Days after agreeing to a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, actress Amber Heard has delivered one of the great ‘”Fuck You’s” of the last decade.
It’s been months since news of the former couple’s impending divorce first made headlines, hand-in-hand with allegations of Depp’s domestic abuse.
Despite photos, phone recordings, testimonies from friends and finally, disturbing video footage, Heard has repeatedly been accused of making it all up in a bid to get her hands on Depp’s substantial wealth.
It’s certainly been a long and difficult journey for Heard who retracted her initial request for spousal support because it was being used “to distract and divert the public away from the very serious real issue of domestic violence.”
And then this week the pair settled, with the 30-year-old actress receiving US$7 million (A$10 million) from Depp on the condition she also dropped her abuse charges and restraining order.
Depp is estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth $48 million.
The settlement was announced in a creepy joint statement that described an “intensely passionate and at times volatile” relationship “always bound by love”.
No-one was buying it. Having seen the video Heard took secretly of Depp drunkenly ranting and the pictures showing bruises allegedly perpetrated by Depp, it seemed she had made the choice to do what was necessary to settle and that meant toeing the line in a statement.
Amber Heard is donating her entire divorce settlement. Source: Getty.
"Neither party has made false accusations for financial gains," the statement insisted.
Of course, that didn't stop her many critics who wanted to accuse her of simply being after Depp's money.
Today Heard gave them - and more specifically her millionaire ex-husband - the biggest 'Fuck you' you can imagine.
She announced she was donating every cent of her $7 million divorce settlement to help victims of domestic violence.
"Money played no role for me personally and never has, except to the extent that I could donate it to charity and, in doing so, hopefully help those less able to defend themselves," heard told TMZ about the decision.
The money will go to ACLU, where it's pledged to help female victims of physical violence, and the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where Heard volunteered for a decade.
Awesome.
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It's not that I don't believe her, or that I have any negative feelings towards her, but aren't all large, charitable donations tax deductible?
Oh so true! I can't stand her. - not that I don't believe her. But I'm hearing Kanye's gold digger in the background....
I think she entered into the relationship for fame... And then found out who he actually was..:
Only if she has earned enough to actually get taxed that much in the first place plus I don't know what the law is in America.
Did you actually read the article? She is giving the money to charity. So not a gold digger by any means.
Class, thy name is Amber. And screw all those people who refused to give her the benefit of the doubt. You people are why more women don't come forward after being abused.