It's a story that begins in the Caribbean.
Not a pirate story, but a love story.
In 2010, Johnny Depp, 49, the late Hollywood sex symbol, and Amber Heard, 27, a tall blonde with stunning beauty, met on the set of the movie
Rum Express
in Puerto Rico.
Between them, it's love at first sight, and the eyes of the world are riveted on this couple in the making who married in 2015 on the private island of Johnny Depp in the Bahamas, of which he baptizes "Amber" one of the beaches .
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Yet, just 15 months after their union, Amber Heard filed for divorce, first citing “irreconcilable differences”.
Disputes that quickly turn into accusations of domestic violence.
But the story does not end there.
Johnny Depp in turn accuses him of violence, and since 2016, we have been witnessing a real judicial soap opera, as infernal as it is thrilling.
But above all: very complicated.
What was the trigger for this case?
How did Amber Heard win the first trial in London?
What was the obviously extraordinary life of this couple like?
And above all, how will they get out of this media whirlwind?
In this bonus episode of
Scandals
, journalist Marion Galy-Ramounot dives into the heart of the most publicized trial of the moment thanks to the expertise of Zac Ntim, journalist reporter who covers the trial for the
Insider
site .
Scandales
is a Madame Figaro podcast, written and presented by Marion Galy-Ramounot, and produced by Lucile Rousseau-Garcia.
Jeanne-Marie Desnos shot this episode and participated in the writing.
Thomas Rozès edited, produced and mixed it to music composed by Jean Thévenin.
Océane Ciuni is the editorial manager of
Scandales
, a podcast produced by Louie Creative, Louie Media's audio content agency.