Depp and Heard had previously faced each other at a trial in London in 2020. Depp owned the British tabloid at the time The Sun sued, who had called him a “wife bully”. At the trial, Heard testified as a witness and accused Depp of repeatedly assaulting her while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
The actor firmly rejected the allegations and accused his ex-wife of being the “aggressive part” in their conflict-ridden relationship. In the trial once morest the “Sun” he finally lost.
The actors met while filming the 2011 film The Rum Diary and married in early 2015. However, the marriage soon fell apart. In 2016, Heard accused her then-husband of domestic violence and had a court order a contact ban once morest Depp. The divorce of the former celebrity couple became official in January 2017.