jan 16, 2017 - 'She is smitten':
Amber Heard said to be
besotted with billionaire
Elon Musk... as she prepares
for 'new chapter' following
Johnny Depp divorce
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She was granted a well-publicized divorce from Johnny Depp last year amid shocking allegations.
But it looks as though Amber Heard is starting 2017 with a new lease of life, after it was reported she is besotted with new rumoured flame Elon Musk.
The American actress, 30, was first linked to the 34-year-old billionaire businessman last summer, after he was said to have pursued her for 'years'.
A source told The Mirror: 'Amber is over the moon about her divorce but she is even happier about being able to go public with Elon.
She was telling friends over Christmas how smitten she is with Elon.
'They are already planning a lot of adventures together and she's relieved she can move on with her life. It's an exciting new chapter for both of them.'
MailOnline has contacted Amber's representative for comment
Elon, who is reportedly worth an eye-watering £9.2billion, was spotted in the company of Amber Heard multiple times in August amid reports the tech billionaire has had an interest in the newly divorced actress for years.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with a source who claims that Musk 'became infatuated' with Heard after the two appeared in the 2013 film Machete Kills.
The duo did not have any scenes together or get a chance to meet on set, so Musk began to email director Robert Rodriguez repeatedly in hopes that he could set up a meeting between himself and the actress - despite the fact that she was with Johnny Depp at the time.
'If there is a party or event with Amber, I'd be interested in meeting her just out of curiosity,' Musk wrote in one email to Rodriguez.
'Allegedly, she is a fan of George Orwell and Ayn Rand … most unusual.'
A dinner was then reportedly set up between the two, but Heard did not show up for her scheduled sit-down with the business magante.
That did not deter Musk however, who again emailed Rodriguez, writing: 'Can you send her a note saying I would like to get together for lunch in LA?'
He then clarified what he was looking for, telling Rodriguez: 'Am not angling for a date. I know she's in a long-term relationship, but … Amber just seems like an interesting person to meet.'
Heard and Musk were then spotted partying together at The Box in London, though the two were careful not to be photographed leaving the club together with celeb pals Cara Delevingne and Jared Leto.
Musk and Heard were also spotted together in Miami earlier in the summer, but a source close to the billionaire claimed the two 'were just friends.'
Heard filed for divorce from Depp in May, amid allegations about abuse she suffered at the hands of the Oscar-nominated actor, which he denied.
Their separation was finalized in August, with 53-year-old Depp agreeing to hand over $7million to his wife of 14 months.
Heard in turn said that the money she was given in the divorce would be given to the ACLU and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, with both getting exactly $3.5million.
Depp cut the first checks to both organizations in August, with his rep saying in a statement to TMZ: 'Following Amber Heard's announcement that her divorce settlement was to be divided equally and gifted to Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and the American Civil Liberties Union, two exceptionally deserving and important charities, Johnny Depp has sent the first of multiple installments of those monies to each charity in the name of Amber Heard, which when completed will honor the full amount of Ms. Heard's pledge.'
The rep then added: 'Ms. Heard's generosity in giving to these wonderful causes is deeply respected.'
Musk meanwhile is in the process of divorcing his wife Talulah Riley - again.
The South African-born tech billionaire and the English actress - who were married in 2010, divorced in 2012 and then remarried in 2013 - decided to call it quits this last March when Riley again filed divorce papers.
Musk, 45, and Riley, 30, first wed in 2010, at a ceremony held in Scotland, but divorced shortly after in 2012.
He announced on Twitter that it had been an 'amazing' few years and that he would always love her, paying out $4.2million in a settlement.
Months after the first divorce, they were back together – and remarried in July 2013. But the couple lived apart for much of 2014 while Talulah wrote and directed her first feature film, Scottish Mussel.
Divorce papers were again filed in December 2014 with the couple insisting that the split was amicable and Musk agreeing to pay $16million in a settlement.
That action was withdrawn just a few months later.
Prior to his relationship with Riley, Musk was married to Canadian author Justine Wilson.
The pair wed in 2000 and then divorced in 2008.
They had five children together - twins Griffin and Xavier, and triplets Damian, Saxon, and Kai.
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UK Court Documents:
- UK Core Trial Bundle Item 179(d)
N.B. The Star article of the same title as listed in UK Evidence could not be found. The Daily Mail article presented here was published on the same day and no doubt carries much of the same sentiment. However the source for both The Star and The Daily Mail appears to have been The Mirror which was published two days earlier.
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