Amber Spent the Night With James Franco Before Filing For Divorce From Johnny—Here’s If They Had an Affair
18.05.2022 - 23:33
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Just friends? Amber Heard and James Franco’s relationship was brought up during her defamation trial with Johnny Depp on May 17, 2022. Johnny’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez, cross-examined the Aquaman star with security footage from the night before Amber filed for divorce from Johnny.
“That’s you and Mr. Franco on May 22, 2016, right Ms. Heard?” the attorney asked, referring to the footage captured on May 22, 2016. Heard replied, “That’s correct.” Camille further interrogated the actress, “And it’s past 11 p.m. at night … You knew Mr. Depp was out of town the week of May 21, 2016.” However, Amber denied that she knew of Johnny’s schedule.
Amber was rumored to be having an affair with James, who was her next-door neighbor. During the trial—in which Johnny is suing his ex-wife for $50 million over the publication of a 2018 op-ed in which she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse—Amber went on to explain the real relationship between her and James Franco.
What was Amber Heard and James Franco’s relationship?
Amber confirmed that the relationship between her and James was strictly platonic. “He was my friend and he lived next door, quite literally next door, and I had frankly exhausted my support network with my usual friends and was happy to welcome as much friendship at that time as I could possibly get,” she shared during the trial.
However, she expressed that Johnny has a disdain for The Disaster Artist actor. “He hated James Franco. He was accusing me of having a thing with him in the past since we had done Pineapple Express together,” Amber said on May 5, 2022. The Danish Girl actress then explained that Johnny would get jealous easily when it came to Amber and her co-stars. “I had spoken to Johnny — I’m in