autocorrect) the troll’s name as written. Soo….
Ratch, $7m might seem like a princely sum to us plebs, but to Hollywood folk, it’s not really that much. I hope she does follow through on her commitment to pledge it to abused women, and I hope you go away. Win-win.
Why should she donate to charity? It’s not mandatory. Considering this divorce may affect her career, she should keep the money.
EM, no, it’s not mandatory, but she did say in the statement that she would make a donation to charity from the proceeds. So that’s the only reason she would be obligated at all. She also said she would donate the proceeds from her defamation suit against Doug Stanhope to charity if she won.
But she probably made these statements due to the fact that the entire world was shaming her as a gold-digger, so…
His fans are already celebrating over this and saying that its a 7 million dollar extraction fee etc Delusion runs deep.
I agree with @EM – why should she donate to charity? it’s a great gesture but true, she has her career and livelihood to think of. i feel this is similar to heinous crimes getting committed and then immediately afterward, there is this expectation of forgiveness on the part of the victim (especially if said victim is black). forgiveness is not someone one owes anyone and grieving is a process to which the aggrieved have a right. Similarly, there seems to be some expectation of donation as representative of her character, like she’s a good woman if she gives away all her money. I get it, I get donation. This is not a critique of that (and anyone who believes so is just spiraling down the exact rabbit hole I am describing here). I just have a problem when there is some underlying assumption that she must give her money–hard-earned, actually–to charity, like that somehow determines that she is a good person. It’s that kind of mentality that keeps women down; we are trained to give, give, give until we die. She needs to take care of herself *first* and then if she should so choose, give in whatever way she wishes.
Johnny Depp needs to be put on lock. I don’t care he needs help. He is lost and dangerous.
He is a piece of shat. Having an emotional day so this is making me cry for Amber and other DV victims. I will no longer buy any Disney toys for my nieces until they fire his ass.
It’s upsetting to see the number of bonehead Depp fans who think she’s a monster. My boyfriend turned on Finding Neverland yesterday and I left the room, couldn’t watch it. Hope you get over your sads and have a better day tomorrow….
‘Neither party has made false allegations for financial gain’ I guess this is as close as we’re going to get to an admission of guilt from Johnny.
And he never *intended* to physically or emotionally harm her.
Couple that with “there was never an INTENT of physical or emotional harm” too. He is trying to create the impression that it was all one big misunderstanding but I think anyone with half a brain can see this is admission that she didnt bruise herself.
She was suing Doug Stanhope for defamation irc, hows that going?
I hope she keeps the Doug Stanhope case going and wins.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that angle. Stick it to him, Amber!
It means that no matter how mad he was he never had any INTENT on hitting her, he released his anger and frustration on INANIMATE objects but not her.
The entire reason those last 2 videos were released intentionally to make people see it and think, “weeeellll. ..if he can get that mad and destroy their stuff then OBVIOUSLY he hit her after the video stopped!!” And it worked!!
Sometimes 1 +1 DOESNT equal 2.
In my opinion, it’s a BIG admission. On that alone, she won big time. And good for her. I hope she takes time to recover and donates at least some of what she received (after exorbitant attorney’s fees are deducted) to a battered women’s shelter.
He needs to go away and into permanent rehab, stat!
–TheRealPinky
Am I the only one who thinks she should hold onto the money? Hate to say it, but she kind of *is* the charity. I think donating is something she will have to do at this point, because she is so vilified and has to “prove” worthiness to the public, but 6 million after lawyers fees won’t get her that far in Hollywood, especially because JD has seen to it that her bridges are burned. If she has good support from family, that’s another thing, and she will be okay, but without that, she might need every cent. I don’t know. I just don’t get a good feeling anymore about where she is emotionally after all this. Hope she looks out for herself…..
@cindy, it just says she’ll be donating “financial proceeds.” Not all of it. It doesn’t specify how much. Hopefully her friend Elon Musk will give her some good financial investment advice and help her grow the fortune – then she’ll be able to donate even more over her lifetime, and her legacy will be that much more.
Okay, I get your thinking however, he can say he divorced her and gave her less than the 50% of his earned income when they were married so whatever she said was not for financial gain. He will infer she is crazy through his friends like Stanhope or more likely the ever popular inside sources.
I don’t like this deal for her. I hope she does have good advice on money management, because this isn’t that large of a settlement once lawyers get to it. I think this may have hurt her a bit career wise too. Elon Musk is also not a good move. Rich but he might be just as bad as Depp.
@Cindy: Nope you’re not alone. I don’t think she owes anyone an explanation. She could cash it out, put it in a pool, and roll around in it for all I care. The charity statement is likely to get in front of the golddigger comments, but I don’t know if it’s even worth it. The dedicated idiots wouldn’t be satisfied even if she released a tax report listing all charitable donations and it totalled $7 million. Plus, if she really is a golddigger she’s terrible at it so who cares?
@Cindy @Wren
Totally agree. I posted about this above. I appreciate your note about how this statement about charity is likely to get in front of the gold digger comments. This whole idea of donation to charity is really disturbing me. She needs to take care of herself first and foremost. How she chooses to give or not give is no one’s business but her own. I think there is a problem with the way we expect women to give, give, give and any kind of looking after ourselves is considered suspect. We’re raised/trained that way and society supports it, we even support that with each other and shame each other for self-love. I believe we have been scammed out of our birthrights, our lives, our selves due to believing that anything we get we have to give away, any foothold should be shared, others must always come first. I am having a revelation here reading this comments tonight…Thank you for your perspectives and balanced views, much appreciated!
And it’s not even that. That statement says nothing. It doesn’t confirm anything or deny anything. It says that nobody lied for money, not that they didn’t lie. It says nobody intended to be abusive, not that nobody was abusive. It’s not an admission, it’s a truce. Basically each side is agreeing to drop their claims against the other. Amber won’t say he abused her and Johnny won’t say she’s a lying golddigger. That’s it.
