Actress Amber Heard is certainly no stranger to the spotlight. While she got her start in Hollywood with small roles on shows like The O.C., and made her film debut in Friday Night Lights, her high-profile relationships have been in the headlines just as much as her career triumphs, including her marriage and subsequent defamation trial from her ex-husband Johnny Depp. The Zombieland and Pineapple Express actress came out as bisexual in 2010, and has been linked to stars like Cara Delevingne, Elon Musk and more. Read on for her full dating history.
Amber’s first high-profile relationship was with painter and photographer Tasya Van Ree. The pair dated from 2008 to 2012, and while they were together, Amber came out as bisexual. At GLAAD’s 25th anniversary event in 2010, she said, “I don’t label myself one way or another — I have had successful relationships with men and now a woman. I love who I love; it’s the person that matters.”When asked why she decided to officially come out, Amber said she wanted to use her platform and fame to be a good role model. “I think when I became aware of my role in the media, I had to ask myself an important question ‘Am I part of the problem?’ And I think that when millions and millions of hard-working, taxpaying Americans are denied their rights and denied their equality you have to ask yourself what are the factors that are an epidemic problem and that’s what this is.” Taysa, who gained notoriety for taking black and white photos of celebrities, eventually called it quits with Amber, but not before getting her name tattooed on her body!
Amber and Johnny Depp first met on the set of the 2011 movie The Rum Diary and were later married in 2015. The Justice League actress filed for divorce two years later, but that was just the beginning of what would become a years-long legal saga. Amber obtained a temporary restraining order against her ex in 2016, after alleging he had been physically and verbally abusive during their relationship. After their divorce was finalized, they issued a joint statement saying, their “relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm.” In 2019, the actor sued Amber for defamation after she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post about leaving an abusive relationship.
In 2020, the pair headed to court yet again as Johnny sued The Sun and its parent company for libel, after they published a story in 2018 that called him a “wife beater.” Amber took the stand, and claimed that her ex would often accuse her of cheating on him with her co-stars. “He accused me of having affairs with each of my co-stars, movie after movie: Eddie Redmayne, James Franco, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Costner, Liam Hemsworth, Billy Bob Thornton, Channing Tatum; even women co-stars like Kelli Garner,” the Aquaman star revealed.
After the 2020 UK trial, Johnny sued Amber for $50 million for defamation, saying her op-ed had damaged his reputation and cost him movie deals. Amber counter-sued him for $100 million. The pair went to court for a 6-week trial, where their relationship was held under a microscope, which included both citing instances where the other had acted abusively towards them. The jury found that Amber had defamed Johnny and ordered her to pay him over $10 million in damages. It was also found that statements made by his lawyer Adam Waldman had defamed her, and she was awarded $2 million.
