Johnny Depp (L); Amber Heard.Photo: Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Phillip Faraone/Getty
On Friday, Discovery UK announced it had commissionedJohnny vs Amberthat tells the story of the breakdown of the marriage between Depp, 58, and Heard, 35, as well as their ensuing legal battle.
The documentary will show the different perspectives between Depp and Heard with one episode focusing onThe Pirates of the Caribbeanactor’s perspective, while the other episode will focus on theAquamanactress’s side of the story.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Heard filed for divorcefrom Depp in 2016 and lateraccused him of domestic violence. Depp denied all the allegations. A judge finalized their divorce in January 2017 with Heard being granted a $7 million settlement.
Their legal battles continued when Depp sued Heard for defamation after the actress wrote an op-ed for theWashington Postin 2018 about surviving domestic violence. (Heard never named Depp in the op-ed.) The case is ongoing.
At the time, Depp’s lawyers said in the lawsuit, “Mr. Depp never abused Ms. Heard. Her allegations against him were false when they were made in 2016. They were part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms. Heard and advance her career.”
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Depp also sued the British tabloidThe Sunfor libel after it called him a “wife-beater.” He lost the case in November 2020. After losing the case,Depp agreed to exit the role of dark wizardGellert Grindelwald in theHarry Potterspinoff series,Fantastic Beasts.
Johnny vs Amberwill be available to watch on discovery+ later this year.
source: people.com