But , the fact he accepted to put this statement out there, makes me think he lost. His pr spin kept saying she was lying and a golddigger to the little lost boy/Emperor, non?!
Let’s talk about the speed of this settlement, people… She deposed on Saturday and they settled on Tuesday after 1 video and a gruesome photo leaked… Yeah…
I think it is safe to speculate that she had more proof and tmz probably got a hold of the proof (or would find ways to get).
Is that it? She should have gotten way more but there’s no telling what kind of stress she’s been under.
There’s a strong possibility it was a compromise in order to get Depp to sign off on that statement, where he doesn’t come out and say he abused her, but admits she didn’t lie about what happened.
It doesn’t say nobody lied, it says nobody lied for financial gain. It allows people to interpret the statement in the way that suits them.
And who else has been accused of lying AND for financial gain?? HER. So this clearly states that SHE did not lie – period
Depp stans on here are in meltdown mode…..going down the threads line by line desperately defending their ‘zero’!
I guess, the part of settlement was about blacklisting in Hollywood. She could get much more but without any carrier chances
It pisses me off so much that this no good bloated booze walrus has the power to sway HW people not to hire her. Johnny has been on a downward trajectory anyway, IMO this is just the last cocaine straw. She got a really raw deal. I hope that blacklisting was not part of the agreement. Barf. HW is such a boys club. Where is he still popular? Hot Topic?
I kind of hope TMZ doesn’t let it go and keep sharing proofs that were given to court, just to really f*ck up with Depp.
The girl that accused Nate Parker and his friend of rape (co-writer of his film) tried to commit suicide twice and after his friend who was found guilty asked for an appeal in 2005, the victim dropped the case because she didn’t want to go through all of that again.
The resilience needed to face something like this on a global scale must be a nightmare. I don’t judge her at all.
Every single day I wish I had the strength 12 years ago to take my assailant to court. I went to the hospital, had the kit, but not the balls. Now I’m a crying loon. Women and men, protect yourselves.
@Nicole, <3
@ Nicole *hugs and kisses* I wish you all the best.
I see this as a win for Amber and a loss for Depp. Who cares about losing 7 million when you have a net worth of $400 million? The way I see it, Amber got 7 million and she won’t go broke using her own money to continue at trial. The world knows who Johnny really is now. He only offered that much to get himself out of his deposition. I intrepret this latest revelation as his knowing he was going to lose so he got out while the gittin’ was good. Can you imagine if he’d have had to give sworn statements about everything that went down? He weaseled his way out of it, but we all know he was squirming and desperate to avoid giving a depo at any cost – pardon the pun. He doesn’t need to give the depo. Everybody knows he’s abusive and then drug her through the mud to save his own reputation. He’s been outed. Amber wins.
All good, except…he NEVER HAD to be deposed!! Why do you all keep saying that??! Lol.
Also she was legally entitled to half his income for the 15 months they were married and $7M seems quite low for that, considering his income.
@Jellybean: that’s what I’m wondering about- 7M seems very little, and she probably signed an NDA as well. Plus, the whole statement reads like an excuse for Depp (“Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love…”). Like, he just ‘lost’ it because he’s so passionate at times, or couldn’t handle her being passionate? One good thing for her, it’s over, and she can hopefully focus on herself, and get better over time.
Katie: because we all wanted to hear what the lying little POS had to say for himself.
I don’t question her stress levels, I question her acting. We all know her acting talent is questionable. To be clear, I believe she was abused. Johnny did that. Please stop reinventing her subpar acting career. STOP! She should get & deserves every penny. She will still get booked, sub par and all.
He has to be worth SO much that in comparison $7million isn’t that much.
And does she really make enough money on her own to donate it all? It’s definitely noble, hopefully that goes to a few abused women charities, just it seems a bit fishy to say she’s donating all of her money.
She never said all. It is really, really vauge.
Depp is worth somewhere between $200-400 million. The settlement is money he could spend in a day, the loose change under his sofa. I really do think that she just desperately wanted to be done with this.
Even if she didn’t donate a cent that money is nothing compared to the level of luxury she had with him. No alleged “gold digger” would have settled for so little.
NO PRE-NUP
This is chicken feed.
I’m happy if she’s happy… and I’m happy she flipped the bird and called him out for his dangerous games. He’s been playing Russian Roulette and she gets to jump off and be done before he crashes and burns.
They didn’t bring out the best in each other.
I though the donation was for the Stanhope suit, not from the divorce. Oops I missed the donation part. Does this mean she has money or what? If she had money then why did her original documents say she didn’t. This is odd.
She could very well donate 100K or half a million out of her settlement. The statement does not say she will donate it all.
I highly doubt, this will hurt his career. But she will have a very hard time getting work again in Hollywood.
I’m not so sure of either.
Agrees, Miss S.
I think it’s gonna hurt his career. There are a lot of passive (non crazy) Depp fans out there that used to enjoy his movies but are turned off by crazy behavior. Think: Tom Cruise and the couch jumping. And he didn’t even hurt anyone, and the Scientology stuff wasn’t as mainstream knowledge in middle America as it is now.
I disagree, it’s already hurt his career. I can’t look at him without rolling my eyes. Let’s face it, he’s on the other side of “cool” and, his moneymaker has always been maintaining his role as the “cool” guy among his existing fans. Young people don’t have affection for Edward Scissorhands. It’s been people over age 30 that pay to see his movies. I highly doubt anyone will go out of their way to see a Johnny Depp movie anytime soon.
I really hope you are right.
They just announced the news on a german gossip TV show. The words they used sounded very much like “she dropped the allegations and got tons of money, Johnny just wanted this to be over”. Not a single word about the statement. In my opinion there was some underlying tone there, accusing her of basically blackmailing him into the settlement.
