JOHNNY DEPP & AMBER HEARD Defamation Lawsuit.

Johnny Depp was set to be paid $22.5 million for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 6' before Disney canceled it following 'catastrophic' Amber Heard allegations

Depp and Heard's relationship

Johnny Depp (left) is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard (right) for defamation over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018.

Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began a relationship in 2012 and married in Los Angeles in February 2015.

Heard filed for divorce from Depp on May 23, 2016, and obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) against him.

In response, Depp alleged she was "attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse."

Heard testified about the alleged abuse at a divorce court deposition, saying that Depp had been "verbally and physically abusive" throughout their relationship, usually while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.

The divorce received a large amount of publicity, with images of Heard's alleged injuries published by the media