Just a day before they were due to appear in court, Depp has reached a $7 million settlement with Heard, and the domestic violence restraining order petition has been dropped.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s bitter divorce dispute appears to have come to an end, after new reports indicate the ex-couple have settled out of court in a multi-million pound arrangement.
TMZ reported and confirmed on Tuesday afternoon (August 16th) that the estranged exes reached a settlement by which Depp would pay Heard, his wife of 15 months, approximately $7 million.
Also as part of the deal, the 30 year old actress has withdrawn her domestic violence restraining order petition against him – something that she now can’t ever re-file because it was “dismissed with prejudice”.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in February 2016
The arrangement was struck just one day before the ex-couple was scheduled to appear before a court hearing, and just three days after Heard sat down to give a court deposition.
The pair also issued their first joint statement since Heard filed for divorce nearly three months ago. It read: “Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm.”
More: Shocking video of Johnny Depp smashing wine bottle in front of Amber Heard leaked online
“Amber wishes the best for Johnny in the future. Amber will be donating financial proceeds from the divorce to a charity,” the statement concluded. “There will be no further public statements about this matter.”
It has been an extremely quick and high-profile collapse, with Heard filing for divorce back on May 23rd citing “irreconcilable differences”. More shocking was her application for a restraining order against the 53 year old Pirates of the Caribbean star just days later, which was temporarily granted by a judge.
Late last week, a new video leaked of Depp screaming and hitting furniture in a heated argument with Heard. A matter of days after that, a new photograph was published that allegedly showed the actor’s severed fingertip, the result of another argument in which he’s said to have smashed bottles and windows.
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