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" Johnny Depp&amp;#039;s ex and the mother of his two children, singer Vanessa Paradis, has responded to Amber Heard&amp;#039;s allegations that she was a victim of Johnny&amp;#039;s physical and emotional abuse throughout\u00A0their relationship.\u00A0 In an open letter obtained by\u00A0TMZ, Vanessa wrote: &amp;quot;To whom it may concern, Johnny Depp is the father of my two children, he is a sensitive, loving, and loved person, and I believe with all my heart that these recent allegations being made are outrageous. &amp;quot;In all the years I have known Johnny, he has never been physically abusive with me and this looks nothing like the man I lived with for 14 wonderful years.&amp;quot;  While we understand that Vanessa Paradis must feel pressure to respond to the allegations, especially in light of her view that Johnny Depp is the &amp;quot;sensitive, loving&amp;quot; man she knew, we actually quite wish she hadn&amp;#039;t.\u00A0 It&amp;#039;s extremely damaging for Vanessa to stand up and allege that because\u00A0she\u00A0was not on the receiving end of abuse, Amber Heard is lying about her experiences. An abuser&amp;#039;s behaviour can change. They may appear to be wonderful to everyone around them. Johnny Depp&amp;#039;s ex - while perhaps more knowledgeable about Johnny&amp;#039;s character than most people - is not qualified to know the exact ins and outs of his relationship with Amber Heard.\u00A0  Through this letter, Vanessa sends a damaging message. Not just to Amber Heard (one of &amp;#039;this man has lots of friends, back down&amp;#039;) but also to all abused women who are scared to speak up. She&amp;#039;s confirming the idea that victims of abuse won&amp;#039;t be believed, that abuser&amp;#039;s previous behaviour is a better indicator of who they are then the victim&amp;#039;s experience.\u00A0 Johnny&amp;#039;s daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, has also spoken out. She shared a throwback photo of herself with her dad on Instagram, along with the caption: &amp;quot;My dad is the sweetest most loving person I know, he&amp;#039;s been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I, and everyone who knows him would say the same.&amp;quot;\u00A0           My dad is the sweetest most loving person I know, he&amp;#039;s been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I, and everyone who knows him would say the same \u2764\uFE0F A photo posted by Lily-Rose Depp (@lilyrose_depp) on May 29, 2016 at 4:57am PDT     And with that, we just want to take this moment to issue a gentle reminder: NONE of us know exactly what has happened in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard&amp;#039;s marriage. It&amp;#039;s quite clearly a lot more complex than it seemed, and we can understand the temptation to analyse and debate and pick a side.\u00A0 But please be mindful of the way you speak about a woman who may be the victim of abuse\u00A0- and consider the message you&amp;#039;re sending to other women who are considering speaking up against their abusers.\u00A0 Follow Ellen on Twitter.\u00A0   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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