--- description: Johnny Depp asked that Amber Heard pay $100,000 of his attorney's fees. title: Johnny Depp Asks Amber Heard to Pay $100,000 Worth of Attorney's Fees image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b455aa559a0ed6e/6988b3e82dce011ad49ebcc3/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Johnny Depp Asks Amber Heard to Pay $100,000 Worth of Attorney's Fees by [Jodi Guglielmi / People](/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2016 2:12 PM CUT  Actors Amber Heard (L) and Johnny Depp attend The Art of Elysium 2016 HEAVEN Gala presented by Vivienne Westwood & Andreas Kronthaler at 3LABS on January 9, 2016 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Art of Elysium) Actors Amber Heard (L) and Johnny Depp attend The Art of Elysium 2016 HEAVEN Gala presented by Vivienne Westwood & Andreas Kronthaler at 3LABS on January 9, 2016 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Art of Elysium)Michael Kovac—Getty Images for Art of Elysium by [Jodi Guglielmi / People](/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2016 2:12 PM CUT There are appears to be no signs of a ceasefire in [Amber Heard](http://people.com/tag/amber-heard "undefined") and [Johnny Depp](http://people.com/tag/johnny-depp "undefined")‘s ongoing divorce proceedings. In new court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Depp, 53, is asking that the court order Heard, 30, to pay $100,000 toward his attorneys’ fees and costs after the actress filed an “entirely unnecessary” [Request for Order](http://people.com/movies/amber-heard-court-documents-claiming-johnny-depp-has-not-paid-divorce-settlement/ "undefined") earlier this month. If Heard does not pay the fee within 10 days of the court’s order, Depp has requested that he be allowed to deduct that amount from his next divorce settlement payment. Heard’s lawyer responded to the filing in a statement: “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. 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.” According to the documents, Depp has already racked up nearly $1 million in attorney’s fees and costs with his lawyer Laura Wasser. The new filing also calls Heard’s behavior throughout their divorce proceedings into question, stating that she’s acted “erratically” and “uncooperatively.” “The impact of her relentless pursuit on Johnny — the damage her false allegations have caused his personal and professional reputation, his and his family’s emotional well-being, and his finances appears to be of no interest to Amber,” state the documents. Depp also claims that Heard has continuously violated their confidentiality agreement “almost weekly.” In November, Heard partnered with the [#GirlGaze Project](http://www.girlgaze.tv/ "undefined") for a [new video about domestic violence](http://people.com/celebrity/amber-heard-speaks-up-about-domestic-violence-in-emotional-girlgaze-psa/ "undefined"), and briefly shared her personal story, but did not mention Depp by name. “Amber wants to maintain the media’s attention and thereby preserve her own fleeting relevance,” state the documents. A court hearing on this motion is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2017. Heard filed a Request for Order on Dec. 13 to ensure that Depp pays the actress the remaining portion of the $7 million divorce settlement. She also requested that her $35,435 legal fees be paid in full. In her court filing, Heard alleged that “despite months of efforts and repeated breaches by \[Depp\], the parties have been unable to reach agreement on a stipulated form of Judgment” and claimed that Depp, among other allegations, had failed to pay the succeeding installments of the settlement. _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-asks-amber-heard-to-pay-100000-worth-of-attorney-fees-after-racking-up-nearly-1-million-bill/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4617386/amber-heard-johnny-depp-attorney/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4617386/amber-heard-johnny-depp-attorney/"},"headline":"Johnny Depp Asks Amber Heard to Pay $100,000 Worth of Attorney's Fees","datePublished":"2016-12-23T14:12:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:13.281Z","description":"After racking up a $1 million bill","url":"https://time.com/4617386/amber-heard-johnny-depp-attorney/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b455aa559a0ed6e/6988b3e82dce011ad49ebcc3/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jodi Guglielmi / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b455aa559a0ed6e/6988b3e82dce011ad49ebcc3/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Art of Elysium Presents Their 9th Annual Heaven by Visionaries Vivienne Westwood & Andreas Kronthaler","caption":"The Art of Elysium Presents Their 9th Annual Heaven by Visionaries Vivienne Westwood & Andreas Kronthaler","creditText":"Michael Kovac—Getty Images for Art of Elysium","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4617386/amber-heard-johnny-depp-attorney/","name":"Johnny Depp Asks Amber Heard to Pay $100,000 Worth of Attorney's Fees"}}]}] ```