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This Whole Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Divorce Mess Is Finally Over

This Whole Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Divorce Mess Is Finally Over
It's over.
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It's over.
It's over.
Kevork Djansezian / Reuters
It's over.

Almost eight months since announcing their split, Amber Heard and Johnny Deppā€™s divorce nightmare is finally over, according to People.

On Friday, a Los Angeles judge finalized their divorce by reportedly throwing out all motions to delay, including Deppā€™s request for Heard to pay $100,000 in legal fees, meaning that the two are now officially single.

ā€œI just see this as a lot of bickering back and forth,ā€ the judge reportedly told the actorsā€™ respective lawyers, according to The Daily News.

As per their original agreement, Depp is now required to pay Heard what remains of their nearly $7 million divorce settlement, which the ā€œJustice Leagueā€ actress has pledged to donate to charity. According to TMZ, Heardā€™s attempt to renegotiate the settlement was also rejected by the judge, as both actors will now pay their own legal fees.

ā€œIt is a great day. All Amber wanted was to be divorced and now she is,ā€ Heardā€™s attorney, Pierce Oā€™Donnell, told People. ā€œIn the words of Gerald Ford, ā€˜Our long national nightmare is over.ā€™ā€

In December, Heard filed a Request for Order after a delay in payment from Depp to ensure that the ā€œPirates of the Caribbeanā€ actor finalizes the division of the coupleā€™s assets and follows through on the settlement. A week later, Depp fired back by requesting Heard assist in the payment of his legal fees.

Heard initially filed for divorce in May, citing ā€œirreconcilable differencesā€ before accusing Depp of physically and verbally abusing her throughout their marriage. The pair, who first met on the set of the film ā€œThe Rum Diary,ā€ had only been married for 15 months.

The Huffington Post has reached out to both Heardā€™s and Deppā€™s representatives and will update the post accordingly.

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