12h 5min, mar 4, 2019 y - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Johnny Depp Sues Amber Heard for $50M Over Washington Post Op-Ed

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Despite the stars agreeing not to discuss their marriage or make derogatory statements about each other as part of their divorce, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s contentious split continues to make headlines — and now it’s about to be at the center of yet another legal battle.

Depp on Friday filed a $50 million defamation suit against his former wife in response to a Washington Post op-ed she penned in December, titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” Depp’s name isn’t mentioned, but the piece was widely interpreted as being about him. The actress wrote that she “became a public figure representing domestic abuse” and “felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out.” In response, Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman said the column was an “abuse of the #MeToo movement” and claimed Heard “masquerades as victim rather than abuser.”

The complaint, filed in the Circuit Court of Fairfax, Virginia, says that while Depp was not named in the Post article, it was clear Heard was talking about him. The lawsuit calls her ongoing allegations of domestic abuse “categorically and demonstrably false.”

“They were part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms. Heard and advance her career,” the lawsuit says, claiming that “she is the perpetrator.”

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- Johnny Depp Exhibit 446

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