The real reason Amber Heard settled her divorce with Johnny Depp

Following months of highly publicised drama and accusations, Amber Heard quickly dismissed her domestic violence restraining order petition against her ex Johnny Depp, and the pair settled their divorce case.

But apart from the $9 million (AU) payout, the question remains: why did Heard, 30, decide to settle so quickly?

“Amber was happy to settle because she wanted everything to be over,” an insider tells E! News. “It’s taken a toll on her, her family and her friends in a very emotional way.

According to the website, Depp, 53, had been keen to settle from the start.

“Johnny did not want to go to trial,” says the source. “Since Amber filed the restraining order J.D. had hoped things would settle.

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“Initially, being the stubborn people they are, they both didn’t want to give in to each other’s requests. For a long time Amber lived with a lot of hurt and had been deeply affected by J.D.’s behaviour, but chose not to say anything. Whenever something would happen, he’s apologise, and they’d move on. Johnny never wanted the world to know any of this.”

But it seems the former fiery couple have put their differences behind them.

“Amber hopes Johnny will get the help he needs and wishes him the best,” adds the insider.

Heard and Depp reached an agreement on Tuesday - just one day before divorce proceedings were set to begin. Sources told Daily Mail the financial settlement was actually "close to US$10 million", and was finalised over the weekend, but the pair feuded over the wording of the statement.

They said in a joint statement: "Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm. Amber wishes the best for Johnny in the future. Amber will be donating financial proceeds from the divorce to a charity."

Amber had initially accused Johnny of domestic assault after they split in May and had been granted a restraining order following their split.

However, TMZ reports that Amber has now filed court papers to dismiss her domestic violence case against the actor.

The agreement comes just one day after it was claimed Johnny cut off his fingertip in a fit of rage in March 2015 after the couple had a huge argument at a villa in Australia.

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It was alleged that during the row, Johnny "smashed several bottles and windows and also slammed a plastic phone against the wall unit". Amber alleged that one of the items cut his finger.

She reportedly claimed that Johnny then dipped his injured finger in a pot of paint and used it to write words including "Billy Bob" and "Easy Amber" on the wall after accusing her of sleeping with Billy Bob Thornton, which she denied.

She also claimed that he waited for almost 24 hours to get treatment.

It was previously reported that Johnny needed surgery on his hand after punching a wall during an argument with Amber.

The actor flew back to the US from Australia in March 2015 after sustaining the injury while in the country to film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

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