Amber Heard Claims Domestic Violence, Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Johnny Depp
Updated at 11:47 a.m. PT: The judge just granted a temporary restraining order, requiring Johnny to stay 100 yards away from Amber, at least until a hearing next month. That’s not a real problem since Johnny is in Europe promoting his movie.
The judge also gave her the right to live in the family home. The judge rejected many other requests by Amber … notably, the judge said no to an order keeping Johnny away from at least one of their dogs, saying there was “an insufficient showing to protect the pet dog.” It’s unclear why the judge didn’t reference the second dog.
And Amber also got shut down when it came to awarding spousal support and attorney’s fees. The judge also rejected her request for possession of their Range Rover and another request to force Johnny into anger management.
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Amber Heard showed up in court Friday with a bruise on her face claiming Johnny Depp physically assaulted her and she’s the victim of repeated domestic violence … TMZ has learned.
Heard showed up with her lawyer, Samantha Spector, armed with photos showing various bruises … she claims Depp inflicted various times during their marriage. Since Depp has been out of town since Wednesday promoting his new movie, his lawyer, Laura Wasser, appeared on his behalf.
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We obtained this pic … showing Amber with a bruise around her eye, which she says Depp inflicted Saturday night. Heard claims the pic was taken shortly after she was allegedly struck.
She claims Depp smashed his iPhone on her face.
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Amber claims during the alleged attack, Johnny shattered various objects in the apartment. She says she was on the phone with a friend during the fight, and when Johnny grabbed her phone she screamed to her friend, “Call the cops!” The friend called 911 and cops came to the residence.
Amber says when cops arrived Johnny had already fled, so they took a report.
Heard claims after he allegedly hit her he offered her money to stay quiet, but instead she filed for divorce first thing Monday morning. Amber says she has video of one of the beatings.
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According to LAPD law enforcement sources, Amber had no evidence of any injuries when cops came to her home Saturday night. In fact, we’re told she never alleged any brutality … just that she and Johnny had an argument. Our sources say she refused to offer any more information, so they left.
Sources connected with Johnny say Amber is lying … making up the domestic violence story. One of the things Johnny points to is Instagram … Amber was tagged in a pic showing she was partying with friends Sunday, the day after the alleged attack.
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On Thursday, Johnny issued a statement regarding the divorce: “Given the brevity of this marriage and the most recent and tragic loss of his mother, Johnny will not respond to any of the salacious false stories, gossip, misinformation and lies about his personal life. Hopefully the dissolution of this short marriage will be resolved quickly.”
He’s probably also hoping he won’t have to give up his fortune, which has been reported at as much as $400 million. Though Johnny and Amber were only married for 15 months, they have no prenup.
“The court will look at what her needs are, and how much money she actually will need for no more than the length of the marriage, to support herself and get her back on her feet alone,” divorce lawyer Vikki Ziegler told Yahoo Celebrity. “If there are any joint assets together that Johnny Depp put her name on, she will get half. She will keep any gifts that she received from him, as well as the wedding and engagement rings.”