His career has been in steady decline for several years. I think this obviously hurts him he’s not going to be doing any huge Disney blockbuster high budget movies but there has been talk of that since Lone Ranger tanked. But I expect him to do more of the kinds of edgy auteur films he used to do. And I do expect Hollywood to rally around him and give him an Oscar nod within the next few years (if he doesn’t overdose or die first).
As for her I don’t think she’s going to lose roles she has now but doors will be closed to her sadly. She’s not a great talent or connected like Nicole Kidman. I don’t think the industry will openly shun her but I don’t think she will be working much.
The sad part is even good actresses lose parts with age, unless you are the lucky few like Streep. An actresses longevity is very short in general.
I wonder how long it took to write this statement…its sooo carefully worded. Although to a degree Amber can move forward but I have a feeling this wont impact Johnny’s career at all. He definitely needs help and seems to be surrounded by yes men (and women) and will likely never get it…this is sad all around but at least shes getting something.
Nobody wants to go to trial in a divorce. The best outcome and goal is always to try to come to a settlement. A looming trial date helps push that along.
Urgh, that sucks! She should get so much more! And yeah, next year nobody is talking about johnny and his abusive ways
I’d be surprised if Amber worked any time soon in Hollywood. Depp is just so powerful.
It’s just an all-around awful situation and I’m still #teamamber.
Well, she’s doing Justice League right now, and as soon as that’s done filming she has Aquaman, both are big studio films. I’m really glad she has that lined up. I’m really hopeful that this won’t affect her career too much. I am concerned for it, but I think she’ll be alright in the end.
I think it way way low ball. Remember that guy JLO married for a second? Didn’t he get like 15 million?
I just hope him, his people and allies stop taunting her once and for all.
“Amber will be donating financial proceeds from the divorce to a charity.”
Hang on – so she isn’t getting a cent personally from this, and a mutual statement agrees she never lied, and that he never had INTENT to cause harm?
You’d need to be a real stan to think he was innocent by now.
It doesn’t say ALL proceeds or even *the* proceeds, so hopefully she will keep at least a few million. She deserves far more just for the terror he inflicted… to say nothing of the smear campaign and denials. Ugh.
But I’ll bet the charity is a domestic violence shelter…
Technically he only admitted she never lied “for financial gain” so it doesn’t wholly exonerate her (i.e. Lying for sympathy, PR, or the restraining order) I am not saying that she did but this was very precisely worded to keep him from shouldering blame and to give his fans ammunition to spew online in his defense. A lot of comment sections seem to believe he is the victim in all this.
Financial gain was the accusation leveled at her by his people at the start, and by his sad little comedian friend who accused her of blackmail though. The gold-digger accusation was the staple most people were hurling at her and the statement acknowledges it isn’t true.
She deserved a great deal more money than this, agreed.
Including legal fees? Probably not that much left after that. I’m very surprised. Maybe the leaks (whether or not they came from her) overplayed her hand, so she didn’t have much remaining leverage? And, wow, that is some negotiated statement, with each getting in the key PR statement he/she wanted. But I do think she’s the winner in the statement, given the implicit admission that her claims were true.
Maybe, just maybe, it was never about the money in the first place.
Yep. I’m with you, paranormalgirl.
Money was clearly an important piece, given the wrangling and strategic leaks whenever she didn’t get what she requested. I don’t think it was all of it.
Actually the statement says nothing at all. It’s completely meaningless. Read it carefully, everything that might possibly be an admission is carefully qualified. Nobody lied for money. Doesn’t mean nobody lied, just that they were not motivated by money to do so if they did. See? Meaningless.
It can be parsed that way, sure (and was designed to be), but the very careful wording overall makes it clear Depp did hurt her. He may argue “unintentional” because he was out of his rational mind with drugs/alcohol, or he was throwing things in her direction and didn’t mean to actually hit her, but it’s clear abuse happened.
She has accepted less than she would receive in court and less than the initial offer
He didn’t admit dva
He didn’t agree to therapy for his anger issues and violence toward women
She had dropped the case without prejudice
SHE IS GIVING MONEY TO A CHARITY ( not him the pos abuser)
She accepted a statement of at worst what? Volatility caused by Love??
Either
She is done with the court of public opinion and it is destroying her
Or
He has evidence of something ( drugs? Mh issues? Dragging it out forever? Ending her career?) he was threatening her with
I wish her well and I’m glad she made it out alive and I wish him all he deserves
This is probably the closest to the truth.
I agree with this, I think he and his lawyers unleashed such a powerful shitstorm, that I always got the sense that Team amber were a step behind/playing catchup, if that makes sense. He had a stronger and more aggressive team. Even though she was the injured party, she really was put on trial both privately and publicly and I don’t blame her for settling and trying to move on now. She probably didn’t expect that level of viciousness from his lawyers either, and the amount of people who would go ”on record” to discount her. Maybe she knew it was time to cut her losses – he is definitely damaged by this too and he will be under a spotlight now, she has bought his real personality to light. I hope other victims of DV are aware that this is a hollyweird situation and she was up against a gazillionaire power player with OJ level lawyers and a harsh global spotlight; so the process and outcome should always be viewed in that light.
I agree, but I have to wonder why her lawyers just didn’t tell her to stay quiet. Yes it would have been bad for the gossip, but it was probably her best avenue for a better settlement, and her personal PR. They could have come up with some legal mumbo jumbo, like the above statement, for why she left him right after his mom died so it didn’t look so bad for her. Her keeping all this quiet with a good lawyer would have been her best chance to settle it for more money. Especially if she was not going to go after him criminally. I blame her lawyers.
@noway- I blame her lawyers too.. she should have been quiet and she would have gotten much more.
(what are mh issues?)
