The 'Alice in Wonderland' actor reportedly refused to pay his ex-wife as she broke the terms of their divorce settlement by writing an open letter about domestic violence.
- Dec 14, 2016
AceShowbiz - Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's divorce battle is getting nastier. The "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" actor reportedly refused to pay his ex-wife $6.8 million as she broke the terms of their divorce settlement by writing an open letter about domestic violence.
Amber recently penned an essay for Porter Magazine's December issue. While she didn't mention Johnny by name, it's clear who she's referring to. "You are not alone," she wrote, "You may have suffered alone behind closed doors, but you are not alone. You need to know that."
"I want to remind you of your strength, a strength that has been multiplied by the number of women who stand silently behind you - a truth that allowed me to break down the doors I once found myself behind," she added, "I never felt anyone would or could rescue me, so naturally I resented the label of victim."
According to DailyMail.com, Johnny is "stalling" and "holding back" on paying Amber because he's "furious" over her domestic violence essay. The exes' divorce settlement included a confidentiality clause prohibiting Amber from talking about Johnny.
In the legal documents obtained by the site, Amber's team is hitting back at Johnny with a formal "Request for Order" to the judge to force him to pay. Her lawyers want the judge to act against Johnny and enforce the terms of the settlement - known in the legal world as "Deal Point Memorandum".
According to the complaint, Johnny neglected his duty in the couple's divorce settlement, including "not paying the first two installments of the 'equalization and legal fees payments' - known to amount to at least $6.8million," "not giving Heard a date and time for a walk through of the couple's 'main Sweetzer property' and 'storage facilities' to retrieve her personal property," "not transferring the title of a Range Rover," and "failing to meet with Heard to discuss the division of 'furniture and furnishings' in two residential units they once occupied together, including their downtown apartment."
In a declaration attached to the filing, Amber slams Johnny for leaking stories about the divorce settlement by claiming that she's a "gold-digger" and "bragging" that she had settled for less than a previously reported sum.
According to the "Justice League" actress, Johnny failed to pay the first installment of the "equalization payments" on or before August 31, as required. "Instead, when Johnny learned that I planned to donate my entire marital settlement to charities, Johnny purported to satisfy his obligation to pay me by supposedly paying the charities I selected instead of me," she writes, "He also claimed I violated the confidentiality provisions of the DPM by announcing that I was donating me settlement to charities."
She continues, "In fact I made this donations in good faith and I was responding to the leaks by Johnny's agents bragging that I had settled for sub scantily less than a reported, earlier offered sum and attempting to label me a gold digger."
Amber states that another "equalization payment" was due on November 1, but "Johnny has not paid it either." She adds, "I understand Johnny's excuse for this default is that the form of Judgment has not yet been finalized and alleged breaches by me. I am informed and believe that Johnny and his agents made false and defamatory statements about me both in violation of my legal rights and/or in breach of the DPM."
