between ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is being watched closely – not just by members of the public, but by other celebrities. Depp is suing Heard for $50m (£38. 2m).
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A big payday. Johnny Depp‘s agent claimed that the actor would have received a huge sum for a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Jack Whigham, who represented the Oscar nominee, 58, at Creative Artists Agency and later at Range Media Partners, testified on Monday, May 2, that his client would have made $22.5 million for a sixth Pirates movie. The agent claimed that Amber Heard‘s December 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post led Disney to go “in a different direction” with the franchise.
The Edward Scissorhands star and the Aquaman actress, 36, are in the midst of court proceedings related to a defamation lawsuit Depp filed against Heard in early 2019 over the Washington Post essay. Heard wrote about being a survivor of domestic abuse in the piece, but she did not mention her ex-husband by name.
“After the op-ed it was impossible to get him a studio film,” Whigham testified on Monday, claiming that the essay had a detrimental impact on Depp’s career. “It was a first-person account coming from the victim. It became a death-knell catastrophic thing for Mr. Depp in the Hollywood community.”
Last month, the Dark Shadows actor claimed that Disney dropped him from a planned Pirates sequel after Heard published her essay. In cross-examination, however, an attorney for the Magic Mike XXL star asked Depp about a Daily Mail report from October 2018 that claimed the actor was “out as Jack Sparrow.”
The Kentucky native told the court that he had not seen the Daily Mail article, which appeared two months before his ex-wife published her op-ed. “I wasn’t aware of that, but it doesn’t surprise me,” he testified in April. “Two years had gone by of constant worldwide talk about me being this wife beater. So I’m sure that Disney was trying to
between ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is being watched closely – not just by members of the public, but by other celebrities. Depp is suing Heard for $50m (£38. 2m).
Ellen Barkin testified against ex Johnny Depp in a prerecorded deposition played Thursday for jurors during the ongoing defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard that began in Fairfax, Virginia, April 11. The 68-year-old actress called her ex-boyfriend and former "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" co-star "controlling" and "jealous" in testimony shown at the Fairfax County Courthouse.
Johnny Depp most likely will not be returning as Jack Sparrow anytime soon. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" producer Jerry Bruckheimer spoke on Depp’s involvement with the franchise amid his defamation lawsuit with his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Margot Robbie is in talks to permanently replace Johnny Depp in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, with the latter unlikely to return “at this point”.Depp is currently suing his ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, where she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.Heard didn’t mention Depp by name in the piece, though his lawyers argue it falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by him in their marriage. She has also filed a counterclaim against her former husband, arguing he has created a smear campaign against her.Speaking to The Sunday Times’ Culture magazine (per Metro), Bruckheimer was asked if Depp was expected to return to the films.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge aka Dead Men Tell No Tales was released. A sixth outing as Jack Sparrow was in the works at Disney, claimed Johnny Depp in his on-going $100 million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. However, the Hollywood star says he was dropped by the studio a couple of days after his former spouse's 2018 Washington Post op-ed claimed she was a victim of domestic violence.
Zack Sharf “Pirates of the Caribbean” producer Jerry Bruckheimer reminded fans in a recent interview with The Sunday Times that the future of his Disney mega-franchise does not currently include Johnny Depp. The actor appeared as Jack Sparrow in all five “Pirates of the Caribbean,” earning an Oscar nomination for “Curse of the Black Pearl.” The most recent “Pirates” movie, “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” was released in 2017. Bruckheimer said two “Pirates” scripts are currently in development, but neither include Depp’s former franchise mainstay.“Yes.
Johnny Depp has a long line of famous past girlfriends and wives, including Kate Moss and Vanessa Paradis.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThough his previous marriage to Amber Heard has arguably been the most talked about and contentious as of late, there's another ex of his making waves over their shocking engagement story.It's none other than Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey, who was engaged to the actor for nine months in the late 1980's.WATCH: Johnny opens up about nearly breaking down in the midst of court battleMORE: Johnny Depp's son: Everything you need to know about Jack DeppThe actress stopped by The Drew Barrymore Show recently to promote her new book, Out of the Corner, and Drew didn't hesitate to ask about her former relationship with the highly discussed star.The daytime talk show host kicked off the conversation by commending the actress for her relationships, admitting: "I can't help it, I did get a little bit obsessed with all the cute boys that you've known, and dated, and got engaged to."She went on to get all the salacious details, asking: "Is it true that Johnny Depp asked you to marry him after dating for a few weeks?"A post shared by The Drew Barrymore Show (@thedrewbarrymoreshow)The shocking revelation and hilarious reactionJennifer then didn't shy away from making a shocking confession: "It's worse than that… I was engaged to Matthew Broderick and Johnny Depp in the same month."MORE: The heartwarming story behind Johnny Depp's former $1.3m Kentucky homeMORE: Johnny Depp leaves Europe for UK during break from Amber Heard trialThe two had a hilarious reaction, kneeling on the ground and screaming over the revelation.