(mental health, I would guess!)
Her lawyers were well aware of what she would get in court. There were reports early on in the marriage she was spending money like water and he lives lavishly as well so after taxes and expenses (maybe a little creative accounting), taking less for Pirates for points on the backend and at a slow period in his career I could see him netting around $14 million in the time they were married. She was never going to get half of everything. Plus, if the courts decided then there would be no NDA or indemnification for pain and suffering. So it would open two possible sources of revenue: a tell all of some sort or future law suit over damages from the abuse. The lawyers have an ethical duty to act in the best interest of their client. They were only a day or so away from payment anyway.
Probably no.2, evidence of some sort. Otherwise I wouldn’t understand the 7M.
It looks like both sides got what they wanted without dragging things out too long. She got cash and redemption of sorts…and he gets to keep his career and hush her.
And we don’t have to keep hearing about this!
TMZ is saying JD was pretty eager to close this after this week’s public revelations of his shenanigans.
Something about how devastated *he* was etc…….nevermind the people he subjected his ragey drunk/ high episodes.
I guess he didn’t remember any of it until it was staring in the face + public opinion.
Nevermind, his circle of Emperor worshippers will make him feel good about himself and he will continue to drink and forget.
Nope! Never mentioned anything about JD. This was not even I sinuated!
3RD TIMES THE CHARM???!!
I don’t want to know how high her attorney fees are 🙁
I cannot speak to California specifically, but in most jurisdictions, a lawyer’s fee is customarily about 1/3 of the settlement amount. Now, in this case, they might have made an arrangement for lawyers fees to also be paid by Johnny. But I have no doubt her lawyers are being well-compensated for this.
The 1/3 stuff if for contingency cases, like auto accident injuries. For a dissolution of marriage, it’s an hourly fee plus costs. I don’t know what her attorneys charge, but it would be a minimum of $250.00 and up per hour, and probably a whole lot more.
Except Amber’s lawyers probably were on contingency. I doubt she had the money to pay them monthly or quarterly – especially since she wasn’t exactly a high earner. Given the allegations at play, I don’t doubt that her lawyers probably pushed for either payment out of the settlement or for Depp to cover their fees.
She has to pay lawyers fees out of the $7M apparently.
@Sam, she probably was able to pay a retention fee though, and then the rest is calculated as the case goes on based on an hourly rate and filing/court fees, etc. I highly doubt they’ll get 1/3. They’ll be compensated handsomely, but not 1/3.
“And I hope Depp gets some help, because I think he desperately needs it.”
Agreed.
He’s a raging alcoholic, and she’s a liar.
He’s an abuser. All his ‘reasons’ for being an abuser are just details
He chooses who he does this to, he doesn’t do it to just anyone
Therefore stop with giving a woman beater the excuse of being an alcoholic
Ditto stop slurring the poor woman who had to live with this
How is she a liar?
You know she’s a liar because?…
Their joint statement admits that she is NOT a liar.
Actually it doesn’t say that. It says nobody lied *for financial gain*. It doesn’t say nobody lied. Just like it doesn’t actually deny the abuse claims, just states that nobody *intended* abuse.
Someone worded that extremely carefully to neither confirm nor deny anything at all about the truth. In effect, it says absolutely nothing.
Wren – people were accusing her of lying because she’s a gold digger so I guess it’s about the same. She’s not a liar nor is she a gold digger.
The lawyers are allowing you to interpret the statement as you wish. Nobody admits to intentional harm and everybody is cleared of lying, but only when the lying is for profit.
And who else has been accused of lying AND for financial gain?? HER. So this clearly states that SHE did not lie – period
Honestly, these Depp stans on here, they’re something else!
BritAfrica, you have an opinion which if fine, but I am not a Depp Stan. I don’t think I have ever paid to see a Depp film in a theater and I usually go twice a month. I saw The Lone Ranger on pay to view and I own the first Pirates film on DVD. That is the full extent of my financial support for that actor,
The points I was making reflect how I think most people will react to this settlement. None of my family or friends or colleagues are talking about this and most have no idea it happened. If Depp was convicted of or admitted to hitting his wife, then it would have been front page news and it would be attached to his name every time he was mentioned in the future. This is too vague and so I think it will just fade away and it will just be remembered that he has or did go off the rails. Depp’s drunken injury holding up filming for 4 weeks could have a big impact on his future roles, but insiders and particularly insurance companies probably knew all about that before the divorce.
@ Jellybean
‘………but I am not a Depp Stan.’….
Sure, the same way you are not a Jeremy Renner supporter but then proceed to go down the threads responding to each comment made in order to put the ‘public’s’ view across. The public don’t think this…….the public don’t think that….etc. I mean, you would know right? Seeing as you are the public.
I would never choose these so called stars over a battered woman. Why? They do not know you or care.
But I will choose instead to defend a battered woman, any battered woman, wherever she is in the world, one that I do not know and have never met nor am I likely to meet, ANY DAY of the week!
Johnny Depp just stated that she’s not lying, so not sure where you get the “liar” accusation.
Maybe she got less money so the joint statement would be just like this. She didn’t lie and he didn’t say he didn’t do it. But you need some goodwill to see that. Lunatic will see what they want as always.
“Neither party has made false accusations for financial gains.” is what it said, not that no one lied at all.
@ Katie
You’re so right, as we now know that HE is a liar and a woman beater. She is the one who was accused of lying AND for financial gain so this clearly states that SHE did not lie.
Depp stans are dissecting the statement, re-engineering what it means, in a desperate bid to exonerate their ‘zero’!
@clover35: And you’re unhinged if you think that.
Brit…not really. Its called reading comprehension. And I’m not a fan of either of them and I dont think either one is that great (but I think she’s the least talented of the two solely because I think she can’t act).
I’m only saying that is probably how it was meant.
