Johnny Depp Accuses Amber Heard of Painting Bruises on Her Face In a new court filing, Depp claims that he was br the true victim of abuse in their marriage. Johnny Depp, via court documents Johnny Depp, via court documents Depp filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit last year, after Heard wrote an op-ed in the 'Washington Post' about being a victim of domestic violence. Heard responded to the lawsuit in April br by describing years of abuse from br her ex-husband in a court filing. Heard claims that Depp hit her, dragged br her by her hair and choked her to a point br she thought she might die. Heard and Depp began dating in 2012 and were married in 2015. The couple divorced a br year later in 2016.