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Lily-Rose defends father Johnny Depp following abuse allegations

Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, is defending her father following allegations of abuse.

The French-American model and actress calls father 'the sweetest, most loving person I know'

Model Lily-Rose Depp, 17, posted a message and photo on social media, defending her father Johnny Depp after abuse allegations surfaced last week. (Joel Ryan/The Associated Press)

Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, is standing by her father following allegations of domesticabuse.

The 17-year-old model and actress posted a baby photo with her father on social media Sunday.

"My dad is the sweetest, most loving person I know," the Instagram post reads. "He's been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I [sic], and everyone who knows him would say the same."

Depp's estranged wife, Amber Heard, alleges the 52-year-old actor repeatedly hither during a recent fight and threw a phone at her cheek, leaving her face bruised.

After a hearing in a Los Angeles court, Heard got a restraining orderagainst Depp, which will remain in effect until the next hearing in court June 17.

Actress Amber Heard leaves Los Angeles Superior Court court May 27 after giving a sworn declaration that her husband Johnny Depp threw her cellphone at her during a recent fight, striking her cheek and eye. (Richard Vogel/The Associated Press)

Depp has not yet spoken publicly about the allegations. His lawyer, Laura Wasser,contended that Heard's filing, along with requests for financial assistance from the Alice Throughthe Looking Glassactor,appearto be "in response to the negative media attention she received earlier this week after filing for divorce."

Johnny Depp and wife actress Amber Heard, seen here in January, are divorcing after 15 months of marriage. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
Heard, a successful model and actress, filed for divorce last week from Depp after 15 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

Lily-Rose and her brother Jack, 14, are Depp's children from a previousrelationship with French singer-actress Vanessa Paradis, which lasted 14 years.

With files from the Associated Press