Everyone and their grandmother already know the tea with the Pirates of The Caribbean star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. By now, you are either tired of seeing their handsome Hollywood faces everywhere on the media or fully invested and waiting for the latest updates.
It might be pretty complicated for those who recently joined the roles of court observers to get the full hang of what’s really happening. Thankfully, Twitter user van (der woodsen) posted a complete timeline of the important relationship moments from the day the ex-couple first met to more recent events. Keep reading to understand how the drama has escalated this far that the entire world can’t resist but watch.
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Twitter user shared a complete timeline of what happened between Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard
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2009: The couple met on a film set when they worked on The Rum Diary
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2012-2013: Both ended their previous relationships and started dating. Later Johnny Depp revealed his addiction to painkillers and alcohol for Rolling Stones
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March 2013: Heard reported the first time she experienced domestic abuse was when she was slapped in the face for joking about Depp’s tattoo. Depp denied this happening
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2013: Heard accused Depp of another physical abuse
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March 2013: In the text conversation with her mom, Heard admitted Depp was “not being violent with me” yet, claimed she was scared of him and his behavior was “really difficult for me to handle”
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June 2013: Heard claimed that Depp threatened to break the wrists of a woman who was flirting with Amber. Depp denied
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January 2014: Heard was spotted wearing a ring. The couple confirmed they got engaged
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May 2014: violence from Depp’s side continued, and Depp’s assistant appeared to confirm that he abused Amber while on the plane
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August 2014: Depp claimed to experience abuse when Heard refused to give him his detox medication to relieve his pain
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January 2015: Heard accused Depp of causing her physical pain when they were on a trip to Tokyo for the Mortdecai premiere
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February 2015: the actors got married in a private ceremony. March 2015: Heard claimed that Depp put her through a “hostage situation”
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March 2015: Depp claimed that he lost the tip of his finger when Heard threw a glass bottle at him
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March 2015: Heard’s sister claimed she saw the actor getting violent, and Amber hit Depp with a closed fist in self-defense. April 2015: Heard’s injuries were visible at Tribeca Film Festival. Depp’s lawyers claimed the wounds were caused by self-harm
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July 2015: both sides claimed that the honeymoon was also violent. September 2015: Another violent altercation happened
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December 2015: Heard claimed Depp had dragged her by the hair and was scared that he would kill her. Depp admitted accidentally “head butting” Amber during the altercation
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December 2015: Heard appeared on James Corden seemingly uninjured, but her makeup artist claims she covered up bruises and saw hair missing
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April 2016: Allegedly, Depp arrived at Heard’s 30th birthday party “drunk and high” and threw a champagne bottle and a wine glass at her and showed her to the floor. Depp denied this
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April 2016: The actor claimed that Amber punched him in the face for being late and “ruining her party”
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April 2016: A maid found feces in the couple’s bed the day after. Depp blamed Heard. The judge ruled out that it was “unlikely”
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May 2016: Depp lost his mother, altercations continued, police were involved
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May 2016: Heard filed for divorce and got a temporary restraining order on Depp
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August 2016: A video filmed by Heard appeared online where Depp is seen acting aggressively
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August 2016: The actors settle their divorce, the restraining order is canceled, Depp has to pay Heard $7 million
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April 2018: Depp’s reputation was stained after British tabloid The Sun called him a “wife-beater”
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June 2018: Depp and his attorney filed a libel against the Sun
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December 2018: Heard wrote an op-ed published by The Washington Post and called herself “a public figure representing domestic abuse”
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December 2018: Disney refused to work with Depp for the next “Pirates of the Caribbean”
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March 2019: Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife over the op-ed
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April 2019: Heard filed a motion to dismiss in response and tried to make Depp’s character seem unreliable
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Jan-Feb 2020: DailyMail received several private recordings of conversations between Depp and Heard
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