I kept meaning to write-up an update on the Amber Heard-Elon Musk story, but I never got around to it. Late last week, Page Six and TMZ reported that Amber and Elon were likely spending a lot of time together in LA and Florida, and they were possibly even hooking up at a Florida hotel a few weeks back. But a source later told People Magazine that “Amber and Elon are friends and have been for a few years” and while they did spend time together in Florida, the hangout was a group situation and there was nothing romantic going on. Do you believe that? I think I might believe it, considering I think it’s possible that Johnny Depp’s team wants to make Amber look like she’s already “moved on” with another wealthy man, because “slutty golddigger” narratives don’t just appear out of thin air.

Speaking of narratives and which team (Team Depp or Team Heard) has the better media strategy, well… I don’t know. I would say that Amber has handled her business really well, except that Depp still has so many apologists and defenders. We recently heard that Depp’s team was trying to muzzle Amber in the press – Depp’s lawyers don’t want Amber’s lawyers leaking to the media anymore. Which is pretty rich, considering Team Depp has been passing information to TMZ for months. TMZ is basically working for Johnny Depp at this point. Well, Amber’s lawyers have filed their response to Depp’s attempt to muzzle Amber.

On Tuesday, Amber Heard’s legal team filed new documents claiming Johnny Depp and his team are attempting to “thwart” their divorce proceedings, and that he is “smearing [Heard] at every turn.” The documents address the filing Depp’s team submitted last week, which request that any forthcoming information discovered during the proceedings, including financial information and witness statements, remain confidential. He also requested that experts and witnesses who testify sign a nondisclosure agreement – and any breaches would cost Heard and her team $100,000 for every infraction. Heard’s team calls their requests “blatant threats.”

“[Depp] and his counsel’s demand for the execution of these two non-disclosure agreements which impose undue financial hardships and burdens on [Heard] are nothing but blatant threats by [Depp] and are illustrative of his continued attempts to thwart real progress in this case,” state the new documents obtained by PEOPLE. “In reality, it has been, and continues to be Depp who refuses to be forthright with his financial information and has stymied resolution of this case…[Depp] has been stonewalling the progress of this case, by refusing to provide the most basic financial documents.”

In the papers Depp filed last week, his team claimed that they previously asked Heard to agree to maintain confidentiality, but says she “has inexplicably refused to sign any agreement” to do so.

“Amber’s need for financial information to resolve this case is distinct from the public’s appetite for celebrity divorce,” last week’s documents also stated. Heard’s new filing also argues that she is not failing to attend her deposition, as Depp’s team has alleged, but that she is leaving for London for work, and willing to do the deposition on a weekend.

“[Heard] is cooperating in full because she wishes to be transparent and has nothing to hide,” the new documents state. The new documents also state that both parties participated in a six-hour voluntary settlement conference with a judge in hopes of resolving all matters between Heard and Depp. While no full resolution was reached, the documents note that some progress was made.

[From People]

TMZ notes that Amber has always said she would be willing to fly in on a weekend and sit for her deposition, but Depp’s lawyers refuse to work weekends! Which is funny to me. As for the demand that Amber and her legal team face fines of $100,000 per confidentiality breach, that is insane. Insane if it’s ONLY for Amber. I know that Amber’s team doesn’t want to even play into Depp’s game, but if he keeps pressing the confidentiality agreement, Amber’s lawyers should demand that Depp’s team be held to the exact same standard. If Team Depp leaks anything, they face the same fines. That won’t happen though. Right now they’re still negotiating and playing this out in the press. Does Depp not realize that he just needs to give Amber a generous settlement and walk away?

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