Amber Heard granted restraining order against Johnny Depp

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : May 28 2016 | 9:32 AM IST
A Los Angeles judge granted actress Amber Heard a temporary restraining order against husband Johnny Depp, whom she claims has been abusive.
The actor has been ordered to stay away from Heard. She wanted the same order to apply to her dog, Pistol, but the judge wouldn't go along, saying there was "insufficient showing of need to protect the dog", reported CNN.
Heard, 30, and Depp, 52, have been married since February 2015. Earlier this week, she filed for divorce.
In her complaint, Heard alleged, "During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me."
"Johnny has had a long-held and widely-acknowledged public and private history of drug and alcohol abuse. He has a short fuse."
Heard's paperwork include a reference to photos the actress supplied to the court which she said showed injuries to her face after an alleged altercation with Depp on May 21.
As part of the court documents, Depp filed a "memorandum of points and authorities" in which he rejects Heard's claims of domestic violence.
"Amber is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse," the legal document said.
"Her current application for a temporary restraining order along with her financial requests appears to be in response to negative media attention she received earlier this week after filing for divorce."
Heard was at the Los Angeles courthouse on Friday for a hearing on the matter. Depp's whereabouts were not known.
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First Published: May 28 2016 | 9:32 AM IST

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