Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s dogs Pistol and Boo are making headlines again, but this time there are no allegations of dog smuggling. The mutts are embroiled in the high profile couple’s acrimonious split, with Heard and Depp allegedly “locked in a bitter custody battle” over them.
It’s reported that Heard is determined to keep Pistol, who was given to her by her ex-girlfriend Tasya van Ree, but Johnny wants to keep both dogs.
It’s not the first time celebrity couples have fought over their pets after breaking up — and all pet owners will understand why. Pets are part of the family, and it can be really tough to say goodbye to them. Drew Barrymore, Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst have also gone through custody battles over children of the furry variety.
However, if reports are to be believed, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris are determined to do things a little differently. Apparently, Harris didn’t realize how much he would miss Swift’s cats (Dr. Meredith Grey and Detective Olivia Benson), and Swift has agreed to give him “visitation rights.” Conscious uncoupling for the sake of the cats, it seems.
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
The split between the Twilight co-stars seemed pretty painful. And to make it worse the couple couldn’t agree on who should keep their then recently-adopted dogs, Bear and Bernie. Ultimately, Pattinson got to hold onto the pooches — the result of a guilty conscience on Stewart’s part, perhaps?
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
After losing custody of her two children to ex-husband Kevin Federline, Spears was dealt another blow: PETA wrote to Federline urging him to file for custody of their pets too, which he did. It’s not clear who won this epic battle.
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton
The country music couple have no children, but several pets — including a horse Shelton bought Lambert — were the subject of much wrangling when they divorced last year. In the divorce settlement, Lambert and Shelton split up their three dogs, including Delilah, who Shelton named a song after.
Kirsten Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal
When Dunst and Gyllenhaal split in 2004, their beloved German shepherd, Atticus, was the subject of their canine custody fight. Unluckily for Dunst, her ex walked away with their four-legged friend.
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ross McCall
The fight between Hewitt and Ross over their dog, a boxer called Mona, got pretty dirty. It was reported at the time that Hewitt was “attempting to change Mona’s name so that when Ross calls, the dog won’t come.” Harsh.
Drew Barrymore and Tom Green
When Barrymore and Green divorced in 2001 after fewer than six months of marriage, they fought for custody of yellow labrador Flossie, who saved their lives by waking them during a 1998 house fire. Barrymore, Flossie’s original owner, won the case, and they lived happily ever after until Flossie died in 2010, at the age of 16.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
Nordegren held onto three of the couple’s dogs after Woods’ infidelity was revealed to the world in 2009. During their divorce proceedings, Woods and Nordegren each fought for custody of the dogs. It seems that they eventually agreed on shared custody, as Woods has been seen walking the dogs since their split.
Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris
When Harris broke off her engagement to Hefner in 2011, he wanted to keep their cavalier King Charles spaniel Charlie, saying “We both love the puppy. I told her if she wants to keep the ring and the Bentley, then maybe I can keep the puppy. I hope we will work it out.” Harris originally agreed, then changed her mind. But it all ended well: The couple got back together and made it down the aisle in 2012. (We can’t confirm whether Charlie was ringbearer, but we like to think so.)
Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas
Griffith and Banderas’ daughter Stella was old enough to have her say in where she lived when her parents split after a marriage of almost 20 years, so the couple turned their attention to their pets. Griffith asked for custody of the couple’s terrier mix, Elliot, and two German shepherd/Labrador mixes, Arlo and Mickey Finn. This is one celeb couple that seemed to have a pretty amicable divorce, so hopefully Elliot, Arlo and Mickey Finn are still enjoying the attention of both parents.
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