LOS ANGELES: Actress Amber Heard obtained a restraining order on Friday against her estranged husband Johnny Depp after accusing the actor of verbal, emotional and physical abuse, days after she filed for divorce to end their 15-month marriage.
Heard, 30, said in court filings that Depp, 52, was abusive to her throughout their marriage, culminating in an argument on Saturday night in which he hurled a cell phone into her face and shattered various objects in her apartment.
The filings includes pictures of Heard’s injured face. She appeared to have a bruise on her right cheek as she left a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.
The judge granted a temporary restraining order for Depp to stay at least 100 yards away from Heard and move out of the couple’s shared condominium in downtown Los Angeles. A hearing on the order is scheduled for June 17. In Heard’s declaration filed with the restraining order application, she said she was seeking $50,000 a month for spousal support.
In a counter argument filed on Friday, Depp’s lawyer argued that Heard “is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse.”
{{/usCountry}}In a counter argument filed on Friday, Depp’s lawyer argued that Heard “is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse.”
{{/usCountry}}The judge did not immediately grant Heard’s requests for Depp to undergo anger management sessions or for her to have sole possession of the couple’s pet dog Pistol - the same dog at the centre of the couple’s legal trouble in Australia after Heard breached the country’s tight biosecurity laws.