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Johnny Depp’s private island, Little Hall’s Pond Cay, is 45-acres of Bahamas beauty, but life in his haven hasn’t always been smooth sailing. Amid the actor’s ongoing libel trial against The Sun newspaper, the island has become the backdrop of multiple alleged incidents between Depp, 57, and his ex-wife Amber Heard, 34. Johnny Depp arrives …
Johnny Depp’s private island, Little Hall’s Pond Cay, is 45-acres of Bahamas beauty, but life in his haven hasn’t always been smooth sailing.
Amid the actor’s ongoing libel trial against The Sun newspaper, the island has become the backdrop of multiple alleged incidents between Depp, 57, and his ex-wife Amber Heard, 34.
On Tuesday, the island’s estate manager, Tara Roberts, detailed an alleged 2015 assault, claiming Heard “repeatedly berated” Depp, calling him “fat” and “washed up.” Roberts testified that she never saw Depp hit Heard, nor did he “physically react to the attacks.”
Earlier in the trial, Heard described a separate incident that allegedly occurred in August 2014, claiming that Depp slapped and kicked her while he was detoxing from drugs.
During her testimony, Roberts stated that there was “no discord” or anything “out of the ordinary,” during the 2014 trip. Depp also denied Heard’s claim, instead saying Heard did “one of the cruelest things she has ever done” by withholding his meds.
While Depp’s trouble in paradise is rapidly coming to light, the island hasn’t always been plagued by salacious drama. Here’s everything you need to know about the island Depp once called the most “pure and beautiful” place he’d ever been.
Private luxury came with a price
Depp reportedly spotted his treasured island while starring in 2003’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” and purchased it for $3.6 million in 2004. Despite starting out with no infrastructure, the actor ended up building a “ranch-style house with a stunning 360-degree view,” of the island.
According to Vanity Fair, Depp also dropped over $8 million on a yacht so he could get to his island. The boat, named Vajoliroja, has since been sold, but reportedly required eight crew members and cost between $300,000 and $400,000 a month to maintain.
The beaches have a special place in his heart
Each of the island’s beaches are named after something special to him. He named two after his children, Lily-Rose, 21, and Jack, 18. Another is named for his ex, Vanessa Paradis. Gonzo beach honors the late author Hunter S. Thompson and features glass tables with Thompson’s face etched into them. Depp also named one of the beaches Brando, after his friend and mentor Marlon Brando, whom he reportedly consulted when he first wanted to purchase an island.
Before they drew a line in the sand on their marriage, Depp and Heard hosted their 2015 wedding celebration on one of the white sandy beaches.
The island is eco-friendly
Little Hall’s Pond Cay, which is located in the Exumas archipelago about 60 miles from Nassau, is reportedly outfitted with solar-powered buildings.
The surrounding area is also home to a plethora of wildlife and serves as part of the Exuma Land and Sea Park protected area.
Depp once retreated to the island to “return to normalcy”
In a 2009 Vanity Fair story, Depp joked about wanting to become “Ruler of the Exumas” and getting Guinness on tap on Little Hall’s Pond Cay.
Calling the island his “decompression,” he recalled retreating there to feel more himself after a movie role. “Escapism is survival to me,” he said.
He has some celebrity neighbors
They say no man is an island, and Depp is certainly not alone in owning Caribbean property. Eddie Murphy and David Copperfield also own islands off the coast of Nassau.
Hall’s Pond Cay, another island in the Exumas chain, is currently on sale for $75 million by Vladi Private Islands.