Wrong! It is called reading re-engineering. The fact that a simple line is being dissected and nuanced by Depp’s stans is rather telling!
At the start of all of this, who was accused of lying? HER. Ergo, it follows now that the lying comment STILL pertains to HER.
It was meant as SHE did not lie, and you can bet her legal team insisted on that part of the statement to exonerate her. This is because at the start of this case, his team/friends accused her of lying which we now know, she didn’t.
I bet there would have been a lot more money if she had agreed to say Johnny didn’t abuse her, that she lied. I’m glad she didn’t cave. Sadly, I think the majority of Johnny’s fans who insisted she was lying aren’t smart enough to read between the lines and they’ll continue to believe he’s innocent.
Wow. Seems to me she lost divorce wise…but she made a decision to get away from an abuser and that is a win in any language. If you want to leave bad enough you’ll leave and I think she had enough. if the money and the fight isn’t worth it – just get out with your dignity, the rest will fall in line. She has role models – Tina, Rihanna et much more faceless women who dug deep and got out. She will not only survive, she will thrive. Johnny D will work it out somehow.
Does this mean they can both go away???
I hope so.
I hope he doesn’t kill his next “passionate” girlfriend, or knock out her teeth.
But will anyone care if he does?
Glad for Ms. Heard that it is over.
Hate how awful the press/public was to her in the aftermath.
hate the abuse she stayed and stayed through.
Some people will only side with the victim once s/he is dead. By that time there’s nothing to be done.
DV is a real issue, and a tragic one.
I’d so love her to donate every cent of the settlement to charity, just as a finger flip to the jerks who thought she was lying and was out for his money. But, I think she should do whatever she wants/needs with the money.
I would’ve loved to see what else she had on him, though. Just these few things we did see are probably mild compared to what she still held.
She has already promised to donate any damages she received from Dough Stanhope to a DV charity. So there’s that.
I hope TMZ keeps digging those court proofs. I would love to see Depp getting burned. In a way I don’t feel he is as untouchable like he was before this, I feel something changed about how media will cover info about him in the future. This opened a precedent.
Usually, I’d think that was really high for a settlement, but in this case, I think she’s earned it.
Though it will be interesting to see if his career suffers, and where she goes from here…
Although I get why Amber wanted to settle as quickly as possible, part of me wishes she would have dug her heels in and taken him to the cleaners. $7 million isn’t pocket change but it’s not going to be enough to live off of. I hope he’s at least paying her legal fees, because God knows that can get expensive.
As for Depp, I have zero sympathy for him. He’s a remorseless POS who’s going to carry on like this until the very end.
That’s it? All that drama played out in the media and she only gets $7 million? That can’t be right.
Yeah, the PR damage/loss of revenue alone was probably worth more than that.
??? So because they are famous and there’s money involved you claim there’s no domestic violence? It doesn’t represent DV? If she was dead it would be enough for you?!!
Legally there was no case of DV.
No conviction.
He can paint himself as a bad boy who married the wrong woman.
Easy. He does pap walks with Vanessa and the kids. The PR writes itself.
A lapse of judgement, Johnny’s back, easy headlines.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Johnny needs some serious help. He’s a mess. She can now walk away and move forward, but 7 mil is not a lot in California’s cost of living — and I wonder if attorney’s fees will chew up a bunch of that. She better hold onto what’s left of that money.
Am glad she can now move on with her life. I hope she gives the money to charities that help victims of DV, heavens knows they need it.
As for that statement – she won, she got him to at least admit there was DV and deny the gold digging claims (that his team have been proporting), even thou it was in a word salad way.
It will be interesting to see how his career goes – am sure he will be fine but i suspect that Pirates will get pushed back and Disney will quietly drop him. I don’t think he will get help as he won’t admit his behaviour is a problem.
I won’t be able to watch him in anything moving forward. As someone who knew he has problems I had no idea the depth or severity of those problems and this has hurt his reputation irreparably with me and I’m sure others. How Amber has been treated sickens me and is a powerful reminder how much more needs to be done in terms of awareness/prevention/treatment of domestic abuse and our attitudes towards both the abuser and victims!
+100000
TNT keeps playing The Tourist this week. Angelina is my all-time favorite, but I can’t stomach it anymore, and I can’t understand why they’re airing it repeatedly on this of all weeks.
He looked awful even way back THEN …
that movie is unwatchable.
Next up – ‘the Rum Diaries’ 🙁
I said it at the beginning, they never should have gotten married. They both were wrong for each other. He needs help, I wouldn’t be surprised that he has some type of undiagnosed psychological issues.
I hope she still gets that restraining order. Now’s the most dangerous time for her.
I hope he and his obsessively jealous, angry and controlling self will leave her alone. (I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes running back to Vanessa to shore up his image, and public opinion points, all the while implying his ‘spiral’ was down to Amber.)
I doubt Vanessa will have him back as not only did she kick him out because he started drinking again but there was overlap with Amber. Plus she’s moved on and has a new relationship.
Thank God.
(But he’ll probably suddenly find the need to spend more time/pap walk with his children, I bet. There will be some exercise in damage control and reclaiming public goodwill.)
Hope insurers think twice before covering any more of his projects, seeing as he will never take personal responsibility for himself and his obvious problems.
Johnny’s team will see to it they don’t cross paths
That also means any HW invite extended to Johnny then Amber will not attend.
Her career is basically over. As it should she really can’t act.
Not really, plenty of subpar actors with careers in HW, she’s not alone on that; and she shouldn’t be blacklisted just because he can’t accept or deal with his abuse, jealousy, anger, and decades-long alcoholism.
He is disturbing and dangerous, that much has been proved. Why does he deserve a career at this point when he’s been phoning it in for years?
The public’s unfortunate and strangely personal investment in him as a fake rebel and nostalgia figure?
