dec 13, 2016 - Amber Heard Request for Order Settlement EXPEDITION FILED

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The $6.8 million settlement was close to being finalized in the last few days but Depp refused to pay the money at the 11th hour.

It appeared the actor was stalling because he was furious over public comments his former wife has made about domestic violence.

Depp, who paid an initial $100,000 to two charities, is holding back on paying Heard the millions of dollars she has publicly vowed to donate to good causes.

Heard has promised to give the American Civil Liberties Union money for their work to stop violence against women, and the Children's Hospital Los Angeles will also receive a share.

But Depp's stonewalling has left both organizations wanting - effectively penalizing the people they help.

The legal paperwork revealed that because of the halt Heard's legal team is hitting back with a formal 'Request for Order' to the judge in the case in the hope that it will force Depp's hand once and for all.

In the documents filed with Los Angeles Superior Court, Heard's lawyers asked the judge to act against Depp, 53, and enforce the terms of the settlement - known in the legal world as 'Deal Point Memorandum'.

The filing stated that the 'Request for Order' arises because: '...despite months of efforts and repeated breaches by Respondent (Depp), the parties have been unable to reach agreement on a stipulated from of judgment.'

The document also lays out what Depp has failed to do in the time allowed by the court, which includes:

- 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' (a $10million, eight bedroom castle style home in West Hollwood) and 'storage facilities' to retrieve her personal property.
- Not transferring the title of a Range Rover.
- 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.

Depp is furious that Heard has seemingly broken the terms of the settlement by speaking publicly about domestic violence - what he sees as a flagrant breach of the confidentiality clause agreed as part of the deal.

The legal document, signed by Heard's lawyers Pierce O'Donnell and Bernard M Resser, confirms this as an issue.

Heard caused a stir when she penned a letter for the December issue of the fashion magazine Porter writing about the subject of domestic violence and female empowerment, alluding to personal experience in the essay.

While she never mentions Depp by name, it's clear who she is referring to.

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