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Amber’s text messages to ‘Rocketman’ tycoon Musk

- By Tom Bryant

AMBER Heard nicknamed billionair­e Elon Musk “Rocketman” in texts said to be from her which appear to reveal her friendship with him while married to Johnny Depp.

The messages were passed to Depp’s legal team as part of his defamation case against Heard after she alleged she was a domestic violence victim.

The disclosure comes after SpaceX entreprene­ur Musk denied allegation­s that he was involved in a “three-way affair” with his ex Heard and model Cara Delevingne.

He also insisted that “Amber and I only started going out about a month after her divorce filing” on May 23, 2016.

The texts appear to have been sent on May 22 that year, the day after Heard claims Pirates Of The Caribbean star Depp assaulted her with a phone – which he strenously denies.

Confidenti­al

In the messages, Musk also offers to engage 24/7 security that could be “utterly confidenti­al” for her because she had “talked about J being violent in the past”.

When she writes of filing for divorce and a restrainin­g order, Musk replies: “Wtf? But you’re ok, right? Is there anything I can do?” Heard, who saved Musk in her phone as “Rocketman”, says she has been subjecting him to “radio silence”.

Musk replies: “Sorry for being an idiot.The radio silence hurt a lot. It only matters because I really like you.”

The Tesla billionair­e responded to new claims that he, Heard and Delevingne were allegedly involved in a secret relationsh­ip. He hit back: “Cara and I are friends but we’ve never been intimate. She would

Amber Heard with Musk... messages show the depth of friendship

confirm this.Also, I wish to confirm again that Amber and I only started going out about a month after her divorce filing. I don’t think I was ever even in the vicinity of Amber during their marriage!” Both Depp and Heard have arrived in the UK in preparatio­n for their High Court battle which kicks off July 7.

Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman said the dates of texts sent between Musk and Heard “profoundly contradict” his statement that he was not in her vicinity during her marriage.

 ?? Pictures: GETTY ?? Amber with star Depp in early 2016, only months before they split up amid allegation­s of violence
Pictures: GETTY Amber with star Depp in early 2016, only months before they split up amid allegation­s of violence
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