A complete timeline of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's tumultuous relationship

In 2009, Depp met Heard on the set of 'The Rum Diary'

Depp starred as Paul Kemp, a journalist who takes a job in Puerto Rico in "The Rum Diary" — based on Hunter S. Thompson's book of the same name. Thompson was Depp's real-life friend and idol.

Heard played Chenault — a woman engaged to another man — whom Kemp is immediately smitten with as soon as he sees her.

Heard told Vogue in 2011: "Working with Johnny was torture. It was better than I ever imagined, which is really saying something."

Depp and Heard were dating by early 2012

In a court filing, Heard wrote that she and Depp began dating "around the end of 2011 or the start of 2012." It was also in 2012 that Depp and long-time partner Paradis publicly announced their separation after 14 years of dating. Depp had two children with Paradis: Lily-Rose (born in 1999) and John Christopher (2002).

Depp had previously been in relationships with Winona Ryder (from 1989 to 1993) and Kate Moss (1994 to 1998).

Heard split up with partner Tasya van Ree at the same time. USA Today reported that Heard was arrested in 2009 on a charge of physically assaulting then-girlfriend van Ree at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington. The two got into a disagreement after Heard allegedly grabbed and hit van Ree's arm.

All charges were dropped, however, with van Ree herself saying that Heard was "wrongfully" accused by cops who "misinterpreted and over-sensationalized" the incident.

In 2014, Heard was spotted wearing an engagement ring

People magazine reported that Depp and Heard were engaged after a picture emerged of the actress wearing an ornate engagement ring.

She said in the statement that her life "as I knew it" had been destroyed after "defending my truth" but she was not admitting or confessing to anything by settling the case.

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"There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward," Heard wrote.

The "Aquaman" star also mentioned the online criticism she received during the trial in her statement.

"The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimised when they come forward," Heard wrote. "Now I finally have an opportunity to emancipate myself from something I attempted to leave over six years ago and on terms I can agree to."