Doug Stanhope: Amber Heard Manipulated Johnny Depp for Years, Blackmailed Him Over Divorce Terms

Comedian Doug Stanhope has come out swinging in defense of Johnny Depp, accusing Amber Heard of having “blackmailed” Depp over the terms of the divorce, threatening to “lie about him publicly in any and every possible duplicitous way.”

Actors Johnny Depp (L) and Amber Heard attend the Los Angeles Premiere of "The Danish Girl", in Westwood, California, on November 21, 2015.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images

Comedian Doug Stanhope has come out swinging in defense of Johnny Depp, accusing Amber Heard of having “blackmailed” Depp over the terms of the divorce, threatening to “lie about him publicly in any and every possible duplicitous way.” 

Stanhope said that he and his wife had known Depp for a few years, and that they were at his house on the Saturday before the alleged domestic assault on Heard, where they saw a gloomy Depp. 

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