Public scrutiny continues to surround Johnny Depp and Amber Heard over their seemingly bitter divorce after a short-lived marriage of 15 months. Recent reports stated that the latter's lawyer has slammed the accusation that the she is blackmailing her estranged husband in the name of physical assault claims.
Attorney Peter Sample declared that the recent allegation that Heard is wrongly accusing her estranged husband of physical assault is both defamatory and "outrageous." He was responding to the claims raised by Depp's close friend comedian Doug Stanhope that the actor was being manipulated by the actress for a long time.
"The allegations against Ms. Heard are absolutely and unequivocally false," Sample told The Wrap before adding that Stanhope has no basis in reality and is nothing but "the typical celebrity muckraking for profit."
Depp and Heard got married in a low key affair in Feburary 2015. The actress shocked the world when she filed divorce from the actor on May 22. Just a couple of days after, she was granted a domestic violence restraining order against her soon-to-be ex-husband after allegations of abuse. She was even pictured showing up to a Los Angeles courtroom with visible bruises on the face.
Heard, 30, claimed in court documents that Depp hit her with a cell phone and pulled her hair during an altercation on May 21. She also submitted to the court photos of herself with what appears to be a bruise on her right eye.
The actress also highlighted her birthday party on April 21 that allegedly got violent due to Depp's temper. While Depp is keeping mum on the matter, many close to him have come out in his support. In a letter obtained by TMZ, the actor's longtime partner and mother of his two kids, Vanessa Paradis, has refuted Heard's domestic violence allegation by calling him "a sensitive, loving and loved person."
Johnny's daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, also took to Instagram to show her support to her father. The French-American model defended her "sweet" father, implicitly calling her estranged stepmother a liar in the process.
Watch trailer of Johnny’s recent release “Alice Through The looking Glass” below: