Johnny Depp sues Amber Heard for defamation seeking $50 million - USA TODAY

(Photo: PATRICK HAMILTON/ AFP/Getty Images)The toxic divorce back-and-forth between Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues with the latest legal front shifting to Depp's reported lawsuit against his ex, seeking $50 million for allegedly defaming him with "hoax" allegations of domestic abuse.The Blast, Deadline and People reported Depp filed the suit against Heard over an opinion column she published, but didn't say when or where or in what court the suit was filed. “Ms. Heard is not a victim of domestic abuse; she is a perpetrator,” the suit says.The Depp-Heard divorce, after less than two years of marriage, was one of Hollywood's most toxic in 2016, an ugly affair featuring allegations of physical abuse, restraining orders, media-mobbed court hearings, leaked texts and cellphone pictures of facial bruises, plus dueling lawyers and publicists.Heard claimed the Los Angeles police went to their downtown loft the night of an alleged beating and documented the abuse.