@FF He was actually great in The Art of the Deal (2016) and Black Mass (2015).
People really underestimate Vanessa. I think whatever niceties she’s made its for the sake of her children and not because she’s pining away for Depp.
She dropped the RO demand and cannot raise it again in future – apparently – although that must be in relation to past events only.
Thanks. That’s unfortunate.
I hope he can leave her alone now (even if he doesn’t look like the type to).
She dropped it.
There are plenty of subpar actors.
Take Katie Holmes. Really subpar but still a better actor than Amber.
Like if she was smart she’d do tv work. A good mini series would help her.
My god she ruined her career in Hollywood for a morsel of money of which most will go to lawyers. She over played her hand. What a fool. Whether it is fair or not she’ll be a piranha now in the system. After all this though, I am no longer his fan. I was never hers.
I guess I’m in the minority but I Think her career will be fine. She’s already part of a huge super-hero franchise. Even if she doesn’t get any more blockbusters, she can do indies and tv. At the very least, I don’t think her career will be any worse than it was pre-Johnny.
Agreed. Also, there are many more female directors and producers than there used to be. I’d like to think they would give would give a sister a chance and in doing so, possibly find justice for their own experiences in Hollywood. One can hope.
Rose McGowan will probably jump on this 🙂
I think he hasn’t changed since he was trashing hotels in the 80’s. I don’t condone the drunken/drugged out behavior but I think she used it to her advantage. 7 million plus attorney fees is a lot more then she would have been given in a simple divorce. Both parties are at fault. He got what he really wanted restraining order lifted and the domestic violence charged dismissed. She got her payday but if either of them still have a career is yet to be determined.
The $7M includes the lawyers fees and is almost certainly less than she would have got in a straight forward divorce, since she was entitled to half his earnings during the time they were married and he earned in the region of $30M to $40M.
Well, she should get help to improve not have her ability to so destroyed by an overcontrolling abuser with anger and substance abuse problems of his own making, who btw gets to keep working.
I would agree (with a commenter above) she did show the world he is trash. Whether the world chooses to pay attention though, is another thing entirely – but that’s no fault of hers.
I tend to think AH just wanted this to be over so she could get on with her life, I hope she does.
Depp will self destruct….one way or another.
She didn’t insist on more money because she is most probably moving on with Musk. I wouldn’t be surprised if she actually donated that amount for charity due to the same reason. She actually wanted Depp to openly admit to DV in the joint statement. I don’t think she would have agreed to end things without him atleast sitting for depo after all the grilling she underwent, unless it didn’t turn out the way she wanted and she couldn’t pin down her DV claims. How could we know he didn’t even want to be deposed when it didn’t even come to that?
Neither the video of him throwing a crazy temper tantrum nor the cut finger tip picture during which she was not even in the same country and it was he who self-inflicted damage onto himself actually prove DV assault. What they show is that they had a toxic relationship. He has temper and alcohol issues and she has been taping his private moments and collecting pictures (even through other people because she wasn’t even in Australia at the time). Anything beyond is subjective speculation.
No wonder she agreed to the 7 Million and a statement that is LOT different than what she asked for initially.
DV is not even mentioned and NEITHER party has lied. It is an admisdion from Depp and an admission from Heard as well that both of them have been toxic to each other and brought problems into it. Ofcourse the whole ‘bound by love’ is PR-BS. However good for both that it has happened this way.
If she donates to charity and does not bring up the issue in the media again eventually all the negativity towards her will soften and she can freshly rebuild her image – the relationship with Musk will also not hurt her chances in Hollywood. So no need to worry about her.
Ofcourse that statement pretty much ensures that Depp will never be asked about any of it ever again and he can go on just like that – that is how it works for Male movie stars like him.
Having said all that I agree with everyone here saying he needs help. Amber may not be genuine but she has been a wake up call about Depp’s reality . I have always found Hollywood’s treatment of his drunken hotel-trashing behavior as cool to be disturbing and ultimately harmful to him
That’s a good theory.
If Musk and her only started dating though, how can she be already banking on his $?
I might not be a power player, or a suit at any studio, but I will not support/endorse/watch anything related to Johnny Depp. Even the films he produces. I will not even pirate his content.
He has been blacklisted from my disposable income expenditure, just like Tom Cruise.
I hope he gets help and I sure hope women stay clear from him.
I hope Amber moves on and gets to have a career, but most importantly a life without abuse.
Sad. Was’t she entitled to half of his income during the marriage? I imagine thats WAY more than 7 million. That said, I’m glad she can move on. I am in no way a fan of hers, she strikes me as an emotional brat, but no one deserves abuse. Her lawyers also sucked big time, the advice they gave her was awful and they practically admitted to editing the damn video, which didn’t help her. I’m glad she can move on, I hope he gets help.
Minus expenses. Taxes, child support, shopping, maintaining multiple homes, private jets (the drugs and alcohol budget alone… Yeesh) it adds up.
So is there a gag order for either or both parties? That would be interesting. Never cared for Depp and now I never will. He had a cute face, period. His acting was never more than okay and he didn’t have charisma. He went the edgy/cool route and made a lot of money. How is he better than Donald Trump? Truly insane what luck and good management will get you in Hollywood. I wish Amber the best.
It’s disturbing to see comments here, some even from women, interpreting Depp’s shenanigans as merely a temper tantrum and not true DV because he didn’t actually touch her. You all need to read some DV brochures to see the definition for what it is – intimidation tactics, violence in the presence of, indirect threats, abusive behavior, bullying, etc. all of that is considered domestic violence. One does not need to actually touch the victim to be abusive. It is all about soliciting fear and intimidation. If you don’t see that in that one video alone, you are sadly misinformed as to what dv actually is. It would be no different if a female were behaving like Depp was in front of a toddler – its’ abuse. It causes trauma and long term psychological damage. If you want to be team Depp, by all means it’s your prerogative but just admit you like Johnny w/out trying to spin this as some lame try-hard by a blackmailer. He’s an abusive bully – Don’t water it down and don’t make excuses for it.
