Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case: A look at ex-couple’s relationship timeline

Depp and Heard initially met on the set of their 2011 picture The Rum Diary.

Depp told a crowd at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival that he understood he was falling for Heard the instant they rejoined after filming for their The Rum Diary press tour, according to People.

On Jan. 13, 2014, when leaving a restaurant in West Hollywood, Heard ignited speculations that she and Depp were engaged. People confirmed the couple's engagement four days later.

With a civil ceremony at their Los Angeles house on February 3, 2015, the pair became Mr. and Mrs. Depp.

Heard filed for divorce from her 15-month partner on May 23, 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.

The Aquaman star wrote an open op-ed for Porter magazine in which she discussed her experience coming forward with domestic violence charges as a woman.

In March 2019, Depp sued his ex-wife for defamation for her 2018 Washington Post op-ed titled "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath," asking $50 million in punitive and compensatory damages.

On April 11, 2022, the trial for the pair began in Fairfax, Virginia. Ben Rottenborn, Heard's lawyer, accused Depp of sexual assault in his opening statements.

A jury in Johnny Depp's libel case against ex-wife Amber Heard found in his favour on Wednesday, affirming his conviction that Heard made up charges of abuse by Johnny before and during their brief marriage. According to the jury's unanimous decision, Amber defamed Johnny by pretending to be a victim of domestic abuse. Amber was ordered to pay restitution of $15 million.