J ohnny Depp has broken his silence on his divorce from Amber Heard, saying he will not respond to 'salacious stories'.

Heard, 30, filed for divorce after 15 months of marriage on Monday citing 'irreconcilable differences'.

It was later claimed that the breakdown of their marriage was a result of Depp's family 'hating' Heard.

A spokesperson has since addressed the claims and said the actor is looking for a 'quick' divorce.

In a statement they said: 'Given the brevity of this marriage and the most recent and tragic loss of his mother, Johnny will not respond to any of the salacious false stories, gossip, misinformation and lies about his personal life.

'Hopefully the dissolution of this short marriage will be resolved quickly.'

News of the divorce came days after Depp’s mother, Betty Sue Palmer, died on May 20 after a long illness. She was 81.

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Depp and Heard met on the set of 2011 film The Rum Diary while Depp was still in a relationship with Vanessa Paradis – the mother of his son Jack and daughter Lily-Rose.

The couple revealed their engagement in January 2014 and married at a private ceremony in Los Angeles in February last year before celebrating on Depp's private island in the Bahamas.

They were last seen together apologising on camera to Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce for illegally smuggling their dogs, Pistol and Boo, into the country.

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