Timeline

The timeline depicts the most important events surrounding the relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

## Timeline

### 2009

* March 2009 - June 2009: Depp and Heard film The Rum Diary
* September 2009: Airport incident

### 2011

* Late 2011: Depp and Heard attend The Rum Diary promotional events and start dating
* December 2011: Depp's bodyguards incident with Robin A. Eckert

### 2012

* March 22, 2012: Depp e-mails Elton John about "the monster"
* June 9, 2012: Depp 49th birthday, Heard gives him a knife as a birthday gift
* June 19, 2012: Depp announces separation from Vanessa Paradis officially
* December 2012: Depp and Heard reportedly start living together

### 2013

* Early 2013: Tattoo incident
* March 8, 2013: Painting incident
* March 12, 2013: Disco bloodbath message
* March 22, 2013: Heard texts to family and friends about Depp's drug use
* March 23, 2013: Heard sent photo of bruise on arm to her mother
* Early June 2013: Hicksville incident
* June 4, 2013: Paul Bettany jokes with Depp about Heard's beaver
* June 11, 2013: Heard's self e-mail about her relationship with Depp
* June 11, 2013: Depp and Bettany corpse rape messages
* July 10, 2013: Depp and his sister texts about substance usage and Heard's career ambitions
* July 11, 2013: Depp texts to Bettany about displaying "ugly colors" to Heard
* July 13, 2013– Depp tells Elton John about Heard
* September 9, 2013– "Gauntlet" text
* October 11, 2013– Depp's text to assistant

### 2014

* January 17, 2014– Engagement
* February 5, 2014– Christi's texts to Depp
* February 11, 2014– Whitney's exchange with Depp
* May 2014– James Franco
* May 22, 2014– Dr. Kipper's notes
* May 24, 2014: Airplane incident
* May 27, 2014– Depp's text to Christi
* May 30, 2014– Text message to Paul Bettany
* June 8, 2014– Depp's message to Patti Smith
* August 14-18, 2014: Detox incident
* August 18, 2014– Dr. Kipper's email to Christi
* August 19, 2014– Depp's text to Heard's mother
* October 4, 2014– Depp's text
* October 29, 2014– Heard's text about Boo
* December 17, 2014: Savage incident

### 2015

* January 14, 2015: Tokyo Incident
* January 27, 2015: Dr. Kipper to Dr. Cowan
* February 3, 2015: The Wedding
* February 27, 2015: "Happy Pills"
* March 3, 2015– Texts to Nathan
* March 6-9, 2015: Australia incident
* March 12, 2015– Heard's text to Josh
* March 15, 2015– Dr. Kipper steps down
* March 23, 2015: Staircase incident
* April 15, 2015– Heard on the red carpet
* April 26, 2015– Depp's text to Jerry
* May 14, 2015– Depp's text to Stephen
* June 28th, 2015– Depp's text to Dr. Kipper
* July 27, 2015: Train incident
* August 29, 2015– Depp's email regarding Heard's nudity
* Mid-September, 2015– Toronto
* September 26, 2015– 4 hour audio recording\*
* November 26, 2015: Thanksgiving incident
* December 15-18, 2015: Headbutt incident
* December 31, 2015– Heard's exchange with nurse Boerum
* December 31, 2015– Multiple audio snippets

### 2016

* January 4, 2016– Audio snippet
* Unknown date, likely around beginning of 2016– Audio recording of fight
* Unknown date, also likely at beginning of 2016– Another audio recording of fight
* February 10, 2016– Depp's text to bodyguard
* February 24, 2016– Kitchen video
* Unknown date, likely around end of the relationship– Audio snippets
* April 5, 2016– Text to Connolly
* April 20, 2016– Depp's text to Heard
* April 21, 2016: Birthday incident
* April 22, 2016: Faeces incident
* May 21, 2016: Phone incident
* May 22, 2016– James Franco visits Heard
* May 22-23– Text exchange between Heard and Depp
* May 23, 2016– Heard files for divorce
* May 26th, 2016– Stephen's text messages
* May 27, 2016: Heard is granted a temporary restraining order
* May 27, 2016– Depp's texts with Heard's parents
* May 29, 2016– Doug Stanhope says Heard "blackmailed" Johny
* May 29, 2016– Depp's ex defends him
* May 31, 2016– Heard makes a statement
* June 2016– Heard’s new boyfriend
* June 1, 2016– People magazine publishes photos
* June 4, 2016– Depp's text to Christi
* June 7, 2016– Heard's 2009 arrest is publicized
* June 13, 2016– Heard rescinds request for spousal support
* June 23, 2016– "Heard 2.0"\*
* Sometime around July 2016– Private meeting between Depp and Heard
* Sometime around July 2016– Another private meeting
* July 8, 2016– "Meet and greet girl"\*
* July 9, 2016– Depp's text to Marilyn Manson\*
* July 16, 2016– Depp's text to nurse Boerum
* August 8, 2016– Heard requests medical records
* August 13, 2016– Depp's text to Heard's former assistant
* August 13, 2016– Heard is deposed
* August 15, 2016– Depp's text to Christian Carino
* Unknown date, sometime during divorce proceedings– Phone call between Depp and Heard
* August 19, 2016– Settlement is reached
* November 11, 2016– Marilyn Manson seeks refuge\*
* November 25, 2016– "Lindsay pulled an Heard"\*
* December 2016– Text from Depp’s agent

### 2017

* January 2017– Depp sues former business managers
* Early 2017–Depp's new girlfriend
* January 14, 2017– Divorce is finalized
* April 13, 2017–Depp allegedly assaults a crew member
* May 1, 2018– Johhny is sued by ex-bodyguards
* November 5, 2017– Marilyn Manson's statement\*

### 2018

* April 27, 2018: The Sun publishes article calling Depp a "wife-beater"
* June 1, 2018: Depp sues The Sun for their article (the UK trial)
* June 21, 2018– Rolling Stone article
* October 2, 2018– GQ Interview
* October 3, 2018– Heard responds to GQ article
* December 18, 2018: Heard publishes her op-ed in *Washington Post*

### 2019

* March 1, 2019: Depp sues Heard for her op-ed (the US trial)

### 2020

* Sometime around UK trial: Laura Divenere claims to have been coerced by Depp's Lawyers
* July 7-28, 2020: The UK trial takes place
* December 18, 2020: The Hollywood Reporter article

### 2022

* April 11 - June 1, 2022: The US trial takes place

## References

1. ↑ Depp Depp and Heard Heard move in together. York Press (May 2, 2013).