Mickey Rourke has defended his pal Johnny Depp amid the serious allegations of domestic abuse made against him by his ex Amber Heard.

The actor spoke to TMZ on Saturday about his longtime friend and insisted that while he doesn't “know anything” about Amber, he thought that 53-year-old Depp was always a “gentleman”.

“He doesn’t seem like a very violent man to me, Rourke said. “He’s always been like really low-key and gentleman[ly]. Not a violent guy.”

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Rourke, who starred alongside Depp in 2003's Once Upon A Time In Mexico, added: “I think he’s a really good guy. Always been low-key, [a] gentleman.”

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Depp has denied the allegations of domestic violence in response to Amber's claims that the actor 'terrorised' her during their marriage.

His legal team accused the blonde actress of making the claims to secure a “premature” financial settlement.

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In her legal documents, Amber claimed Johnny's security team did nothing as she shouted for help and threatened to call 911 during an alleged violent bust-up.

The Rum Diary actress, who filed for divorce from the 53-year-old actor this month , claims he picked up a magnum bottle of champagne during the row on May 21 and was swinging it "like a baseball bat".

She claimed when Johnny arrived at their family home they were having a peaceful conversation in the living room talking about his mother's recent before things allegedly turned physical. He denies being the accusations of domestic violence.

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"He then demanded we call our friend iO Tilet Wright (iO) to prove his paranoid and irrational accusations about some delusional idea he was having," Amber said in court papers.

"As my call to iO went through on speakerphone, Johnny ripped the cellphone from my hand and began screaming profanities and insults at iO. I heard iO yell at me to get out of the house.

"Johnny then grabbed the cellphone, wound up his arm like a baseball pitcher and threw the cell phone at me striking my cheeky and eye with great force.

"I immediately covered my face and was crying because of the pain.

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"Johnny charged at me, insisting on seeing my face. He taunted me, challenged whether or not the cellphone actually hit me.

"He then forcibly pulled back my hair as I attempted to stand up from the sofa. I then yelled out 'Call 911', hoping it would be heard by iO who was still on the phone."

The chaos reportedly attracted members of her actor's security team, but she claims they ignored her shouts for help.

It was only when she allegedly threatened to call the police "if Johnny hits me one more time", that one member said: "Boss, please."

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Amber went on: "But Johnny continued screaming and breaking things, finally leaving the condominium. As Johnny went down the hallway, he smashed another bottle and wine then went into the adjoining condominium I used as my office, painting studio and closet.

"I could hear him destroying items of personal property as he continued screaming."

The police were called but Johnny had already left the property and Amber has declined to press charges.

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Amber has been granted a temporary restraining order from the actor, while he has released a statement denying claims his estranged wife was a victim of domestic abuse.

A representative for Depp said: "Given the brevity of this marriage and the most recent and tragic loss of his mother, Johnny will not respond to any of the salacious false stories, gossip, misinformation and lies about his personal life.

"Hopefully the dissolution of this short marriage will be resolved quickly."