Johnny Depp has
been ordered to stay away from his estranged wife, Amber Heard, until June 17.
The actress filed
a restraining order this morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging
that during a fight last weekend, the actor hit her in the face with a
cellphone, pulled her hair, struck her and screamed at her.
As evidence, she
submitted photos of herself with a bruised eye.
"I live in
fear that Johnny will return to [our home] unannounced to terrorize me,
physically and emotionally," she wrote in court documents obtained by ABC
News. "There also have been several prior incidents of domestic violence
with Johnny, in particular there was one severe incident in December 2015 when
I truly feared that my life was in danger."
An LAPD media relations
representative confirmed that authorities responded to Depp and Heard's home on
Saturday, but added, "There was no evidence of any crime. A crime did not
occur so the officers left the scene and left a business card."
Heard added in the
court documents that Depp, whom she accused of having a substance abuse
problem, had been physically, verbally and emotionally abusive throughout their
years-long relationship and 15-month marriage. Prior to their fight on May 21,
she wrote that she hadn't seen him since her birthday party on April 21, where
she claimed he allegedly threw a bottle of champagne at the wall, grabbed her
by the hair and threw her onto the floor.
Heard's requests
to keep Depp away from her dog and to require him to take anger management classes
were denied.
On Monday, Heard
filed for divorce from Depp, 52, citing irreconcilable differences. Two days
later, Depp filed too. Today, his lawyer, Laura Wasser, filed an opposition to
the restraining order on her client's behalf.
"Amber is attempting
to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse," Wasser
wrote. "Johnny is currently out of the country for work. He is unable to
attend the hearing on this matter and has not heard Amber's specific
allegations against him. He nonetheless has every intention of staying away
from Amber."
Depp, 52, and
Heard, 30, first met on the set of "The Rum Diary" in 2009 and
married in February 2015. Almost immediately, the couple was dogged by tabloid
rumors that their relationship was on the skids. Heard, however, shot down such
reports late last year.
"I try not to
react to the horrible misrepresentation of our lives," she told Marie
Claire, "but it is strange, and hard."
Yesterday, Depp's
rep issued a statement to People.
"Given the
brevity of this marriage and the most recent and tragic loss of his mother
[recently], Johnny will not respond to any of the salacious false stories,
gossip, misinformation and lies about his personal life. Hopefully the
dissolution of this short marriage will be resolved quickly," his rep told
the magazine.
ABC News reached
out to Wasser and Depp and Heard's reps for comment, but they did not
immediately respond.
By SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN, CASSIDY GARD, and LESLEY MESSER
