How was he controlling? According to her own entertainment expert - her career flourished and took off while she was with Johnny.
Looking at the ad campaigns she did, the outfits she wore on the red carpets with and without Johnny, her pictures with friends - she wore what she wanted and went where she wanted whenever she wanted. They weren't even in the same country, half the time, let alone the same house.
He let her move all her friends and sister into the house and she spent a great deal of time with them. He gave her tons of money and access to money.
She drank when she wanted, she partied when she wanted, she hung out with friends and family when she wanted, she travelled and vacationed when she wanted, she wore what she wanted, she did whatever she wanted....and all on his dime.
How was he controlling?