Johnny Depp’s Ex-Wife Lori Anne Allison Defends Him, Calls Amber Heard Lawsuit ‘Absolutely Horrific’

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Speaking out. Johnny Depp’s notoriously private first wife, Lori Anne Allison, has made her position clear when it comes to her ex-husband’s battle against Amber Heard.The makeup artist, 65 — who was married to the Pirates of the Caribbean star from 1983 to 1985 — spoke extensively about her reaction to Depp, 59, and Heard’s 2022 defamation lawsuit on an episode of “Popcorned Planet” that was live-streamed on Tuesday, April 11.Noting that her ex-husband “is very private, which is why I don’t do interviews,” Allison revealed that she was “terrified” for Depp throughout last year’s defamation trial, saying that she “probably broke down several times” watching her ex testify in court. “It just broke my heart that somebody could do that to him.”The Nightmare on Elm Street star sued Heard, 36, in 2019 after she published an op-ed in the Washington Post naming herself as a victim of domestic violence.

Though she did not mention her ex-husband’s name, Depp — who was married to the Aquaman star from 2015 to 2017 — filed a lawsuit against the actress for defamation.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesAfter a lengthy battle in court, during which both Heard and Depp testified and claimed the other was the abuser, in June 2022, a jury ordered the Justice League actress to pay her ex $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in putative damages.

Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.“I had met her before, I’d been to parties at his house. She seemed really nice and she was gorgeous, and what’s not to love?” Allison described her initial thoughts of Heard. “But as the time went by and I would hear things about her – she who shall not be named – he didn’t seem too happy all the time.