Amber Heard's lawyer fires back at Johnny Depp's legal fees demand
Amber Heard's attorney has blasted Johnny Depp's "laughable" request for his estranged wife to pay $100,000 towards his legal costs.
The former couple became embroiled in a nasty court battle in May (16), when The Danish Girl actress filed to end her 15-month marriage to Depp.
She went on to accuse him of verbally and physically abusing her
throughout their relationship, but in August (16), Depp agreed to
settle the divorce drama by paying his ex $7 million , which she
announced would be donated to charities benefiting domestic
violence victims and sick children.
However, their legal fight is still rumbling on after Heard
recently accused the Pirates of the Caribbean star of failing to
pay a portion of the settlement money by their court-approved
deadline, holding up the process to finalize their divorce.
Last week (ends16Dec16), Heard filed a Request for Order at Los
Angeles Superior Court, asking a judge to ensure the agreement is
enforced.
Depp's legal representative, Laura Wasser, stepped up the court
battle on Tuesday (20Dec16), when she filed a request to have Heard
pay $100,000 toward his attorney's fees and costs. Her client also
wants to be given permission to deduct the sum from his next
divorce settlement payment if the actress doesn't pay up on
time.
A hearing for the motion has been scheduled for 13 January (17),
but Heard's attorney, Pierce O'Donnell, has mocked the motion - and
poked fun at Depp's film career, after he was recently named and
shamed by Forbes magazine bosses as the most overpaid actor in
Hollywood for a second consecutive year.
"After his string of recent setbacks at the box office, I'm glad
that Johnny Depp seems to have rediscovered his comic touch with
this laughable motion," he writes in a statement obtained by
UsMagazine.com.
"It is just another lame attempt by Mr. Depp and his team to not
pay my client the money she is owed. We look forward to prevailing
in court - and to getting sick children and women in need the money
that Mr. Depp is denying them."