I am sure at this point we are all familiar with who is Amber Heard. With the extremely public trial against her ex-husband, she has been under constant public scrutiny. Well, Heard has been a popular name in Hollywood for almost two decades now.
Over the span of her career, she has starred in various movies and advertisements. But there is little to no trace of her after the Depp v. Heard trial. The lawsuit ended with a multi-million dollar payout leaving all of us wondering about Amber Heard’s net worth. Let’s find out all about her!
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Amber Heard: When Did She Start Her Career?
Amber is a very private individual but according to what we have gathered through her interviews she was born on April 22, 1986, in Austin, Texas, and always had some interest in Hollywood bling. Growing up, she took part in many beauty pageants.
When she was just 17, she decided to drop out of school and move to New York to pursue a career in modeling full-time. After a few unsuccessful or successful stints (however you perceive it), she headed to the city of Los Angeles to try her hand at acting.
In the early days of her career in LA, she started getting some opportunities to work in some big music videos. Later, she was spotted by the director of the movie Friday Night Lights and made her movie debut after auditioning for the role. This was a significant turning point in her career after a slew of small-time roles on TV.
She gained recognition after appearing in the movies like “Aquaman”, “The Rum Diary”, “Never Back Down”, and “Drive Angry”. According to IMDB, all of these movies did pretty well at the box office.
How Much Does Heard Charge Per Movie?
Well, there are no accurate figures about Heard’s fee but according to sources, she charged about $1 million for the first Aquaman movie. Aquaman is an action-thriller movie with heavy use of special effects making it a big-budget movie.
Seeing the success of the first movie, DC decided to make a sequel for the movie with a fee set a almost $2 million. The Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom was released in the United States on December 22, 2023. However, it received negative reviews from movie critics and audiences.
In 2020, she also starred in the TV series which was released for a limited period of time known as “The Stand”. This series is based on a Stephen King novel about the aftermath of an apocalyptic world. As per reports, Heard made $200,000 per episode and the series lasted for over 9 episodes adding quite a sum to her overall net worth.
Her Encounter With Johnny Depp
“My Dog stepped on a Bee”. Now, if you are on social media and followed the Depp v. Heard trial then you must be familiar with this statement lol. I am trying to be a bully, but please let’s admit, it is a bit funny. But I can understand how the court and all the eyes on you can make one nervous and lose all train of thought.
I am sure you want to know how their relationship started, who made the first move, and how things went so far that it led them to showcase what happened behind closed doors to the public.
First Meet
The pair first crossed paths while filming the drama “The Rum Diary” in 2011. Both of them had very beautiful and marvelous things to say about each other and too understandably, noting it was their honeymoon phase and all.
But what most of us don’t know is that they both were dating separate people when they met each other. This gave them a kick with the whole forbidden thing. But of them could feel the sparks.
Confirming their Relationship
The duo turned heads when they stepped out on the red carpet arm-in-arm promoting their film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
After Johnny split from his longtime girlfriend, Paradis, he went on to make his relationship with Amber public and official in 2013.
Engagement and Marriage
Just a year later, the couple confirmed their engagement and decided to tie the knot at their Los Angeles mansion. Everything went well for the next few months. But things went south when Heard filed for a divorce in 2016 citing the reason as irreconcilable differences.
Divorce and Proceedings
Less than a week after filing for divorce, Heard filed a domestic restraining order against her husband on grounds of domestic abuse charges. After this, in 2019, Depp filed a $50 million defamation suit against Heard in relation to an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018, where she called herself “a public figure representing domestic abuse” and wrote about her experience as a victim. In the op-ed, Heard did not specifically name Depp.
However, Depp’s lawyers argued that it was a clear reference to a time in 2016 when Heard alleged that Depp was physically abusive during the divorce proceedings.
Heard filed a counterclaim of $100 million, saying Depp and one of his attorneys defamed her by calling her a “hoax”.
Verdict of Depp v. Heard
In June 2022, the jury sided with Depp and found out that Heard had defamed Depp. Her statements were made with “actual malice” and was ordered to pay $10.3 million in damages.
Depp was also ordered to pay Heard $2 million. This came after the jury found he had defamed Heard in one instance after one of his former lawyers made a statement to a tabloid that suggested she wrecked the couple’s penthouse and then blamed Depp for the damage.
Settlement
Turns out, Heard did not actually end up paying the whole $10.3 million. Depp agreed to settle the case and accept a $1 million payout from her.
Later, it was reported that Depp donated the million-dollar payout to 5 charities namely: Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Red Feather, Tetiaroa Society, and Amazonia Fund Alliance.
What is Amber Heard net worth in 2024?
Well, after her huge settlement and lawyer charges, I’m sure her finances must have taken a hit but she still lives a very normal life with all of her luxuries.
According to sources, her net worth is estimated at around $1.5 million after selling her mansion and moving to a small townhouse in Yucca Valley, California.
Bottom Line
Amber’s life has been full of ups and downs and while her net worth has dropped significantly in the past few years, she has had a pretty successful career.
It is difficult to come up with an exact number as her finances have been quite turbulent but with her upcoming Hollywood projects, it is expected that her net worth will bounce back.
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