As you may have heard, Amber Heard has filed for divorce from Johnny Depp after just 15 months of marriage, and she"s made some shocking allegations of abuse against the actor.
Days after filing, Heard got a restraining order against her estranged husband and gave several statements to the court detailing the extent of the assaults.
She alleges that Depp"s abuse of cocaine and alcohol has turned him violent and claims he has thrown a cell phone and a wine glass at her, plus grabbed her by the hair the threw her to the floor in at least three separate incidents.
Following the divorce but before Heard"s comments to the court became public, a rep for Depp released the following statement:
"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."
With every celebrity scandal, there are opinions. Read below to see how how stars have reacted to the allegations.
1. Vanessa Paradis
Depp’s longtime partner and mother of his two children defended the actor in a handwritten note, calling the claims “outrageous” and describing her ex as a “sensitive, loving and loved person.”
2. Lily-Rose Depp
Depp’s daughter with Paradis, Lily-Rose, defended her father in an Instagram post, writing, “My dad is the sweetest most loving person I know. He’s been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I, and everyone who knows him would say the same.”
3. Andy Richter
Andy Richter defended Heard on Twitter, writing, “One of the things you can pay a publicist to do is to make your ex look bad in the press after you’ve been accused of abuse,” adding, “Some publicists even specialize in such things.” He then shared screenshots of articles written putting Heard in a negative light and wrote, “People wonder why women dont report abuse.”
4. Rainn Wilson
Former star of The Office Rainn Wilson took to Twitter to blast Depp, referencing his Pirates of the Carribean character and writing, “Here’s what I learned today: there’s a 100% antibiotic resistant bacteria, bees killed a hiker, Cpt Jack Sparrow is a wife beater.”
5. Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke shared his thoughts on Depp with TMZ, saying, ““He doesn’t seem like a very violent man to me,” adding, “He’s a very low key guy, he’s always been really low key and a gentleman and not violent.” He also claimed he was not familiar with Heard. “I don’t know anything about her. I know nothing about her at all.”
6. Laurie Holden
Walking Dead star Laurie Holden took to Twitter to stand with Depp. “I, for one, am going to see Johnny Depp’s new movie. His personal life is just that. Personal. No one knows the real truth so just zip it,” she wrote, adding, “To be clear: I am just saying DON’T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. Even a pic might not be telling the whole story….”
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