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Despite the stars agreeing not to discuss their marriage or make derogatory statements about each other as part of their divorce, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's contentious split continues to make headlines.

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00:00Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million, citing defamation

00:04following the actress' December op-ed, which was published in The Washington Post.

00:08Depp wasn't specifically mentioned by name in Heard's article, which was titled

00:12But many believed her words to be about the Fantastic Beasts actor.

00:19The actress wrote that she became a public figure representing domestic abuse and felt

00:23the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out, while Depp's attorney

00:27claims that the piece represents an abuse of the MeToo movement and alleges that Heard

00:31masquerades as victim rather than abuser. The complaint states that even though Depp was not

00:35named in the Post article, it was clear Heard was talking about him. The lawsuit called her

00:39continued allegations of domestic abuse categorically and demonstrably false and said

00:43they were part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms. Heard

00:46and advance her career. The suit also claims that the accusations against Depp has caused

00:51him financial harm, such as being dropped from his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the

00:54Pirates of the Caribbean films. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Heard's attorney

00:58Eric George described the suit as an ill-conceived attempt to silence his client.

01:02She will not be silenced, he said. Mr. Depp's actions prove he is unable to accept the truth

01:06of his ongoing abusive behavior. But while he appears hell-bent on achieving self-destruction,

01:11we will prevail in defeating this groundless lawsuit and ending the continued vile

01:15harassment of my client by Mr. Depp and his legal team. Heard previously initiated

01:19arbitration against her ex-husband for violating a non-disparagement agreement negotiated

01:23during their divorce. She says he defamed her in several media outlets this fall by giving

01:27the impression that she falsely claimed to have been physically abused. The actress argues

01:31that the statements were made with malice and she's entitled to punitive damages.

01:35Depp's attorney did not respond to THR's inquiry about the lawsuit.

01:39To read more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

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