? Who interpreted as a temper tantrum and not DV?
Honestly I’m a bit sad over this. It doesn’t appear that Depp will be facing any consequences for his behavior and will continue to go on his merry way. The settlement fee is a paltry sum to someone of his wealth, and he has never had to own up to any of his horrid actions. Yet again he’s been allowed to run away from his problems and will go on to cause more, never changing, never learning, causing more suffering until his body finally gives out on him. Yet another rich man who doesn’t have to live by the same rules as the rest of us.
I don’t blame Amber. I just hope she’s able to move on from this and it won’t haunt her for the rest of her life, professionally or personally.
I agree with everything you said. This is a sad ending. $7 million from someone worth $200 million is NOTHING. NOTHING. He faces no consequences.
At the very least I hope the figure was so low because she’s allowed to say whatever she wants and can write a tell-all book and get some money from that.
The “there will be no future public statements on this” part implies they both signed non-disclosure agreements.
She wouldn’t have gotten half of his total wealth! She was only eligible for half of what they both earned WHILE MARRIED (15 months) **minus** expenses incurred during that time. As someone upthread said JD lives lavishly and it was rumored that she spent money like water once they were married. So if they brought home $30 million, after expenses she would have gotten half of what they didn’t spend of it. (lets say…they spent $5 million) So she kinda screwed herself out of what she probably would have gotten if she had just filed for divorce. With every article and video “leaked” the settlement amount was probably decreased. Example being, yesterday she was offered $8 million. Looks like those last two videos cost her at least a million and she ended up settling for $7 million.
“They must have wanted to see if Amber would break down or perjure herself and she likely had her sh-t locked down.”
Don’t think so, if she had had in fact her shit locked down she’d have gotten a lot more than 7 mil. I mean she accused him of physical assault, isn’t that a felony?? Shouldn’t he have had criminal charges brought against him or something? I know nothing of American law so please help me out here.
I understand wanting to just get it over with, but I’m afraid she’s ended up looking like she was in it just for the money now.
California is a no fault divorce state any marriage under 10 years and without a prenup entitles you to 50% of what both parties earned during the marriage minus expenses. The divorce courts can’t give her more – just the permanent restraining order. She could have filed a separate civil case after the divorce to cover pain and suffering, recoup medical costs like on going therapy, but that would be another long drawn out battle.
Domestic Violence is usually a misdemeanor for first time offenders (You can still buy a gun! No worries!) I believe she left without talking to the police and declined to press charges so the criminal courts were not involved. Without a victim statement, documtation of injuries by law enforcement, police not seeing any sign of a struggle, conflicting and biased witness accounts the state couldn’t prosecute him.
This young lady could have popped out a baby or two the way most golddigger’s do in the first year of ‘dating’ and received substantially more in support for at least eighteen years. His last relationship did that trick.
Chickenshit Depp
Can’t say I’m not a little disappointed that they settled and his ass isn’t going to get dragged in court. But I’m happy for Amber, because I can’t imagine how emotionally draining it would have been for her, on top of what she’s been through these last few months. I hope she can move on from this without it affecting her career. I have a whole lot more to say, but I’ll leave it at that for now. In fact, Lainey pretty much explained most of it as I see it.
I am glad it is over for her! I hope she stays strong! Has for depp he makes me sick and he is guilty AF!!!! Having a bad day had to put my six year old dog tater to sleep this morning,
I’m sorry about your dog, Elizabeth.
Awww…so sorry about your pup. 😢 🌈
Hmm, so actually it’s probably a lot less than $7 million – since it mentions it includes attorney’s fees. Generally lawyers get at least a third of any settlement, and sometimes up to, or more than, half. Amber probably walked away with $5 million at most, which is still okay. Also, that statement is pretty much bs legalise. At least, she’s done with him.
According to the Associated Press, Heard is also “withdrawing allegations that Johnny Depp physically abused her.” via Vanity Fair.
I am so disappointed. I believed her. Still want to. But she settled, and gave in on everything. $7MIL is nothing to Depp, and barely what she would have gotten anyway. Especially with all the costs she now has.
Why didn’t see just go through with the hearing? It was tomorrow!! She could have proven her case in court. All doubt would have been gone. He would have had nowhere to hide.
Maybe I just want to believe her, because to think she would lie about something like DV is just too horrible. But I am sorry, I was so sure she would never, ever settle. Even if she lost her hearing, she’d still have gotten the regular settlement, which can not have been much less.
So, so disappointed in her! And so, so confused as to what it means.
So because she settled she lie about the abuse??? How does that add up.. Do you know how many abuse and rape victims drop their case or settle? The answer is more then haft that doesn’t mean they lie about the assault.
You seem to be mad that Amber didn’t live up to your standards and instead did what was best for her.
She did the right thing for her, that’s all anyone can do.
What a dangerous message that statement has.
A volitile relationship like theirs was never NEVER bound by anything resembling love.
Exactly! It just sounds as if two overly ‘passionate’ people couldn’t make it work, although there was so much love. It’s worrisome, because it also completely softens out her original accusation. DV is not an ‘accident’, or an occasional ‘overly passionate’ moment, and certainly has nothing to do with love.
Please Siri! His lawyer put that crap in there! Amber knows what happened to her. And he does too.
@BrooklynTam: I know, but it’s still the wrong message. They, as well as their lawyers know what happened- but there are people out there experiencing DV right now. I just hope they realize that this here is a showbiz relationship, millions at stake, as well as an image that has to be protected.
Yeah, I really really really hated that statement. Lawyerly BS.
