LOS ANGELES: Film star Johnny Depp's tumultuous divorce from actress Amber Heard was finalised on Friday, ending the couple's marriage after months of highly publicised claims by Heard of domestic violence and counterclaims from Depp of financial blackmail. Heard filed for divorce in May after 15 months of marriage, and days later obtained a temporary restraining order against Depp. As part of the divorce settlement, Heard dismissed her request for a continued restraining order against Depp. The divorce papers showed that Depp would retain sole possession of numerous real estate assets, including properties in Los Angeles, Paris and his private island in the Bahamas. Heard said she would split her $7 million divorce settlement equally between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

Source: New Strait Times January 14, 2017 03:08 UTC