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Mansion, where Johnny Depp severed his finger, is up for sale for $40million

 

Johnny Depp

Diamond Head, the million-dollar Gold Coast mansion in Australia, where Hollywood actor Johnny Depp severed the tip of his finger in a major fight with his ex-wife Amber Heard, has been put up on the market for sale for $40million.

Johnny and Amber, who got married in February 2015, were at this property in March that year when they got into a violent argument. During the defamation trial earlier this year, Johnny talked about the violent fight at this mansion. He reportedly said, “She (Amber) threw a bottle of vodka at me during the fight and cut my finger off, the tip of my finger, a good chunk. I miss it.” His statement was in contradiction to the previous media reports that claimed he accidentally sliced off the tip of his finger because he smashed several bottles during the violent fight. However, Amber denied his claims during the trial.

This mansion was also the property where Johnny and Amber's Yorkshire Terriers, Pistol and Boo, stayed under house arrest in May 2015 after the couple failed to subject the dogs to Australia’s 10-day quarantine. In April 2016, they released a video apologising for violating  Australia’s biosecurity codes by not declaring the dogs. On May 23, 2016, Amber filed for divorce from Johnny, citing irreconcilable differences and alleging that he physically abused her.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, the mansion is now up for sale. The mansion has been estimated to be worth $40million. It will go on sale on September 28.

The mansion has 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, along with a helipad, a landing strip for private planes, and a private jetty that has access to the Coomera and Pimpama rivers.

In June this year, the Virginia court ordered Heard to pay USD 10 million in compensatory damages and USD 5 million in punitive damages to Depp. 

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