The chances of Johnny Depp returning for the next “Pirates of the Caribbean” film aren’t great.
UPDATE, 12:45 PM: “I will never forget it, it changed my life,” Amber Heard told a Virginia courtroom today of the first time Johnny Depp allegedly hit her in the winter of 2011.
“I am here because my ex-husband is suing me for an op-ed I wrote,” Amber Heard said today in Virginia within seconds of taking the stand in the Johnny Depp $50 million defamation trial
The Johnny Depp defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard reached the halfway point today (May 3) when Johnny‘s legal council presented their final witness.
Talent agent Jack Whigham testified Monday in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, saying the impact of a Washington Post op-ed she wrote was “catastrophic” for the actor’s career.Whigham testified Monday remotely via video that in 2017 Johnny Depp had a very busy filming schedule. Depp filmed, “City of Lies”, “Murder on the Orient Express”, “Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald” and independent film “The Professor” in 2017, earning him $35 million.Whigham said he also negotiated Depp’s “Pirates of the Carribbean” 6 deal in 2017, which totaled $22.5 million. But in 2019, it became clear Disney had decided to “go in a different direction.”In 2018, Depp filmed “Waiting for the Barbarians” for $1 million.
EXCLUSIVE: Amber Heard will now be the second witness for the defense as her team shifts tactics in the $50 million defamation trial with Johnny Depp.
Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 is nearing its goal of three million signatures as the defamation trial brought by Johnny Depp continued. Amber Heard in Jason Momoa-starred Aquaman The DC sequel, in which Heard stars as Aquaman’s (Jason Momoa) love interest Mera, concluded shooting earlier this year, with director James Wan confirming the film was wrapped up in January. Aquaman 2 is scheduled for release in March 2023.
The end of Captain Jack Sparrow? While testifying in court, Johnny Depp‘s former agent claimed that the actor was officially axed from his Pirates of the Caribbean role as a result of Amber Heard‘s domestic violence allegations.
Amber Heard has so far failed to deliver on roughly half of her pledge to the ACLU of $3.5 million, an amount that represented half of her $7 million divorce settlement with Johnny Depp, according to testimony Thursday from the org’s head lawyer and COO.Terence Dougherty, ACLU general counsel and chief operating officer, told the court in a video deposition from December that Heard has donated $1.3 million – though not all of it has come directly from her.Dougherty said Heard has directly paid $350,000, ex-husband Depp paid $100,000, and another $500,000 was sent from Elon Musk, Heard’s one-time boyfriend. Dougherty said another $350 came from an anonymous donor, who the ACLU believes to be Heard.“We understood that the other half [of the $7 million settlement] was going to a children’s hospital in Los Angeles,” Dougherty testified.The ACLU donation was to be made in installments over a 10-year period.
Christian Carino, Johnny Depp‘s former agent, testified in Johnny‘s defamation case against Amber Heard in a pre-recorded testimony, which was shown to the courtroom on Wednesday (April 27).
Johnny Depp has been a household name for decades, starring in the likes of Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Alice in Wonderland. However, the actor, 58, is taking a break from filming to attend his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, which is currently underway at Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia. Those who have seen clips from the court have been left scratching their heads at Depp’s accent, with many noting that it doesn’t resemble his birthplace.
Lily-Rose Depp, a 22-year-old Hollywood starlet and Chanel billboard queen, has been mentioned several times while various witnesses testify in her father Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp sued Heard — whom he was romantically linked to from 2012 until 2016 — after the actress wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post detailing alleged abuse. Although Heard didn't name Depp in the op-ed, she detailed allegations of abuse that allegedly occurred in 2016 when she was married to Depp.