Actor Johnny Depp has filed a $50 million (Rs 345 crore) lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, accusing her of physical abuse. In response to the Washington Post op-ed which was written by Heard in 2018, Depp filed his lawsuit on March 1. Herd had, in the op-ed repeatedly alleged that her ex-husband Depp used to abuse her. The actors had filed for divorce in 2017.
Details of Depp lawsuit have now been shared online. He has called the allegations ‘an elaborate hoax’. “The op-ed depended on the central premise that Ms Heard was a domestic abuse victim and that Mr Depp perpetrated domestic violence against her”, the complaint reads while calling the allegations, “categorically and demonstrably false.” Continuing the claim the lawsuit said, “Ms Heard false allegations against Mr Depp have been conclusively refuted by two separate responding police officers, a litany of neutral third-party witnesses, and 87 newly obtained surveillance camera videos.”
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The lawsuit claimed that Heard is the ‘perpetrator’ of domestic abuse and that she threw a bottle at Depp which “severed (his) middle finger on his right hand and shattered the bones requiring him to get surgery.” “Unaware that members of Mr Depp security team were mere feet away, Ms Heard falsely began yelling, ‘Stop hitting me, Johnny,’” the lawsuit continued.
Depp career has taken a hit in recent years, with his films underperforming at the box office. There had been active protests by fans against his involvement in the recent Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Disney has said that they are looking to replace him in their Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as well. Heard, meanwhile, starred in the biggest hit of her career with DC Aquaman.