Supermodel Cara Delevingne is the latest celebrity name to be dragged into Johnny Depp‘s $50 million defamation suit over claims she had a ‘three-way affair’ with Amber Heard and Elon Musk, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
The A-list trio hooked up at Depp’s downtown LA penthouse in late 2016 after Heard split from the Pirates of the Caribbean star, according to a new deposition from a friend and former neighbor.
Sources close to Depp say he ‘hasn’t ruled out’ serving Delevingne, 27, with a subpoena to find out if she has any information that could prove useful to his case against ex-wife Heard, 34.
The Oscar nominee, 57, has already filed papers demanding that Musk and actor James Franco turn over any messages, emails or conversations they had with Heard around the time of their May 2016 split.
‘Cara could also be compelled to give evidence – by either party,’ an insider confirmed. ‘It’s definitely a possibility. Almost anything can happen in this case.’
Supermodel Cara Delevingne is the latest household name to be dragged into Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation suit over claims she had a ‘three-way affair’ with Amber Heard and Elon Musk, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal
The A-list trio hooked up at Depp’s downtown LA penthouse in late 2016 after Heard split from the Pirates of the Caribbean star, according to a new deposition from a friend and former neighbor.
The Oscar nominee, 57, has already filed papers demanding that Musk and actor James Franco turn over any messages, emails or conversations they had with Heard around the time of their May 2016 split
Depp launched his explosive lawsuit in March of last year after Heard penned an op-ed for the Washington Post portraying herself as a survivor of domestic violence.
The article did not mention Depp by name but he filed for defamation regardless, saying Heard’s ‘hoax’ allegations led to speculation he was the abuser and caused him to lose his prized role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
Since then his lawyers have taken depositions from dozens of former friends and associates, including Josh Drew, who was previously married to Heard’s best friend, Raquel ‘Rocky’ Pennington.
In excerpts seen by DailyMail.com, Depp’s legal team asked Drew, who lived rent free in one of the multiple neighboring apartments that Depp owned, what he knew of Heard’s alleged ménage a trois.
‘Did Rocky tell you Amber Heard was having an affair with Carla Delevingne while she was still married to Johnny Depp?’ attorney Benjamin Chew asks.
‘Yes,’ says Drew, who has since split from Pennington but says elsewhere in the deposition that he socialized with Heard as recently as last year and that she is paying for his attorney.
‘Did she ever tell you in words or substance while Amber was still married to Johnny Depp that the three of them, Amber Heard, Elon Musk and Carla Delevingne spent the night together?’ Chew goes on.
‘Yes,’ replies Drew. ‘To the specific date, I can’t say.’
Since then his lawyers have taken depositions from dozens of former friends and associates, including Josh Drew (pictured), who was previously married to Heard’s best friend, Raquel ‘Rocky’ Pennington. In excerpts seen by DailyMail.com, Depp’s legal team asked Drew, who lived rent free in one of the multiple neighboring apartments that Depp owned, what he knew of Heard’s alleged ménage a trois
Depp claims otherwise in court filings, saying that staff at the Eastern Columbia Building (pictured) recall Musk visiting Heard ‘late at night’ while Depp was away filming in 2015
Chew further asks: ‘So they were having a three-way affair, correct?’
‘My understanding, yes,’ Drew replies.
Heard dated Musk, 48, on and off for several years but the Tesla mogul insists they only became romantically involved after her marriage crumbled in May 2016.
Depp claims otherwise in court filings, saying that staff at the Eastern Columbia Building recall Musk visiting Heard ‘late at night’ while Depp was away filming in 2015.
He subpoenaed Musk last year for any texts, emails, letters or communications he exchanged with Heard during their marriage or anything mentioning alleged incidents of domestic violence.
Depp particularly wants to know what his ex-wife told the Space X tycoon about the May 2016 blowout fight that resulted in Heard seeking a restraining order, accusing Depp of hurling a phone at her and beating her.
Delevingne, who makes no secret of her attraction to both sexes and recently split from her longtime girlfriend Ashley Benson, has been linked to an array of stars including singers Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles, Rita Ora, as well as Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez, Skins actor Jack O’Connell and model Paris Jackson.
A source close to Musk dismissed claims of an affair or three way relationship as ‘a nonsense, a soap opera,’ declining to comment further beyond reiterating a statement issued by the entrepreneur’s rep in March 2019. ‘Elon and Amber didn’t start seeing each other until May 2016, and even then it was infrequent,’ the spokesman said
But while Delevingne was frequently photographed partying with Heard – who is also openly bisexual – the rumored fling was never substantiated
She was first drawn into the Depp-Heard maelstrom when a 2016 tabloid report claimed Depp was being ‘driven insane’ by suspicions that Heard was having an affair with the British model and actress.
