16h 52min, may 26, 2016 y - Laura Wasser Declaration Opp to TRO

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DECLARATION OF LAURA A. WASSER, ESQ.

I, Laura A. Wasser, hereby declare as follows:

1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all courts of the State of
California, and am a partner in the firm of Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles, P.C, attorneys of record for Respondent, John Christopher Depp II (hereinafter "Johnny") herein. I have personal knowledge of the following facts, and if called as a witness, I could and would competently testify thereto.

2. My office was retained by Johnny this month. On Monday, May 23, 2016, Petitioner,
Amber Laura Depp (hereinafter "Amber") filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. A copy of the Petition was provided to Jake Bloom, Johnny's entertainment lawyer, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016.

3. My office filed a Response and Request for Dissolution of Marriage on Johnny's
behalf on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, after advising Amber's counsel that we would be doing so. Later that same day, I became aware of several reports in the media questioning the timing of Amber's filing for divorce given the death of Johnny's mother only three days earlier.

4. On Thursday, May 26, 2016, I received ex parte notice from Amber's counsel for a
hearing the following day. The notice indicated that Amber would seek a temporary restraining
order and proverty control orders as well as payments for spousal support, attorneys' fees, and accounting tees

5. It is my understanding that Johnny is currently out of the country working in Spain for the next several weeks and will not return before June 7, 2016, at the earliest. My office informed Amber's counsel. prior to the ex parte notice. that Johnny was out of the country. My office communicated with Amber's counsel by telephone and email throughout the day on May 26 in an effort to resolve these matters.

6. My office has not yet had an opportunity to assess the parties' finances. Neither party
has served a Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure and no discovery has been conducted. My office has already begun working with Johnny's business managers and accountants in order to obtain the necessary financial information. Amber's counsel on several occasions this week that we would share financial information with them and seek to answer any questions they might have.

In addition, my office offered Amber's counsel the opportunity to speak with Johnny's business managers on May 26 or thereafter at her convenience, so that she might begin to understand the financial circumstances of this matter.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
is true and correct.

Executed this 26 day of May, 2016, at Los Angeles, Califonia

LAURA A. WASSER

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DIVORCE Court Documents:
- Laura Wasser Declaration re TRO

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