Portrait of the artist in a midlife crisis. That’s all I can think when it comes to this latest story about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Johnny seems to be falling over backwards in an effort to impress his artist girlfriend.
I do suspect Johnny’s fascination with Amber may really be all about his fragile ego. Someone wise once said falling in love isn’t about the other person. It’s about falling in love with yourself because the other person flatters you so much. I think in the case of a 50-year-old actor, this tendency might be greater than normal. This relationship isn’t really about Amber. It’s about Johnny needing to feel like he’s worth being with her. Johnny is the one interrupting her interviews not the other way around. He bought her these magnficent diamond earrings worth $50,000. Damn:
Johnny Depp, 50, knows the way to 27-year-old Amber Heard’s heart: diamonds!
The movie star “recently surprised her with $50,000 Neil Lane diamond drop earrings,” shares an insider. Life & Style has the exclusive on the exact pair Depp purchased.
Amber and Johnny met on the set of their 2011 film, The Rum Diary, and began dating shortly after.
“It’s not part of my professional life. I want to be an artist. I don’t want to be a celebrity,” she recently said of wanting to keep their relationship private. “You can find pictures of me [on the Internet] pumping gas, picking up dry cleaning, walking my dog, but nowhere are you going to find pictures of me hanging around at some nightclub.”
Amber, who is open about being a bisexual, was last linked to girlfriend Tasya van Ree, whom she dated for four years. Johnny split with his longtime love, Vanessa Paradis, in June 2012 after 14 years together. They have two children together.
[From Life & Style]
What do you think — is this a sweet gesture or one of desperation? These earrings might be a consolation prize to not becoming the next Angelina Jolie. They are incredibly pretty earrings. If a guy gave them to me, I might even pierce my ears.
Oh I can’t resist posting this photo of Johnny’s new wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Berlin. It’s wearing traditional bavarian dress rings for Oktoberfest. Too bad the statue looks nothing like Johnny!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, Pacific Coast News & WENN
I like this couple. I like that she looks nothing like his boy-like exes. And I find the stuff he does for her like naming an island after her and getting her a comfy trailer really sweet. That is all.
Boy-like exes?
Oof. A little harsh!
I dont know. How else would you describe the asslessness, booblessness and hiplessness of those no doubt lovely women?
Saying someone has a boyish body doesnt have to be taken as an insult. Clearly some guys like that.
Yeah, Kate Moss, she’s so boy-like. A regular lumberjack that one.
Winonna Ryder is boy like? Beard is not boy-like?
Winona, Kate, and Vanessa are all 10x better looking than Amber.
*Cough* I beg to differ…………
Yeah. No. I disagree.
I also disagree.
His previous lot were all straight and flat, much like adolescent boys. So I would say “boy like” is accurate.
There’s no way Winona’s figure is boy like. It is straight on hourglass.
Was it? To be honest I barely remember her beyond the thievery. I did just google images and she was quite thin. I dont see any indentatin at the waist either. I am no Winona expert though.
I think what makes Winona appear “boy-like” is her penchant for boy-like pixie cuts.
Just because they are really skinny women does that make them “boy-like”? No way.
Ambers body type is more to my taste tbh.
I know many skinny girls are just naturally that way but some are forcing that body type. And I just dont buy that all of Johnnys girls are natural bodies.
Ummm… being flat and having no hips is not some kind of niche body type. Many women have this body type, therefore it is a womanly body and to suggest that it isn’t is offensive. “Some guys like that”?? Please, you’re making it sound like a deviation.
Hang on. I wasnt suggesting that its a kind of fetish. Some people like plump, others like curvy, others slender and still others like skinny. My point is that pointing out that a woman is flat front and rear shouldnt be perceived as an insult. It is simply a description.
If you call them flat front and rear that is one thing, but calling them boy-like, that is insulting. Do we call heavy people “whale-like”? I think not.
You mean the island he originally bought for Vanessa and the kids and named after them?
Well said, thought exactly the same thing but decided it was because I’m feeling particularly wicked witch today – you are right though…
Johnny can’t change the name of his island, even if he want to. The name of the island it’s something established before he bought it and is: “Little Halls Pond Cay”
So he hasn’t named the island after Vanessa, his children nor Amber.
