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Cara Delevingne Dated Amber Heard After 2016 Divorce

7/1/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Cara Delevingne told a podcast she began dating Amber Heard after Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp in May 2016.
Cara Delevingne said they had been friends for years, only became entangled when the divorce began, and Amber Heard later dated Elon Musk with no romance involving Cara Delevingne.
The 2022 trial awarded Johnny Depp $10.35 million and Amber Heard $2 million, with the parties later settling for $1 million.

History

Historical Context

After the June 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, O.J. Simpson was acquitted in the criminal trial that ended on October 3 1995, a case shaped by the 1992 Rodney King riots and national racial tensions. In February 1997 a civil jury ordered him to pay $33.5 million to the victims’ families, cementing the trial’s legacy of celebrity-driven, media-saturated litigation.

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Story summary

Cara Delevingne told a podcast she began dating Amber Heard after Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp in May 2016.
Cara Delevingne said they had been friends for years, only became entangled when the divorce began, and Amber Heard later dated Elon Musk with no romance involving Cara Delevingne.
The 2022 trial awarded Johnny Depp $10.35 million and Amber Heard $2 million, with the parties later settling for $1 million.

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