I wonder if that Australian politician Barnaby Joyce is feeling that retribution is served. It almost seems like voodoo.
Amber Heard files for Divorce from Johnny Depp, claims Domestic Abuse and wants spousal support
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joyce is too busy trying to save his political skin at the moment (Australian Federal Election will be held on July 2nd)
That's the horrible thing about this, I can see it too, especially once you factor drugs, drink and grief into the situation, but I can also see a situation whereby a younger woman sees an opportunity to make a shit load of money.
I guess like most things it isn't always the case, but a lot of abusive men tend to have a history of that sort of thing and nothing suggests Depp does; both Vanessa Paradis and his first wife have defended him, as has his daughter and so far no one else has come out of the woodwork to suggest "Oh yeah he used to slap me around all the time". But that said historical evidence isn't everything and it's perfectly possible for a guy to be a loving husband for decades before having a bad day and murdering his wife and kids, these things happen too, so maybe as he's got older he has become more erratic; as his mum gets ill and his films aren't as successful and his looks start to fade somewhat (which I'm guessing must be even more noticeable when you're wife is 20+ years younger than you.) It's not an illogical situation.
But neither is a young woman with a much older and wealthier husband who maybe planned this all along or who maybe fell in love and got married with the best intention but suddenly realises she has nothing in common with Depp/he isn't the man she fell in love with and so when she sees a potential out she takes it.
Of course she doesn't need the domestic violence as a reason for requesting a divorce, though I don't know enough to know whether this will likely factor into a bigger payout?
We may never know who's telling the truth here, which I guess is what's horrible about this situation, so Depp will always be tarred with the insinuation of being a wife beater and Heard will always been seen as a gold-digger.
If she were a gold digger she would've demanded a prenup.
I thought prenups were what the wealthy partners had to prevent gold digging ?
She's not a gold digger.
There just happens to be a giant nugget of Gold resting in front of her pretty little feet, but Amber didn't dig for it.
Amber may not be a massive movie actress, but she's been on the scene for at least 10 years.
She married some guy.
It didn't work out.
There are financial consequences to divorce that are fair (chuckle!) and known to all.
Johnny can't be exempt from what everyone else has to go through when they get divorced, just because he happens to unfortunately have too much money.
He also shouldn't be rewarded for being a moron.
(No prenup.)
He hit her, she didn't like it, and will have taken half his money eventually.
Moral of the story, don't hit women.
Better moral.
Don't hit people.
Oh.
Johnny got paid 50 million to play Tonto in the Lone Ranger.
Remind me who the real villain is?
There just happens to be a giant nugget of Gold resting in front of her pretty little feet, but Amber didn't dig for it.
Amber may not be a massive movie actress, but she's been on the scene for at least 10 years.
She married some guy.
It didn't work out.
There are financial consequences to divorce that are fair (chuckle!) and known to all.
Johnny can't be exempt from what everyone else has to go through when they get divorced, just because he happens to unfortunately have too much money.
He also shouldn't be rewarded for being a moron.
(No prenup.)
He hit her, she didn't like it, and will have taken half his money eventually.
Moral of the story, don't hit women.
Better moral.
Don't hit people.
Oh.
Johnny got paid 50 million to play Tonto in the Lone Ranger.
Remind me who the real villain is?
That's my understanding, although I guess there's an argument for a pre-nup that guarantees a partner potentially more than a judge might award given that any legal decision isn't certain to swing her way.
True, I think she's always likely to come out better off without a pre-nup. Did anyone see those texts supposedly from Depp's assistant suggesting that abuse had been going on for some time, stretching back to before they were even married? Depp's assistant has disavowed them but they could backfire on Heard given she married him in spite of this.
Depends where you file the divorce.
State to state the laws are different.
Something nice, is that I can only assume happened recently, since US legal dramas used to batter the term into my brain, is that all states in America are No fault States.
No one can be forced to stay married.
State to state the laws are different.
Something nice, is that I can only assume happened recently, since US legal dramas used to batter the term into my brain, is that all states in America are No fault States.