He only names the beaches of the island with the names of his loved ones and there are one beach named after Vanessa, Lily, Jack, Marlon Brando, one after Hunter S. Thompson and now one named after Amber Heard
@Berny
Okay… And that’s still considered romantic to some people? Being regifted the lifestyle of the mother of his children and partner of 14 years?
@Hmmmm; I think it’s a romantic gesture in fact! he’s giving to her the same status of the most important people on his life. A beach on his personal paradise.
Me thinks thou doth protest too much. You somewhat shade the boyish body type. If I had one & read your statement I would feel like I am being insulted b/c someone is telling me they don’t like a quality I possess. Certainly didn’t seem like a compliment!
Textbook mid-life crisis, celebrity style. Spending, traveling, etc., in an attempt to keep her attention on him.
Agree.
Yep, a total midlife crisis. I feel a bit sad for him because I remember the young, cool Johnny Depp and I have trouble reconciling him with the 50 year old kinda desperate version.
I could use an aging rue of a sugah daddy going throw a midlife crisis. I have no problem wearing and/or owning $50,000 diamond earrings. I really don’t.
And if any of you know of someone who fits the description, send them my way. I will take care of the rest. (Smile)
Yep. This whole thing has made me really sad. Definitely permanently killed the last smidge of nostalgic lust I had for him.
I hope he’s at least getting great sex out of it because from an outsider looking in, it all seems so pathetic.
Totally agree with you!
Yeah any love and affection I had towards Depp is pretty much dead now. He has become a badly acted caricature. Just over him period.
Yup. He reminds me of a lesbian every time I look at him now. I don’t know who in the world would find him attractive. I guess if you’re constantly getting pelted with expensive gifts you can look beyond this.
I’d rather say PR arrangement.
Johnny is pulling a Clooney to stay relevant.
Don’t disagree about the mid-life crisis, but is $50K really that extravagant a gift for him? What’s he worth?
Oh suddenly he’s a good boyfriend coz he splashed the cash on vacuous barbie? Despite the mid-life crisis and the lack of concern for the mother of his children.
I feel very, very sorry for Vanessa Paradi s and what she must be going through.
But she is an intellectual just ask her!
Leaving an unhappy relationship doesnt mean he shows his ex or the kids no concern. If anything it seems he bent over backwards to give them a chance to adjust before announcing. Infact he jeopardised the new relationship by keeping her hidden for so long, she did dump him over it remember?
*Snort*
I guess it’s nice? Would be nicer if the earrings weren’t so damn ugly though.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks they’re ugly…they look like something from Claire’s to me! (Not that there’s anything wrong with Claire’s, but if you’re dropping 50K on a pair of earrings, shouldn’t they look it?)
Totally Claire’s.
..and yeah, nothing wrong with Claire’s if the earrings are $5, but $50K for something that looks like costume jewelry? Eh.
Totally hideous!
Haha I was looking at the same ones on overstock (in crystal) for $20 the other day.
Any how let the foolish mid life crisis man buy his prize’s love.
I cannot get with the age difference. When you are old enough to be their Father/Mother it is just creepy to me…… Sorry Johnny…..
For men there’s no such thing as a age gap.
It’s either a sexual interest or a non sexual interest. Harsh but true.
It is also true in some women case, but not as large as in the case of men.
Lol! Nice little story …but just that a story . Because in real it´s just pathetic and for both gender!!
Ps: welcome in real life!!
Isn’t it nice how Life & Pandering to Celebs is so casual with how Depp cheated on his fiancé? Maybe that’s why his movies and his mojo has turned to crap. I hope he enjoys watching his ‘bi’ girlfriend read all of her ‘deep’ books at night. And I hope his movies continue to fail.
Is “bi” supposed to be an insult? Ugh.
Good god that wax figure looks like Rachel Zoe’s husband…
I thought it looked like Keanu Reeves.
OOOH, that’s it! Bill and Ted era. Yup
It looks exactly like him! I thought it was him. Even the statue looks like it needs a good bath.
