It’s been a rough week and a half for “Black Mass’’ actor Johnny Depp.

Ten days ago, Depp’s mother, Betty Sue Palmer, died after a long illness and a few days after that the actor’s wife of barely a year, actress Amber Heard, filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Then came Heard’s allegations that Depp had repeatedly assaulted her during their marriage, most recently a week ago when the 52-year-old actor allegedly hit her in the face with a cellphone. In court, Heard said Depp had been physically and emotionally abusive throughout ‘‘the entirety of our relationship.’’

Heard, 30, has sought a domestic-violence restraining order against Depp, submitting to the court a photo that seems to show the actress with bruising around her right eye, which she claims was inflicted by Depp.

Over the weekend, Depp’s friends and family came to his defense. On Instagram, his 17-year-old daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, called her dad ‘‘the sweetest most loving person I know.’’ She didn’t reference the abuse allegations but said Depp has ‘‘been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and I, and everyone who knows him would say the same.’’

Depp’s former partner, Vanessa Paradis, likewise had kind things to say about the “Pirates of the Caribbean’’ actor.

“In all the years I have known Johnny, he has never been physically abusive with me, and this looks nothing like the man I lived with for 14 wonderful years,’’ said Paradis, who had two children with the actor.

Depp’s PR push has continued with comedian Doug Stanhope, a friend of the actor’s who wrote a piece for The Wrap alleging that Heard was blackmailing her husband. Stanhope claims he saw Depp a week ago and knew something was wrong.

“We assumed initially that his dour mood was because of his mother’s death the day before,’’ writes Stanhope. “But [Depp] opened up in the most vulnerable of ways that it was not only his mother, but that Amber was now going to leave him, threatening to lie about him publicly in any and every possible duplicitous way if he didn’t agree to her terms. Blackmail is what I would imagine other people might put it, including the manner in which he is now being vilified.’’

Heard’s lawyer Peter Sample called Stanhope’s comments “absolutely and unequivocally false.’’ He said the claim that his client is blackmailing Depp “has no basis in reality and is nothing but the typical celebrity muckraking for profit.’’

Depp hasn’t commented on the abuse allegations publicly, and he’s keeping up appearances that all is well. Sunday, he performed with his band, Hollywood Vampires, in Germany. The band, which also includes Alice Cooper and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, played for two hours and there was no hint of the controversy.

Monday, the Hollywood Vampires were in Sweden, where a social media campaign was calling for a boycott over the abuse allegations. Annika Troselius, a spokeswoman for Gröna Lund amusement park, where the band was scheduled to perform, told People.com: “We are opposed to any sort of violence, of course. But it’s also equally important that we cannot judge someone beforehand. Everyone, including Johnny Depp, should be allowed to have the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty.’’

Then there’s the matter of Depp’s latest movie, ‘‘Alice Through the Looking Glass,’’ which bombed over the Memorial Day weekend, making just $28.1 million through Sunday in North American theaters, while ‘‘X-Men: Apocalypse’’ debuted with an estimated $65 million.

The anticipated showdown of the two big-budget films turned out to be little contest for the latest ‘‘X-Men’’ installment. Both films were lambasted by critics, and neither drew the audience many expected over the holiday weekend.

Depp’s legal troubles didn’t help Disney’s ‘‘Alice Through the Looking Glass.’’ Some fans have called for a boycott of the movie. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, said it was difficult to quantify how much the fortunes of Disney’s ‘‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’’ turned Friday afternoon when news of Heard’s allegations spread.

‘‘I think the reviews had more to do with the film’s performance than any personal drama for Depp,’’ Dergarabedian said.

Before Heard’s court appearance on Friday, Tim Burton’s ‘‘Alice in Wonderland’’ sequel had been expected to open above $60 million. Disney estimates that the film, which cost $170 million to produce, will gross $35.6 million over the four-day weekend.

It’s a staggering fall for a sequel that returned Depp — one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, albeit with a recently checkered box-office history — as the Mad Hatter. ‘‘Alice in Wonderland,’’ featuring then-novel 3-D, made more than $1?billion worldwide in 2010 after opening with $116?million domestically.

‘‘It’s a disappointing result,’’ said Dave Hollis, distribution chief for Disney. ‘‘We have embarked on a branded tent-pole strategy that makes big bets. But when you make big bets, there are times when you have results that are disappointing.’’