Johnny Depp was hit with a restraining order on Friday after his wife appeared in court with a black eye, accusing the Oscar-nominated star of assaulting her.
Amber Heard, who filed for divorce in Los Angeles earlier this week and is seeking spousal support from the 52-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, says she is the victim of repeated attacks by Depp.
Heard submitted pictures to the court showing a bruise on her face that she claims was inflicted during a fight between the couple on Saturday and said she feared Depp might harm her.
“During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me,” she said in a sworn statement.
She added that Depp has a “totally acknowledged public and private history of drug and alcohol abuse” and that she was scared of his temper.
“Heard claims after he allegedly hit her, he offered her money to stay quiet, but instead she filed for divorce first thing Monday morning,” TMZ said.
A spokesman for the LAPD told AFP that officers who showed up at their residence were not asked to take a complaint, nor was there any “evidence provided by the victim that warranted a report.”
“The police investigators concluded a crime had not occurred,” he said.
TMZ said Heard alleges she is facing an immediate threat of harm from Depp, even though the actor is in Europe promoting his new film “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” which was released on Friday.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carl Moor ruled after reviewing 40 pages of evidence behind closed doors that Depp was banned from coming within 91 meters of Heard. The order will be reviewed on June 17.

Source : Arab News