Amber Heard withdraws request for temporary spousal support - report
Amber Heard has reportedly withdrawn her request for temporary spousal support from Johnny Depp.
According to TMZ.com, Heard's lawyer filed a declaration on Monday (13Jun16), insisting the actress only asked for financial backing from her estranged spouse because she thought it was the standard operating procedure in a divorce case.
The actress filed to end the couple's 15-month marriage in May
(16), and then obtained a temporary domestic violence restraining
order against Depp, accusing him of abusing her throughout their
marriage.
The spousal support issue was due to be dealt with at Friday's
(17Jun16) hearing at which a judge will decide whether to extend
Heard's temporary restraining order against her ex, but The Danish
Girl star has now taken it off the table. The website said the
actress is unhappy by how the monetary side of things is being
portrayed, and stated in the legal papers that it is being "used
against me to distract and divert the public away from the very
serious real issue of domestic violence."
Apparently Heard added in the documents that the court could have
ordered Depp to pay her around $1 million in temporary support per
month, due to his 2015 salary of almost $30 million .
Despite this new development, Heard isn't withdrawing her request
for spousal support completely. In the documents she reserves the
right to request financial support from her spouse after the
restraining order issue is handled, TMZ adds.
The increasingly acrimonious divorce case hit headlines once again
on Monday after Heard's representatives called the police when
aides for the actor reportedly violated a court order and raided
the former couple's home.
Under the terms of the order, the Pirates of the Caribbean star has
to stay at least 100 yards away from the Downtown Los Angeles home
he shared with Heard, local law enforcement sources told the news
website.
However, reports suggest that members of Depp's camp entered the
home on Monday and began taking items from the property, removing
decor from walls and gathering furniture which they insisted
belonged to the actor.
Although Depp himself was not present, Heard's team reportedly
called in Los Angeles Police Department officials on the grounds of
a possible violation of the restraining order.