But while Delevingne was frequently photographed partying with Heard – who is also openly bisexual – the rumored fling was never substantiated.
DailyMail.com has since then obtained an image of a woman closely resembling Delevingne riding the private elevator to Depp’s penthouse in late 2016.
It was shot from the same security camera that captured pictures, published exclusively by this website, of Heard and Musk cuddling up as they took the identical elevator that same year.
Although both images are lacking date stamps, accounts from building staff now appear to corroborate claims the trio were all there on the same occasion, the day before Thanksgiving in 2016.
Concierge boss Trinity Corrine Esparza said of the trio in a 2017 deposition: ‘I saw them going up and down the elevator over and over again.
‘Cara was going up and down and then Elon and Amber were going up and down.’
DailyMail.com has since then obtained an image of a woman closely resembling Delevingne riding the private elevator to Depp’s penthouse in late 2016 (pictured). It was shot from the same security camera that captured pictures, published exclusively by this website, of Heard and Musk cuddling up as they took the identical elevator that same year
It was shot from the same security camera that captured pictures, published exclusively by this website, of Heard and Musk cuddling up as they took the identical elevator that same year (pictured)
Although both images are lacking date stamps, accounts from building staff now appear to corroborate claims the trio were all there on the same occasion, the day before Thanksgiving in 2016
Spiderman actor Franco got caught up in the ex-couple’s legal war after he was pictured riding the same elevator with Heard on May 22, 2016 – the night after her infamous dust-up with Depp (pictured)
She added: ‘They were pressing the button over and over again and then they couldn’t figure out how to get back up, so they took the stairs.’
A representative for Delevingne did not respond to a request for comment.
Heard’s lawyers have previously described Depp’s allegation of infidelity as ‘frivolous’ and an attempt to ‘silence’ their client.
A source close to Musk dismissed claims of an affair or three way relationship as ‘a nonsense, a soap opera,’ declining to comment further beyond reiterating a statement issued by the entrepreneur’s rep in March 2019.
‘Elon and Amber didn’t start seeing each other until May 2016, and even then it was infrequent,’ the spokesman said.
‘Their relationship didn’t become romantic until some time later.’
Musk – who recently welcomed a baby boy with musician girlfriend Grimes – made a further cameo at London’s High Court earlier this year where Depp is also suing The Sun newspaper over a 2018 article that described him as ‘wife beater’.
The court was read a text from Depp to a friend that made an apparent reference to Musk: ‘Brother, I’m sorry to even ask but she sucked mollusc’s crooked d*** and he gave her some sh**y lawyers.
‘I have no mercy left of what I thought was love for this gold-digging, low level, dime-a-dozen mushy, pointless, flappy fish market.’
Depp and Heard met on the set of The Rum Diary, back in 2011, married four years later – then split amid a slew of blood curdling domestic violence allegations and tabloid headlines. Pictured: A bruised Heard leaving the Los Angeles Superior Court with her lawyers after filing a domestic violence restraining order against Depp on May 27, 2016
Depp has always argued that he was the victim of an ‘elaborate hoax’ instigated by his ex-wife, who ‘faked’ her injuries with makeup and falsified accounts of abuse. He alleges in his suit: ‘Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse; she is the perpetrator. She hit, punched and kicked me. She also repeatedly and frequently threw objects into my body and head’
Spiderman actor Franco got caught up in the ex-couple’s legal war after he was pictured riding the same elevator with Heard on May 22, 2016 – the night after her infamous dust-up with Depp.
Heard’s then-legal team said Franco once lived in the same apartment complex and was simply taking the elevator at the same time.
But Depp’s lawyers hit him with a subpoena last July and want to grill him over what the pair discussed and whether she had any visible bruises.
Depp and Heard met on the set of The Rum Diary, back in 2011, married four years later – then split amid a slew of blood curdling domestic violence allegations and tabloid headlines.
Heard wrote in her December 2018 op-ed: ‘I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out.’
That prompted Depp to file for defamation in Virginia, where the Washington Post is based, stating: ‘Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse; she is the perpetrator.’
Heard responded with a 300-page filing of her own, cataloguing the years of alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of ‘the monster’.
The Virginia case has been delayed until next year because of the Covid-19 shutdown but the London trial begins next month.