Johnny Depp earns $15.8 million through art auctionHOLLYSCOOP Johnny Depp may be in the middle of a nasty divorce and even a domestic violence case against him, but he’s not going to let that stop his good timeJohnny Depp has added $15.8 million (£8.58 million) to his bank balance after selling two paintings at an auction on Wednesday. READ MORE:* Johnny Depp auctions off prized art collection* Rare Alice in Wonderland copy to fetch US$2m at auction* Monumental Basquiat could fetch $58 mil at May auction* Amber Heard accused Johnny Depp of cheating on her* Amber Heard 'withdraws request for temporary spousal support' from Johnny Depp​* Amber Heard's representative call in police after Johnny Depp's team raids house* Johnny Depp tried to suffocate Amber Heard - reportBasquiat died of a drug overdose in 1988 at age 27. MIKE MARSLAND/WIREIMAGE Johnny Depp has auctioned off millions of dollars worth of Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings amid his messy divorce from Amber Heard. "According to auction house bosses at Christie's, Johnny has been in talks about selling off his collection to them since the start of 2016. The 53-year-old actor is unloading eight paintings by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat at Christie's auction house in London, England, during auctions on Wednesday and Thursday.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2016 01:30 UTC