What began as a messy break-up, with allegations of domestic abuse, followed with the film industry taking sides has now ended in spectacular showbiz fashion, with a 7 million dollars out-of-court divorce settlement.

Johnny Depp and Heard in happier times

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their divorce, resolving one of Hollywood's ugliest break-ups on the eve of a court hearing, which threatened to expose details of their tumultuous relationship to public glare.

Heard filed legal documents on Tuesday to the superior court of Los Angeles withdrawing her request for a domestic violence restraining order in a deal which included a reported $7m divorce settlement.