From the moment Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp in May of this year, the celebrity news cycle has been dominated by on an onslaught of stories detailing new information about their short relationship. As the days pass, headlines alternate between details of its recently exposed tumult—such as Heard’s shocking claims of domestic abuse—to stories from their past being re-examined in the present light.
As is often the case with these kinds of rapidly developing stories, the he-saids, she-saids, and who-saids end up coming together to form a pretty confusing narrative—with the most important bits becoming hard to spot inside all the noise. Below is a timeline of the more notable events from the lives of Depp and Heard—before, during, and after their relationship. We will update this post as the story unfolds.
1989
Johnny Depp pleads guilty to assaulting a hotel security guard in Vancouver. He blames the confrontation on an overreaction.
1994
Depp trashes a hotel room after a fight with then-girlfriend Kate Moss. He’s arrested for criminal mischief, and pays the hotel “more than $2,000 for damages.”
While visiting Moss, Depp assaults a 27-year-old man named Jonathan Walpolein in a London bar after he “mistakenly” picks up Depp’s glass. Walpolein tells The Evening Standard, “[Depp] leaped on my back, put his arm round my neck and tried to force my head to the floor.”
1998
35-year-old Depp begins seeing 26-year-old Vanessa Paradis. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Amber Heard is still living in her hometown of Austin, Texas.
1999
Depp is arrested for “threatening behavior” in London. After being “cautioned” by police and spending several hours in their custody, he is released.
Depp and Paradis have the following interaction outside a London restaurant, recalled in the book The Secret World of Johnny Depp.
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