The legal battles between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have already lasted longer than their doomed marriage. Although the famous couple divorced in less than two years, they have been at odds for four years.

Here’s a breakdown of their court cases, and relationship timeline by the numbers.

Legal battles timeline

2016

In August 2016, five months before their divorce was officially finalized, Depp and Heard reached a divorce settlement in which Heard was awarded $7 million.

Depp and Heard said in a joint statement to the Associated Press, “Our relationship was passionate and volatile at times, but it was always based on love. For the sake of financial gain, neither party has made false accusations. There was never any intention of harming anyone physically or emotionally.”

2019

In March 2019, Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against Heard for an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018, which was published in 2018, about being a domestic violence survivor.

Depp’s lawsuit originally sought $50 million in damages, claiming that Heard’s article cost him job opportunities. Heard is countersuing Depp for $100 million, alleging that the Hollywood actor is attempting to smear her name.

2020

Depp sued News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, for libel over an entertainment article in which the actor was referred to as a “wife beater” in the headline. The case went to trial in England, and Heard was called to testify.

According to the BBC, she claimed Depp “threatened to kill” her “many times.” According to the Associated Press, Depp lost the case in November 2020 after a judge ruled that the defendants had shown “what they published in the meaning which I have held the words to bear was substantially true.” Depp’s appeal was denied, but he insists that he was not violent toward Heard.

2022

On April 12, Depp’s defamation case was filed in Fairfax, Virginia. The case is still ongoing, and the public is keeping a close eye on it.

Relationship timeline

2009

Depp and Heard are said to have met for the first time in 2009, when they co-starred in the film “The Rum Diary.” Two years later, the film was released.

2012

Depp and Heard started dating in 2012, shortly after the actor “amicably separated” from French actress Vanessa Paradis, with whom he had been in a 14-year relationship until June 2012, according to Us Weekly.

Depp and Heard allegedly became romantically involved that summer, according to rumors. By the fall, media outlets had increased their coverage of the celebrity couple.

2014

According to a People Magazine report, Depp and Heard got engaged in January 2014. The pair were spotted leaving a West Hollywood restaurant, which sparked the rumor. Heard was reportedly seen wearing an engagement ring by onlookers.

2015

Depp and Heard married in their Los Angeles home on Feb. 3, 2015. According to Hello! Magazine, the couple married in a private ceremony and held a larger reception a few days later on Depp’s private island in the Bahamas.

2016

In May 2016, Heard filed for divorce. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she also obtained a temporary restraining order against Depp, alleging abuse.

Heard claimed Depp threw a cellphone at her in a fit of rage, and it hit her in the face.

TMZ published photos of Heard’s face and the restraining order filing. Depp and his team have always denied Heard’s allegations of abuse, claiming that it was Heard who was violent during their 15-month marriage.

2017

On January 13, 2017, Depp and Heard finalized their divorce.