No one can be forced to stay married.
Is TMZ out to poison the well?
Amber Heard Arrested for Domestic Violence against girlfriend - yeah, in 2009. What's your point, TMZ?
Amber Heard Arrested for Domestic Violence against girlfriend - yeah, in 2009. What's your point, TMZ?
that heard has form for the same thing she's accusing depp of?
not sure who to believe but if depp's been abusive towardss here then he should be punished (though the could be mitigation if she started the brawl). if heard is being gold digger and wants the money as a fuck you to depp then she shouldn't get away with it.
But to borrow from a song, "who knows the truth between husbands and wives".
Abusive under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
What that really means is that he shouldn't take drugs and alcohol, not that he is still a monster when he sobers up.
But it's Jekyl and Hyde.
You know what's going to happen after you knock back the first mug.
You are giving yourself permission to be an asshole.
There's no dice rolling that you might turn into a nicer person the drunker you get.
You're in your 50s Johnny.
You know the consequences of intoxication.
It's unpleasant for other people, but that doesn't matter, because you feel better with half a bottle of rum inside you, so screw the world that has to deal with you and clean up after you, after you get into a state.
"But I was drunk" is not an excuse.
What that really means is that he shouldn't take drugs and alcohol, not that he is still a monster when he sobers up.
But it's Jekyl and Hyde.
You know what's going to happen after you knock back the first mug.
You are giving yourself permission to be an asshole.
There's no dice rolling that you might turn into a nicer person the drunker you get.
You're in your 50s Johnny.
You know the consequences of intoxication.
It's unpleasant for other people, but that doesn't matter, because you feel better with half a bottle of rum inside you, so screw the world that has to deal with you and clean up after you, after you get into a state.
"But I was drunk" is not an excuse.
What does this mean? That women "deliberately provoke" men to hit them? Really?
What he thinks is irrelevant. Depp and Heard deliberately flouted this country's quarantine laws, seemed to think it was a joke (further evidenced by their half-arsed "apology"), and actually have a significant number of people - here and elsewhere - claiming they did nothing wrong. I have zero interest in them, their relationship or their impending divorce, but on the quarantine business I have absolutely no sympathy whatever for them. They got off far too lightly, and anyone who doesn't have a problem with what they did is an imbecile.
No, no, not at all.
When people argue, they often say things deliberately chosen to hurt or annoy the other party. Provocation.
The form of reaction to such provocation could result in a verbal response, but unfortunately can be physical - i.e. throwing something. Thrown objects sometimes hit people, intentionally or not (it's a lot less cut and dried than striking someone).
You'd have to be pretty screwed up to delibeately try to get someone to hit you !
No one is allowed to hit anyone anymore.
It's really easy to be a confrontational asshole when you are sure that you are absolutely safe, but they're only safe, smaller woman are only safe when larger people, men even, play by the new rules.
It's easy to forget that the new rules exist, if you are a dummy (or drunk) and someone abrasive is intent on causing emotional harm, is really sticking you... But then one of these two people soon has a caved in head and the other one is in jail.
It's really easy to be a confrontational asshole when you are sure that you are absolutely safe, but they're only safe, smaller woman are only safe when larger people, men even, play by the new rules.
It's easy to forget that the new rules exist, if you are a dummy (or drunk) and someone abrasive is intent on causing emotional harm, is really sticking you... But then one of these two people soon has a caved in head and the other one is in jail.
I think the only person/people who will really know what happened will be whoever has the case to hear. Or it could just come down to who is the better actor. It stinks that this has started as a trial by media. Interesting that Depp's former wife claims he never showed violence. I wonder whether Amber has a previous long term relationship. It's tempting to support someone whom you like. I do like it that Depp hasn't bought into the allegations, which might stop the media from a "he said, then she said". I really don't care enough to find out more about their private life.
Head does and it was reported that she was arrested and charged over domestic violence incident back in 2009. Her ex then comes out and said it was all the result of an incident being mis-understood.
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