Amber Heard Claimed Johnny Depp Once Told Her There Was Only 1 Way out of Their Marriage
Before Johnny Depp and Amber Heard got married, he supposedly told her there would only be one way out of their relationship. And according to her, that’s why they didn’t have a prenuptial agreement.
When did Depp and Heard get married, what did he tell her was the only escape plan, and what supposedly prompted her to file for divorce despite his warning?
When did Amber Heard and Johnny Depp get married?
According to Depp’s testimony, he wanted a prenup in the marriage with Heard. But he claimed the conversation led to fights without resolution, and the couple wed without one on Feb. 3, 2015.
Depp said he thought they would get a postnuptial agreement signed once the dust from their celebration settled. But continued conversations were no less heated, he explained.
He claimed Heard didn’t respond well to a meeting during which a lawyer was supposed to guide her through signing an agreement after the marriage. He said she flew to him in Australia, where he was filming, and told him the lawyer mistreated her.
Depp called the attorney and angrily cursed at her, called her names, and fired her on behalf of Heard. He testified to that, as did the lawyer. He said the gesture wasn’t enough to appease his then-wife’s anger toward him for what she learned during the meeting.
When Heard explained to him why she was so upset, it wasn’t just that Depp wanted her to sign a postnuptial agreement. He claimed she told him her anger came partly because she also wasn’t in his will.
What did Amber Heard say Johnny Depp told her was the only way out of their marriage?
During Heard’s time on the stand, she contradicted Depp’s claims and said he was the one who got upset over the idea of a prenup. According to her testimony, she brought it up because it was apparent to her that the people around him, seemingly including his sister Christi Dembrowski, would be happier if the couple had one.
Depp supposedly told Heard death was the only way out, so no agreement was needed. She said he accused her of thinking about leaving for even bringing it up. She claimed since he often became violent, she didn’t force the issue with him.
Why did Amber Heard file to end her marriage to Johnny Depp?
Heard said she filed for divorce in May 2016 following an incident with Depp during which her friends called 911. She claimed he violently attacked her in a penthouse they shared. There was a visible mark on her face when she filed for and received a temporary restraining order in the following days.
According to Heard’s testimony, abuse was a constant throughout her relationship with Depp. But she said she feared he would kill her if she didn’t leave after the last alleged attack. Notably, police documents and court testimony show responding officers did not identify Heard as a victim of domestic violence on the night in question.
What happened in their penthouse that night is he said, she said, with Depp claiming he was set up for an ambush by Heard and friends that prefaced a “hoax” claiming he abused her.
Their divorce was finalized in 2017. But Depp successfully sued his ex-wife for defamation over three of her claims and was handed a win in 2022. Heard now owes him more than $8 million.
How to get help: In the U.S., call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.