I thought it looked more like Val Kilmer than JD…
She looks amazing.
Better couple with her, than with Vanessa Parasite.
Vanessa is a major model with a huge career in France. Of her own. That she made for herself. And she and Depp had kids together.
I agree, he’s better with Amber Heard. Vanessa was far too good for him.
Agreed. Vanessa deserves better.
Amber, I feel a bit sorry for. He’s trying to buy her and run her life for her. A lover should be an equal, not a sugar-daddy or an over-bearing parent.
Correct. Vanessa can do better than Depp.
What I don’t get is the need to tell how much you spent on earrings? What’s the point? Who cares? I was under the impression his X cheated on him, that was the reason for their split?
Ah no. Vanessa was not cheating on Johnny. I remember reading CDAN and Lainey for a few months and it was pretty much understood Depp was looking for an out to get at Amber since he was “in love” with her. Vanessa never responded to the whole split rumors though his PR person was putting out some mess. It was thought Johnny was sleeping with his PR and also trying to re-hook up with Heard when they were doing press for The Rum Diary.
Reading some of these comments, it’s pretty funny. I guess you guys live in his house and know exactly what all was (and is)going on in his life. Oh wait, I forget, you read it in the Star and Laney’s Gossip, so of course you know what is really true. Good lord. Johnny and Vanessa chose not to feed the gossips, so they just made up their own version of the truth. Vanessa has nothing but the utmost contempt for gossip about her private life. Their relationship lasted quite a while and it just wasn’t working anymore. Vanessa wanted to go back to France and concentrate on her career. They just wanted different things. Not much difference than millions of other relationships. So now, Johnny has been chosen to be the bad guy. Someone mentioned, with much authority, that Vanessa did not “cheat,” it was Johnny. Wow, someone who lived with them must be posting here. No one here has any idea what went on in their private lives (not even an “insider.”). Vanessa spent a lot of time in Paris, maybe she had a wandering eye? Not saying she did, but we don’t know. I guess it’s easier to just blame Johnny for everything.
No, the rumour was that Depp was cheating all over the place.
However, I think they actually split quietly and kept it a secret from the press for about a year in order to give their kids time to adjust to the new normal.
They may not have worked out as a couple, but I think both of them care a lot about protecting their kids from the spotlight.
$50k is a drop in the bucket for a man who owns an island.
Expensive earrings are not an engagement ring. I think they are the things you buy to distract the recipient from thinking about rings. Lol.
He has never married though, so I dont think the lack of ring is some kind of indication of where his heart is.
Not true. He was married to a gal named Lori for three years back in the 1980s.
I think it still stands to reason that a the lack of a ring does not equal no love/no commitment. Esp if marriage didn’t prove to be the key 2 a successful rel’s in the 1st place.
Really liked him and Vanessa together.
I wil be the one to say it, I hate Neil Lane’s overrated designs.
As for Depp and Heard. I like them both. She is gorgeous, imo and Depp has come a long way since 21 Jump Street. No shade from me. Good luck to them.
Ok, apparently anyone can get a job designing wax figures at Madame Tussaud’s…!
LOL, IKR?! No qualifications or previous experience necessary.
OMFG that wax figure’s eyes looked like Keanu Reeves!
They’re both pretty annoying, I guess, though I like some of his movies. She’s hot but generic – like a poor man’s ScarJo.
I just wish that the fact that she’s bisexual didn’t inspire so many women on this site to say hateful and insulting things about bisexuality. It’s not “PC” to be prejudiced towards gay people, but if they’re bi? Go right ahead! I guess we’re fair game.
It’s possible that I may have missed a lot of the comments that you’re talking about, but from what I’ve seen, I think most people take issue with *some* celebs using sexuality as a trend or a way to get press.
To be clear, I’m not saying that Amber ISN’T bisexual, she may very well be. But I think some of the comments were about her possibly using/exploiting her sexuality (whether authentic or not) to get attention.
Just my interpretation though.
