Johnny Depp and soon-to-be ex-wife Amber Heard had a long courtship and were engaged for a year before marrying in February 2015. To the surprise of many, Heard filed for divorce this week.
The paperwork took place the day Depp’s new movie, Alice Through the Looking Glass premiered. She cited irreconcilable differences, which is often used in divorce filings in an effort to keep personal information private.
Throughout their marriage, Depp and Heard were reported to have had conflicting and busy schedules, making their careers a priority over the relationship. As with many intensely passionate actors, their marriage was rumored to be rocky even before they tied the knot.
Depp, who attended the premiere of The Danish Girl last November, told E! News, “We connect on a lot of levels but the first things that really got me was, she’s an aficionado of the blues. I would play a song, some old obscure blues song, and she knew what it was.” He continued to say, “She’s very, very literate.”
In the beginning, the two kept their wedding and celebration rather intimate with a ceremony at home, followed by further time together on his private island, located in the Bahamas.
The 52-year-old actor had been married before, then moved onto other relationships after failed attempts. He and Vanessa Paradis were together for over 13 years and currently have two children, Jack and Lily-Rose. With an uncanny resemblance to her mother, teenager Lily-Rose is making a name for herself with a modeling and acting career.