Amber Heard hits back at claims she’s BLACKMAILING Johnny Depp

Speculation surrounding Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's sudden divorce intensified in recent days when word got out that the 30-year-old actress had accused the Pirates of the Caribbean star of domestic abuse.

And with family members, friends and co-stars weighing in from all directions, it was only a matter of time before the Danish Girl star responded to the speculation.

After Johnny's friend, Doug Stanhope, accused the actress of blackmail in a letter which was printed by The Wrap, Amber's lawyer, Peter Sample, defended his client against the accusations.

Insisting that Doug's claims had no grounding in reality, Mr. Sample said: "The allegations against Ms. Heard are absolutely and unequivocally false."

Accusing Doug of 'muckraking for profit', Mr. Sample denies claims that Amber "has been manipulating Johnny Depp and is now blackmailing him by telling about his domestic abuse."

In addition to petitioning for divorce, Amber also sought and was granted a temporary restraining order against her former husband.

Amber's attorney has demanded that The Wrap retract the story.