Johnny Depp looking to quash Amber Heard's subpoena on Weinstein Company

Johnny Depp filed a petition on Friday to quash a subpoena filed by his ex-wife Amber Heard, which would force The Weinstein Company to turn over details on the actor's dealings with Harvey Weinstein.

The subpoena aims to seek discovery relating to Depp's ongoing $50 million (£38 million) defamation lawsuit against her, but Depp claims the move is "is overbroad and seeks the production of documents that are not properly subject to discovery".

The subpoena requests a number of documents, including all "communications between Mr. Depp and Harvey Weinstein," in addition to documents "concerning any act of violence committed by Mr. Depp during the production or promotion of The Libertine" - a 2004 movie which was produced by Weinstein and starred the 56-year-old.

The former couple is locked in a bitter legal battle against one another, with Depp suing the Aquaman actress after she penned an article for The Washington Post, claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse and alluding to allegations she made against Depp in their explosive 2016 divorce - which were withdrawn after they reached a settlement.

While Depp was not named in the piece, he insisted it was strongly inferred he was the perpetrator. Heard responded by detailing the "horrific" abuse she allegedly suffered at his hands.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor has insisted it was Heard that abused him.