Hollywood's Beaters & Cheaters
June 14 2016, Published 9:43 a.m. ET
When the cameras roll, stars shine their brightest! But when the spotlight's off, they can become very dark in their private lives. Even worse, sometimes they turn violent — and sometimes Hollywood's fairytale marriages are rife with lies, cheating and even brutal beatdowns. Now, in an exclusive investigation, The National ENQUIRER has broken down the locked doors to shine a light on Tinseltown's most outrageous beaters and cheaters. Here's the stark and disturbing look at the horrifying secrets of Hollywood's not-so-happy couples!
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Leave a Party in Culver City
Jack "The Whack" Sparrow's brief, 15-month union to Amber Heard, featured embarrassing drunken public episodes and complaints from his ex-wife Vanessa Paradis who complained Johnny Depp's party lifestyle was unfit for her kids.
Amber Heard leaves court in LA after claiming Johnny Depp physically assaulted her
Then Heard filed for a divorce, with shocking complaints of vicious physical violence and revealing facial cuts and bruises she said bore Depp's signature!
Bruising on Amber Heard’s face she claims was inflicted by Johnny Depp
Now she has a restraining order to ensure he never touches her again. The actress claimed Depp, 53, "violently attacked" and threatened her on May 21 at their Los Angeles penthouse apartment.
Bruising on Amber Heard’s face she claims was inflicted by Johnny Depp
In the damning court papers, Heard, 30, said, "(Johnny) has a short fuse. He is often paranoid and his temper is exceptionally scary for me as it has proven many times to be physically dangerous and/or life-threatening to me."
In 1996, troubled Anger Management star Charlie Sheen was sent to the slam for beating up ex-girlfriend Brittany Ashland, threatening to kill her, six years after "accidentally" shooting actress Kelly Preston in his Malibu home.
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In 2009, the troubled Anger Management star was busted AGAIN for assaulting then-wife Brooke Mueller and spent Christmas in the slammer!
Brooke Mueller looks pensive as she is spotted walking in Los Angeles
Sheen reportedly tried to choke her after flying to Colorado from Los Angeles to spend the holiday with her.
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In 2014, porn star Scottine Ross, who was living with the troubled star at his Beverly Hills mansion, claimed Sheen, 50, "strangled and choked" her on multiple occasions and threatened to kill her.
“Star Trek: Nemesis” World Premiere
X-Men star, Patrick Stewart, 75, ex-ed out his former Star Trek: The Next Generation producer wife Wendy Neuss in 2003 after just three years of marriage amidst rumors he had "engaged" with other women. He then charted a course for actress Lisa Dillon, who was an astounding 39 years younger than him!
Weinstein Co. – BAFTA After Show Party
That marriage was a short, three-year mission, and the chrome-domed former Captain robbed the cradle once more — this time, with musician Sunny Ozell, who's just 37!
HBO’s Post 2016 Golden Globe Awards Party – Arrivals
They married in 2013, and so far, it's been smooth sailing, but we expect him to boldly go where he's been many times before — Planet Cheater!
2015 Tony Awards – Red Carpet
Last August, the 2005 American Idol loser, Constantine Maroulis hit another sour note when he was busted for grabbing girlfriend Angel Reed's hair and throwing her violently to the floor. Court docs also revealed that he wasn't satisfied with his brutish handiwork, until he viciously kicked her twice in the groin as she was writhing on the floor.
“Club Life” New York Screening
Four days later, the Tony-nominated Rock of Ages star was busted again — this time for violating a restraining order.
“The Heidi Chronicles” Broadway Opening Night
The 6-foot-3 singer's defense? Reed started it — and she had a history of being aggressive towards him!
Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael charged with battery after allegedly assaulting his wife
Michael Lohan, the father of child-star, turned train-wreck Lindsay Lohan, was busted five years after cops said he got into bust-up with his then-28-year-old galpal Kate Major.
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Police say Lohan tossed Major across the room in his West Hollywood apartment, before wrapping a towel around her neck and choking her on the floor!
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"How-low-can-you-go-han" was ordered to have no contact with Major after the incident, but found himself back in trouble after calling her in defiance of the order.
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Then the allegedly abusive genius called a third time, while the cops were listening in on the line!
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When police came to pick him up, he cleverly jumped out of his third-story bedroom window, resulting in a busted leg they dragged to jail with him.
The Connerys
The iconic James Bond star Sean Connery's first wife Diane Cilento was shaken and stirred when she revealed he knocked her cold in 1964!
Diane Cilento
Cilento said the couple had gone to a wedding while shooting The Hill in Spain and he became furious when he caught her dancing with other men.
Diane Cilento
When she got back to their room, he punched her in the face, forcing her to black out. "I tried to fight back, but another blow sent me flying. I managed to get through the bathroom door and locked myself in. I spent the rest of the night sprawled on the bathroom floor, covered with towels, whimpering. I still loved him deeply, but he would never again be the same person I had trusted unconditionally.'
Bill Murray, accompanied by wife Jennif
Jennifer Murray, accused the former Saturday Night Live funnyman Bill Murray of being a "wife-buster," saying that he "hit her in the face," then sneered that she was "lucky he didn't kill her."
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals
In explosive court documents, Jennifer Murray said she suffered for years from the actor's "adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions and frequent abandonment."
Things got so bad, she said, that she bolted from the couple's Upstate New York home and moved with their four sons to a South Carolina beach house.
Ron Galella Archive – File Photos
During the 1970s, Kris Kristofferson was a silver-screen idol in such hits as A Star Is Born and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and a huge rock star who penned such massive hits for Janis Joplin as Me and Bobby McGee.
Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge
He was also a nightmarishly abusive, vodka-swilling, cheating monster, according to ex-wife and singer Rita Coolidge in her memoir Delta Lady.
Ron Galella Archive – File Photos
Coolidge wrote that Kristofferson, 79, was "blatantly unfaithful" and during one drunken tantrum he "struck me with his fist square in my eye!" He then hit her again "hard in the face," she said.
Kris Kristofferson And Rita Coolidge
Kris eventually got clean and sober, but not before a fed-up and battered Coolidge kicked him to the curb in 1979.
Ron Galella Archive – File Photos 2011
Christian Slater's marriage to writer/producer Ryan Haddon was "rocky" as in Balboa!
Ron Galella Archive – File Photos 2011
In November 2003, Slater ended up with a gash over his left ear during a domestic dustup. Witnesses reported that the Pump Up the Volume star stumbled out of an elevator at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, bleeding and saying, "My wife's f---ing crazy."
Ron Galella Archive – File Photos 2011
In 1997 Slater was charged with three counts of assault and one count of battery after assaulting a girlfriend while intoxicated, serving 59 days of a three-month sentence. Then he was busted for sexual harassment when he grabbed a girl's butt on a New York street.