Johnny Depp sells his yacht, named after ex, to please wife

This is one prized possession superstar Johnny Deep wouldn’t have liked to let go. The Black Mass actor has reportedly sold his 156-foot luxury yacht because wife Amber Heard refused to climb aboard.

This is one prized possession superstar Johnny Deep wouldn’t have liked to let go. The Black Mass actor has reportedly sold his 156-foot luxury yacht because wife Amber Heard refused to climb aboard. Dubbed the Vajoliroja after his former love of 14 years, Vanessa Paradis, and their kids Lily-Rose, 16, and Jack, 13, the ship, purchased in 2007, was a reminder of his past, reported Us magazine.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp pose for photographers at the premiere of Black Mass during Venice Film Festival in Italy. (REUTERS)

Johnny Depp during a promotional event for Black Mass at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy

“Johnny loved that yacht. But he bought it for Vanessa. And Amber is still jealous of her,” a source said. The Pirates of the Caribbean star and the French singer dated for 14 years, but never married, and separated in June 2012. Later that month, Depp confirmed he was dating Heard and the couple wed in February this year.