Johnny admits to physical and emotional abuse. Whether he intended to or not, he DID harm Amber. And now we know.
Amber is a hero, there is no doubt. Her life however must be hell. MONEY does not make you happy, as this sad sad story teaches us.
He didn’t admit to anything. Not really.
Siri…you’re right.
I believe Johnny is crazy as hell, didn’t he say in an interview about the breakup of himself and winona that he was accusing her of cheating all the time, really crazy shit, the hotel room with Kate Moss was the same story, this is nothing new!
I dont know what the heck went on in the settlement discussions but what i will say is Amber heard hired some of the worst lawyers in celebrity divorce history. Only 7 million even with all her evidence? & their joint statement covered his butt & her restraining order was dropped. Well Johnny did hire the best lawyer with wesser so i shouldnt be so shocked. Johnny won which is sad, his fans will still fight for hil, he wont get blacklisted because in technicality he diesnt admit to any crime so disney will turn a blind eye & he wont suffer any consequences. By next week this whole story would be old news & when pirates gets released die hard fans will watch it.
Only 15 months of marriage and no prenup! She wasn’t supposed to get 100 mil not even 50 mil.
I do wonder WHY she didn’t get a better lawyer from the get-go. Like, she was the first to file, so why didn’t she get Wasser for herself?
So many people a pissed about the settlement but read the statement carefully. He basically indirectly admitting guilt! The she didn’t lie for financial gain part is important because his lawyer accused of if doing just that! And there was no INTENT?-AKA “I was so drunk and high I didn’t remember what I did to my wife” Remember those texts from his assistant where he had to tell Johnny that he kicked Amber? Let me guess he was drunk and high during that incident too? Daily Mail and NY Post both report that when the pic of Johnny’s injury came out yesterday along with the story he freaked out and wanted to settle fast out of fear of what was coming next. This was never about money as she was legally entitled to some anyway.I’m glad for Amber that she got out alive and can now heal her life but Depp needs some serious help! He’d better get it now before he kills himself or the next woman.We all know exactly who he is now and so does he on the inside at least.That’ll never go away. Today The Tourist was on and as a former fan I’d watch any movie of his that was on. Now I feel sick looking at him. I even gave my Depp DVDs away! Done with that SCUM! And the comments on some Depp message boards are sickening. They basically blame her for everything and not their abusive,addicted,mess of a hero😡😡
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said @BrooklynTam. He admitted things without admitting them directly, which is as good as it was going to get coming from him.
I do wonder if this was a bit of a wakeup call for him to get his shit together, even if just temporarily. The guy definitely needs help.
If she were to put, say, $4mil (considering atty fees and whatever she gives to charity) into an annuity that gives her 5% (to be conservative), that would net her an income of $200k before taxes, not including whatever other investments she has and income from her work. I think she’s going to be fine.
While I wanted her to get much more considering what she’s endured, I can see the $7mil being an accurate figure of the 50% left after their expenses and lifestyle. And boy does this man maintain an expensive lifestyle, especially from the numbers I’ve heard it costs him to maintain that island. Amber has always worked and I read somewhere that she has supported herself throughout their relationship so I’m sure she’ll be fine, even having to adjust her lifestyle again to something closer to what it used to be. I’m just glad she got out before this dude hurt her any more than what he’d already had.
I think Amber won. Her divorce was settled very quickly, she got 7 million dollars and she never has to have anything more to do with that bastard again.
She probably could have taken it to court and gotten more money. But, would it be worth it. That could take months or years. He’s gone for good. That’s what counts.
Regarding Depp doing just as well after this: I don’t think so. If you look at Chris Brown, he is still successful, but he never made it back to the success he had before. Johnny will take a permanent hit because of the abuse. It won’t end him, but his career won’t be the same.
Nevertheless, I think it’s the alcohol and drugs that are going to do him the most damage. He’s getting a reputation as difficult to work with. If he keeps it up it will be a matter of time before no one wants to take a chance working with him.
…hopefully this circus is now over…prime example of why no fault divorce came about…
I don’t understand. Isn’t domestic violence a criminal charge? How can it just be dropped?
When I didn’t press charges against a violent ex, the police bought the charges. Can you really buy yourself out of things in USA?
Disappointed she didn’t go full throttle and nail him.
Amber chose not to file a police report, and the police officers who came to her home said that they saw no evidence of a crime. So there was really nothing that law enforcement could do.
This was a civil case, not a criminal case, so they could settle out of court.
I personally believe that she showed her true hand, and it was all about the $$$$$!!
Perhaps, but he showed his true hand too, and it was not pretty.
I totally agree, Amber showed her true hand and in it needed to be some money.
the end
If it was strictly about money, she’d hang in there for more. He definitely earned more than 15 million in the time they were together. I thought she’d get 20 million or something similar and why not, putting up with his psychotic crap.
No, she doesn’t even come close to making as much as he does, and she’s a liar who set out for a make this very public! Just because she’s a woman doesn’t mean everyone has to rally around her, and believe everything she says. She’s a blonde tart who snagged one of the worlds biggest stars! If you really believe everything she says, then remember this. The wrong talk all the time. Make a spectacle of themselves. The right say nothing. He has not said a word!
I think Disney is done with Depp.
His recent behaviour, plus his finger painting fiasco takes the crown from Mel Gibson.
This article is very biased. I don’t believe Amber. She made a very obvious, and purposeful crusade to smear her husbands name. They were only married a year, and she gets $7 mill. After a year she asked for financial support?? Are you kidding me. Plus, let’s not forget her coming out of the courthouse one day, laughing and hugging her girlfriend, so she made sure the next time she was seen, she had no make up on, however her “bruises” were suddenly bigger and darker, appearing sad, and making sure the camera caught her crying. She’s not that good of an actress. This is despicable!