My best friend self-identifies as “bi” but has been dating mainly women for the past 18 years or so, with a few relationships with men in between. Bisexuality is a real thing and not that difficult to understand as she explains it to me-she just doesn’t see gender, period, and falls in love with the PERSON. Makes sense IMO.
What I think she did is that she used it as a pr ploy. I don’t doubt that she is bisexual, but she used it for more press.
Because I do remember, very clearly, that she “came out” as dating Tasya. She did this at a GLAAD event (I think), and so we all thought she was a lesbian–that was the response when all those rumors about her and Johnny Depp came out. That she was a lesbian i.e. she ain’t banging Johnny Depp.
And then later, it was either her or her pr that got all snooty with the rumors (I think just before she got with Johnny, out in public) that she came out as dating a woman, but she was bisexual. Which to me is just playing the press. Because nowhere did she ever say that she was bisexual–she said she was dating a woman, and made it seem like (to me) that she was coming out of the closet, after years of being forced into the dong.
But for what it’s worth, I don’t think that Johnny cheated with her. I think he was banging any random he could find–like his pr person, the one who spreading all those stupid rumors about Vanessa. I can’t remember what movie it was, but the cast was talking about how she was so committed to her relationship–she wouldn’t go out drinking with them, after filming because she wanted to respect her relationship with Tasya. Which I think it sweet–but she’s ruined any goodwill I had for her with that “I’m an artist/intellectual” crap.
I could care less about her being bi.
I care that she pretty much moved away from being a lesbian once she caught Johnny Depp’s eye and then was doing her level best to act as if she was never in a relationship with a woman period (which for the record no one cared about) and that she is some fantastic artist.
I don’t care how pretty she is, she sucks as an actress. I have seen every movie she has starred in except for the last one with one of the Hemsworth boys and yeah she’s not that great.
Hey I don’t shade her for grabbing on to Depp like a monkey in order to raise her profile in Hollywood. Let’s not pretend though it’s the love of the ages. He sucks for cheating and having his PR come out hard against the mother of his children to make it more palatable that he was moving on. He also sucks since before he actually seemed to care about the characters he was playing and now seems to be in the same movie over and over again playing the same quirky offbeat character.
Amber Heard always said she was bi. I don’t see her pretending she never dated women just because she happens to be dating a man now. Is this like how when Ani DiFranco married a man, a bunch of people flailed about she was supposedly betraying them?
Amber Heard never said she was bi until she started dating Depp. Up until that point she was saying she was a lesbian. I remember this because everyone was so awestruck that an attractive woman could be a lesbian (eyeroll). Frankly I thought it was totally shady how some articles kept exclaiming about that fact. The next thing you know she was not seen that much with her girlfriend and it starts going around well actually Amber is bi. I don’t care either way but let’s not try to pretend she didn’t change that up once she had Depp. Frankly I applaud her skills but yeah she definitely deserves some shade.
Agree…her acting sucks…she is no “artist”!
I think she’s way hotter than ScarJo, but lacking in the intrigue.
I’ve always wondered is bisexuality only about one’s preferred partner in sexual activity or do there need to be ‘romantic’ feelings attached?
Wow. I’m starting to believe that this is the midlife crisis heard round the world. Damn, Johnny.
WTF? I hope you were being sarcastic. $50,000 to this guy is like $500 to a middle-class guy. It is just not a big deal. Not to mention that buying crap doesn’t make someone a good boyfriend!
Yep, sarcasm.
He’s just a good boyfriend.
He also bought to Vanessa jewelry, a famous antique ring (i remember) and because she was a Marilyn Monroe fan, he bought for her jewelry that was from Marilyn (read Vanessa’s interviews when she talk about her most precious posesion and she mentions a necklace with a heart from Marilyn, that Johnny gave to her as a gift).
He gave an expensive BMW car to Kate Moss, etc, etc
Expensive jewelry to Amber or a horse, is just the kind of thing he does for his girlfriends, nothing weird in there
Oh, Johnny — money can’t buy me love…run, don’t walk, back to Vanessa Paradis if she’ll take your mid-life-crisis-ass back.
– Love the first picture. they look really good together
– The wax figure is AWFUL!! ahahaha!!
