Rumors are swirling that actor Johnny Depp’s latest romance has fizzled out barely months after it began – presumably during the trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Depp, 59, dated London lawyer Joelle Rich, 37, a privately educated mother of two.
The pair were seen exchanging tender glances during his trial this spring in Fairfax, Virginia, and Rich was seen traveling to court with Depp in a car.
When news of the hookup broke last month, they were said to be enjoying “off-the-shelf chemistry.”
However, there was no sign of the actor when Rich attended a family wedding in Ibiza last weekend and sources in New York believe the relationship is coming to an end – and in fact may already be over.
A friend of Depp said: ‘Are they still an item? We’re not talking about a normal couple here. It’s not a big, stable, committed love affair and I’m not sure it ever was.
Johnny Depp, 59, dated London lawyer Joelle Rich, 37, a privately educated mother of two.
The pair were seen exchanging tender glances during his trial this spring in Fairfax, Virginia, and Rich was seen traveling to court with Depp in a car.
A source said: “Firstly, he has just come out of a massive legal battle [with ex-wife Amber Heard – pictured here together], so who would want to commit after that? It has been an extremely traumatic period for him.”
“I don’t know if they’re together in any way at this point. I certainly don’t think it’s a serious romantic relationship, or even an exclusive one.
The source added: “Firstly, he has just come out of a massive legal battle [with ex-wife Amber Heard], so who would want to commit after that? It has been an extremely traumatic period for him.
“Secondly, he’s Johnny Depp and I don’t think a standard committed relationship is going to be his thing.”
London friends of Rich say her plans for a divorce from husband Jonathan are still going ahead.
Joelle and Jonathan have two children and lived together in a £1.5 million house in north London. They got married in 2011.
Since the trial, in which Depp sued Heard over an article she wrote for the Washington Post, the actor has spent a few months in France making the French-language film Jeanne du Barry, in which he plays Louis XV.
Since it ended last month, he has picked up his music career again, playing US dates with guitar hero Jeff Beck and planning a UK tour next year with Alice Cooper in supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
Rich remains a partner at UK law firm Schillings and is said to earn £250,000 a year. She met Depp in 2018 when the company was hired to sue The Sun for defamation, after the tabloid called him a wife beater.
He lost his defamation action, but it was overturned in the US trial. It ended in humiliation for Heard, who was ordered to pay him £9.2 million in damages.
Law Society guidelines state that a lawyer-client relationship is acceptable as long as there is no conflict of interest. There is no indication that such a conflict existed in this case.
Last month, Depp was greeted by enthusiastic fans when he stepped out in Boston, Massachusetts. The 59-year-old sported an eclectic look that included a blue cotton jacket, a striped button-down shirt and gray trousers.
The actor added a few pops of color with green sneakers and an eggplant belt.
Eclectic: Johnny Depp, 59, sported an eclectic look that included a blue cotton jacket, a striped button down shirt and gray trousers as he stepped out in Boston
Splash of colour: The actor added a few pops of color with green sneakers and an aubergine belt. The Pirates of the Caribbean star placed a blue page boy cap over his long dark hair
Autographs: Many of the fans waiting for a glimpse of the actor held signs inviting him to come and talk to them. The Black Mass star obliged and signed autographs
The Pirates of the Caribbean star placed a blue page boy cap over his long dark hair.
His graying beard was trimmed close to his face.
The star has accompanied rocker Jeff Beck, 78, on tour. The duo was scheduled to play in Boston on Thursday and will play across the US through November 12.
Many of the fans waiting for a glimpse of the actor held signs inviting him to come and talk to them.
The Black Mass star obliged and signed autographs.
The actor has recently finished work on the film Jeanne du Barry, in which he plays King Louis XV of France.
The film is directed by Maïwenn, who also plays the lead role. The French actress plays a young courtesan who became the king’s official mistress.
The film is meant to be his comeback vehicle after many gory details about his marriage to ex-wife Amber Heard were aired during his defamation trial against his ex-husband.
The big budget period doesn’t have a release date yet, but is expected to hit the big screen sometime in 2023.
Amber Heard has recently been spotted in Majorca, and it turns out she’s tryingescape the limelight by living under a pseudonym in a luxury villa”.
According to Spanish press reports, e.gThe 36-year-old actress is said to be renting the multi-million euro mansion from the family of Maria Antònia Munar, a local politician who was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption in 2013 but was released early in 2020.
The property, built in 2020, is located in the historic center of the small rural town of Costix, located in the center of the Spanish island.
Heard appears to have deactivated her Twitter account days after her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk acquired the platform, as a string of celebrities push back against the takeover.
A search for @realAmberHeard as of Thursday showed the movie star’s account missing.
It was not immediately clear why Heard shut down her account, with some Twitter users speculating that she may have wanted a break from the backlash over her defamation lawsuit with ex-husband Johnny Depp.
But others wondered if having her ex-boyfriend as the head of her social media account gave her second thoughts about staying.
Heard and Musk began dating in 2016 and went public with their relationship a year later after dating in secret. In February 2018, reports surfaced that the couple had split for good.
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