The curtain fell Tuesday on Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s contentious domestic violence and divorce battle.
The actors reached a private settlement late Monday, with Heard dropping her request for a restraining order against the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star.
Heard, who alleged in May that Depp physically and emotionally abused her throughout their relationship, will receive a sum in the “high $7 million” range, a well-placed source told the Daily News.
“It’s settled,” a source close to Heard said. “She got a great monetary settlement, but it’s not about money.”
As The News previously reported, the last-minute haggling centered on Depp refusing to admit to domestic violence.
All parties finally agreed on a carefully worded joint statement. The “global” settlement ended the need for a domestic violence trial set for Wednesday.
“Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love,” the statement read. “Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain.”
“There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm,” the statement continued. “Amber wishes the best for Johnny in the future.”
The statement also said Heard plans to donate an undisclosed sum to an unspecified charity.
Sources close to Heard said Depp “caved” late Monday after photos surfaced allegedly depicting his badly injured finger and jealous scrawlings on a mirror that he drew with his bloody stump dipped in paint.
“He freaked out,” one source said Tuesday. “He didn’t want a hearing where more might come out.”
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carl Moor officially signed off on the agreement to dismiss Heard’s restraining order on Tuesday morning.
Pierce O’Donnell, one of Heard’s lawyers, was in Boston on Friday for Sumner Redstone-related legal matters, but immediately flew back to Los Angeles on Saturday to attend the deposition, a source told the Daily News.
He and fellow Heard attorneys Koenig and Spector hammered out the settlement with Depp’s lawyers Laura Wasser and Blair Berk.
Shortly after the pact was announced, Spector and Joseph Koenig issued a statement saying they were “pleased” their client had been “vindicated.” It was suddenly retracted a few hours later.
“The statement made today on behalf of myself and Joseph Koenig was made without the knowledge or approval of Amber Heard. The statement is untrue and we retract it, without qualification,” Spector said. “My assertion that Amber Heard has been vindicated in the court of public opinion is not true. We regret the error and apologize to Johnny Depp.”
With the agreement, the two stars reached a resolution on their divorce case as well. It’s expected to be finalized in six months.
Heard first alleged that Depp had abused her in May, when she arrived at a Los Angeles courtroom sporting a red bruise on her cheek. She claimed Depp gave her the mark on May 21 by hurling a cellphone at her face.
Depp’s legal team maintained his innocence throughout.
The settlement comes a day after a grisly photo reportedly showing Depp’s mangled finger surfaced, with Heard’s legal team claiming he suffered the injury during a drunken tirade in March 2015, according to TMZ.
In the alleged incident, Heard’s camp claims Depp sliced off a portion of his forefinger after slamming bottles, windows and a cellphone during an argument with Heard in Australia.
The actress alleges he then dipped his bloody finger into dark paint, and used it to write phrases such as “Easy Amber” and “Billy Bob” on a mirror, according to the report.
Heard said Depp accused her of cheating with her former co-star Billy Bob Thornton, though Thornton has since called the allegations “completely false.”