– Looking to the pictures from “The Rum Diary” premiere, i have to wonder now: How is possible that we didn’t know in that moment what was happening between them? look at their faces!
– LOL at some of the jealousy here. So she isn’t pretty, the earrings are horrible and you can buy better for 20 dollars (ahaha!), Johnny is an untalented man (LOL) in a midlife crisis and bisexuality sucks!- get over it people!
– No one is thinking that is totally possible that they are about to conmemorate two years of relationship (if we believe the reports about them, starting their romance in the promotional work of Rum Diary) and the earrings – and maybe many other gestures- are coming because their anniversary…
Nope, no one believes it.
Cute though.
I believe it. Also think some of the jealousy here is pathetic.
It’s tiring watching all the try in this twosome. It wasn’t that long ago that he could do no wrong as an actor. His personal life was interesting but his acting still took precedence. Now it’s all about his personal life. Unfortunately, he’s chosen to be w/an actress who despite her youth, has a history of vapid fame whoring. He needs more complex indie film characters to gain credibility again and a girlfriend who matches the cool of the Vanessa/Kate/Winona paradigm, e.g. younger okay, vacant not.
Seems him more like a sugar daddy trying to keep his young girlfriend appeased so she sticks around longer.
Possibly true, more likely they’re being paid to promote Neil Lane jewelry. Loathe Amber more very day: dump the phony bimbo, Johnny!
His career & PR problems? It’s a combination of the Jolie curse & Jolie paying the media to bash him. That’s her style. Johnny needs to get his own voodoo to fight Maleficent.
I cannot lie. I would have asked for the cash, set it up in an account and let the interest grow. I would be a smart about my gold digging because its pointless to be homeless with diamond earrings.
Hmmm…what’s worth more, these earrings or Amber Beard’s lack luster career?
Johnny Depp looks like Ambers gay ex
Agree with people here who already pointed out that $50k is nothing to Depp. He could probably give Heard $50k a week as an allowance if he was really that desperate to keep her around. Spending that much is like a normal guy spending $500 dollars on their girlfriend or wife for their birthday or Christmas.
Money can’t buy love or fidelity. These celebrities have more money than they can spend in a lifetime. Expensive gifts don’t mean that they won’t breakup soon. It only buys more time because the recipient is more inclined to stick around for more gifts or job opportunities, a great example being George Clooney’s contractual girlfriends.
Just noticed this.
I actually don’t think there is that much interest in them as a couple at all. And yes I think they fell for each other during Rum Diary.
I don’t think anyone cares,they just want to see them in decent movies. I don’t think either of them will have much luck, movies suck anymore. Terrible writing because the current political agenda is about programming us telling people what to think. I sort of think thier relationship is PR. There people are married to thier careers even johnny Depp, that island ain’t cheap! I heard a rummor several years ago he was married secretly to a woman in Kentucky he grew up with.
I feel some what nauseated again. I would have hoped that by this time Depp would have figured out that miss Amber No Talent Heard is stricktly with this 50 year old man for his money and fame hookups. FULL STOp. That is it. The girl is nothing special, couldn’t act her way out of a paper bag, and All the media help from Johnny is not making her “Into the next Angelina Jolie” as Johnny promised Amber he would do. OMG Amber has neither the talent nor the sex appeal or the charisma that Jolie posesses. Heard could not hold a candle to Jolie! For the record, The big Guess jeans campaign that Johnny arranged for Amber to be in, as the new Guess girl has backfired beyond belief. Guess is losing money from this partership and are dumping Heard ASAP. People just do not seem to gravitate to her or like her. As for Johnny this has been an embarrasssing epic fail all the way around! Need I mention the fact that this 50 year old man has been screwing Amber since 2009, during preproduction of Rum Diarys. And yes he cheated on Vanessa with Amber. Vanessa found out and Johnny promised no more and just kept on doing it with his new fish(AMber) Ugh. His poor children. Way to set a horrible example for your kids Johnny! Jesus man, grow up and get it together! And FYI Amber, in about oh… 3 more years max, you will be out the door and he will be on to the next young, dumb girl off the bus!