Johnny Depp attacked wife Amber Heard with an iPhone, and she's filed for divorce

An LA judge has granted her request for a restraining order against Depp

Updated 28 May, 2016

The split between Hollywood couple Johnny Depp and Amber Heard turned out to be no ordinary divorce, as Heard was granted her request for a temporary restraining order against the Pirates of the Caribbean star, whom she alleges has been abusive throughout their 15-month marriage. A Los Angeles judge ordered Depp to stay away - and not contact - his wife, reports BBC.

Heard, who filed for a divorce from Depp citing irreconcilable differences on Monday, produced pictures in court on Friday as evidence of the abuse, which showed her with a bruised eye and cheek. According to BBC, Heard's face clearly showed injuries when she lodged her complaint in court yesterday.

In her complaint, Heard alleges, "During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me."

"Johnny has had a long-held and widely-acknowledged public and private history of drug and alcohol abuse," her declaration states. "He has a short fuse."

Left: Heard produced this picture as evidence of Depp's abuse | Right: Heard's face still bore marks of injury when she presented the evidence in court on Friday - Photos courtesy BBC

About the most recent incident of abuse on last Saturday, she had said that Depp was high on drugs and drunk when the incident occurred, and that he had thrown his iPhone at her. pulled her hair, screamed at her, grabbed her face and hit her.

She wanted the restraining order to apply to her dog, Pistol, but the judge ruled against it, saying there was "insufficient showing of need to protect the dog."

"I live in fear that Johnny will return to (our house) unannounced to terrorise me, physically and emotionally,'' Heard also wrote.

However, when the LA police visited Heard's home on the night of the latest incident, they found no evidence of Amber Heard's injuries, reports Mirror UK.

Sources close to Depp are refuting the report, with some noting that she has posted on Instagram since the alleged incident with no signs of injury.

Depp is currently in Portugal with his band Hollywood Vampires. His lawyer claiming that Heard's abuse allegations were made with the intent to hasten the financial resolution of their divorce and her demand for spousal support.

Depp's fans were clearly disappointed by the attorney's statements:

Comments

NAUSHEEN M May 28, 2016 12:50pm

Personal problems should remain personal.

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Mohsen May 28, 2016 01:01pm

Who told johnny depp about the fatwa? on a serious not violence against women is disgusting wherever it is

AdHawk May 28, 2016 01:13pm

In Pakistan we call that 'light beating'.

Zahra Fatima May 28, 2016 01:31pm

@AdHawk True that

sana May 28, 2016 01:40pm

Johny you have been a bad boy.

Skeptic May 28, 2016 02:08pm

Perfect example of spousal abuse is a universal problem. Pakistan is not unique by any means.

DC29 May 28, 2016 03:17pm

Wait for the court deceision .

Mastang May 28, 2016 03:36pm

Domestic Violance is not Pakistan but world Biggest Power also facing it.

divergence May 28, 2016 03:59pm

I think Johnny depp got inspiration from CII which has recently allowed lightly beating wives.

Mahmood May 28, 2016 05:09pm

Maybe he was offering the iphone to her as a gift? Talk about killing them with kindness!!!

Battleaxe May 28, 2016 06:27pm

Didn't know IPhone was so useless to be used in light beating function to lightly beat women . In Pakistan this will be even more popular in Rural areas as the phone is now celebrity certified for light beating purpose besides that it's phone that's legal to own , great news for Pakistani men in perticular as lightly beating women is now sactioned and its just great how one news can jack sales of an high end phone like iPhone in rural areas where people can't even push an on off button on a radio but now can be legally safe .swell I say .

Aimen May 30, 2016 12:23am

@NAUSHEEN M When domestic abuse becomes common place, it is no longer a personal problem, it is a societal one. Would you ever say "personal problems should remain personal" if it was anything but domestic abuse? please discard this mentality. Your insistence on keeping domestic abuse "personal" inevitably extends to rape too, and when THIS becomes widespread too, victims are the only ones who get hurt, not your sensitive notions about what constitutes "personal".