Elon Musk faced 'similar drama' with Amber Heard as Johnny Depp, new book claims
Tesla
CEO
Elon Musk
faced "similar drama" with
Amber Heard
as
Johnny Depp
did. The book named 'Hollywood Vampires: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and the Celebrity Exploitation Machine', written by Kelly Loudenberg and Makiko Whole, was released in June. This book has revealed that the world's richest man's relationship with Heard was also marked by turbulence and toxicity. The book, which details the marriage between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, also suggested that Heard "broke Elon Musk's heart" a decade ago. Initially, their romance appeared smooth; however, the book reportedly revealed that Heard and Musk's relationship was plagued by fighting, jealousy, and dramatic accusations.
According to the book (as seen by Daily Mail), individuals within Elon Musk's inner circle later made strikingly similar observations about Amber Heard's character as those expressed by people close to Johnny Depp.
How was Elon Musk's relationship with Amber Heard: A walkthrough as detailed by the new book
As detailed in the book, shortly after a restraining order was granted to Heard against Depp in May 2016, a large plant was delivered to Amber's Los Angeles apartment. The card attached read:
"I had a wonderful weekend with you – E."
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A concierge later testified in court under oath that Elon already had his own key fob for the penthouse garage and had been visiting Amber regularly for over a year—usually late at night, during Depp's absence, the book claims.
In June 2016, Heard flew to the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, to surprise Musk on his birthday. On her way, she picked wildflowers, and upon arrival, his security team helped her hide in the back of a Tesla, the book noted.
Later on, in July 2016, Amber and Elon were seen together in Miami. Amber was accompanied by her sister, Whitney. The three stayed in poolside villas at the Delano Hotel, and Elon later flew the sisters to Cape Canaveral to attend a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, the book highlighted.
Heard described the experience to biographer Walter Isaacson as
"the most interesting date"
she'd ever had. Their relationship, though just beginning, started gaining momentum.
However, their relationship had its challenges, which were marked by arguments, jealousy, and serious allegations, the book mentioned. Those close to Musk would later share observations about Amber's behaviour that echoed what Depp's associates had said.
Soon after Heard returned to Australia to shoot Aquaman, but this time she was accompanied by Musk instead of Depp. As per the book, concerns reportedly grew within Tesla and SpaceX. At that time, Musk had rented Heard a house, and those around him felt he was becoming increasingly distracted, the book alleged.
A source claimed Heard would keep him up all night, showing little regard for his professional responsibilities.
'She did more to slow the advancement of electric cars than the CEO of Exxon Mobil,'
the source said to the book writers.
Musk later referred to the relationship as his most emotionally painful, calling it
'brutal.'
Despite his difficulty with emotional expression, he admitted being deeply affected. In a Rolling Stone interview shortly after their breakup, he said,
'I was really in love and it hurt bad,'
noting he had struggled to stay composed during the Tesla Model 3 launch just a day earlier.
Though they continued seeing each other on and off in 2017, things grew more turbulent. A friend of Heard's recalled her describing Musk as controlling and paranoid, claiming he installed cameras and bugged her car. However, Heard's friend was sceptical and compared the claims to similar ones she had made about Depp, the book noted
Their relationship finally ended during a December trip to Rio in 2017, following a confrontation in their hotel. Heard accused Musk of taking her passport and said she feared being harmed, though others present assured her she was safe and free to leave.
After their final split, Heard messaged her agent expressing sadness. He replied, reminding her she had repeatedly said she wasn't truly in love with Musk and was just trying to fill a void.
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