Amber Heard was in a long-term relationship with Tasya Van Ree, who has continued to support her ex during her legal battle with Johnny Depp. Here’s a look inside their relationship
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Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard are currently battling it out at a Virginia Court over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she accused the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor of abusing her.
Depp is suing his former wife for $50 million for defamation, also accusing her of intensifying his drug abuse and bullying him.
Heard dismissed Depp’s claims and is suing the actor, whom she was married to for only 15 months between 2015 and 2017, for $100 million.
As the legal fight between the actors continue, there is renewed interest in both their dating histories, with one name coming out being Heard’s ex-partner Tasya Van Ree.
Who is Tasya Van Ree?
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Hawaiian-born painter and photographer Tasya Van Ree was romantically involved with Amber Heard. The pair were in a domestic partnership from 2008 – before same-sex marriage was made legal in the US – with Heard considering herself married to 45-year-old Ree, even using the name Amber Van Ree.
In 2010, Heard came out as bisexual and a year later when same-sex marriage became constitutional in New York, the couple are thought to have thrown an intimate party to celebrate.
Tasya and Amber broke up in late 2012 but the pair are thought to have remained close even after Amber moved on. An insider claimed: “Tasya has always been a rock for the actress. They’ve been through a lot together.”
Has Amber Heard been accused of domestic violence before?
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In 2009, Amber Heard was arrested by the Port of Seattle Police after she and Tasya got into an argument at the Seattle-Tacoma International airport.
Heard was taken into custody and booked for misdemeanour domestic violence after she allegedly struck Ree.
The actress’ case was assigned to King County District Court in Seattle, a day after the incident. However, prosecutor declined to press charges against Heard.
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Despite the alleged altercation between them, Ree has remained a huge supported of Amber. She claimed that the actress had been “wrongly accused” for the incident in 2009.
Ree said: “In 2009, Amber was wrongfully accused for an incident that was misinterpreted and over-sensationalised by two individuals in a powerful position. I [recall] hints of misogynistic attitudes toward us which later appeared to be homophobic when they found out we were domestic partners and not just ‘friends.'”
She added that her ex-partner is a “brilliant, honest and beautiful woman and I have the utmost respect for her”.
However, Depp has claimed in court documents that “several women who have been in a relationship with Ms. Heard have come forward to share their personal experiences of brutal violence and other abuse at the hands of Ms Heard”.
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