Johnny Depp is getting back into the dating scene — and he’s doing it with 28-year-old model Yulia Vlasova.
A source tells ET that the 61-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor is “casually seeing Yulia Vlasova,” but notes that they are not official at this time.
“They’ve known each other for a few years and see each other when they can,” the source shares of the actor and the beautician.
The news of their courting was first reported by The Daily Mail, who shared pictures of the pair together. It’s unclear how the pair met.
Depp’s situationship with the young Russian native comes two years after his front-page defamation trial involving ex-wife Amber Heard, which ended in a favorable judgment for the actor who was awarded more than $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
The 2022 televised legal battle spanned six weeks and portrayed both celebrities in a negative light at various points. It all began when Depp filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Heard in March 2019 after the Washington Post published an op-ed she wrote about being the victim of domestic violence. Depp’s name was not mentioned in the article, but the story came out as their contentious 2016 divorce continued to make headlines.
While Depp won the defamation trial against his ex-wife in a sweeping fashion, the same jury that awarded Depp that victory also found he was liable, citing comments previously made by Depp’s lawyer, Adam Waldman, in which he referred to Heard’s claims as a “hoax.”
Heard was ultimately awarded $2 million by the jury and has spent the last two years mostly keeping out of the spotlight, only making public appearances now and again after moving to Spain with her young daughter.
In December 2022, Heard filed an appeal but ultimately decided to settle the case, saying in a statement at the time, “I have made no admission. This is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward.”
The actress most recently starred in 2023’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom but did not take part in much of the press tour for the film.
While Depp waited a considerable amount of time to return to the public eye himself, he made his first big public appearance in May 2023 while attending the Cannes Film Festival where he received a seven-minute standing ovation for his film, Jeanne Du Barry.
As for his love life post-court case, the actor was rumored to be involved with lawyer Joelle Rich — who represented him during his U.K. libel lawsuit involving Heard — but the pair never went public with any relationship. He has mostly been focusing on his music of late.
Heard, meanwhile, is “at peace” with her life, according to one source who spoke with ET in 2023.
“She is focused on motherhood and her daughter. She is happy and feels comfortable in Spain,” the source shared. “She is glad to be settled and is moving forward with her life. She doesn’t want to deal with any drama surrounding Johnny or the trial anymore.”
They added Heard’s ex was similarly “very happy to move on with his life and feels redemption. He feels grateful to his true fans and knows who they are. He is prioritizing his career and work.”
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