The newest Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard bombshells

‘There’s a approach to finish a franchise like that,’ Oscar nominee stated

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Apr 27, 2022 • 1 day in the past • 4 minute learn • 11 Comments

Johnny Depp stands throughout a break in his defamation trial towards his ex-wife Amber Heard, on the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Virginia. Photograph by Jim Lo Scalzo /AFP by way of Getty Photos

Johnny Depp made the stunning revelation this week that he wasn’t completed enjoying Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Depp, 58, was on the stand in a Fairfax, Va., courtroom, the place he’s suing his ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, for $50 million after she penned a 2018 Washington Post op-ed wherein she claimed to be a survivor of home violence, allegations which the actor denies and alleges broken his movie profession.

Heard’s lawyer Ben Rottenborn tried to insinuate that Disney had already moved on from Depp when he cited an October 2018 article from the Daily Mail — written earlier than the op-ed — that reported Sparrow was out.

“I wasn’t aware of that, but it doesn’t surprise me,” Depp replied. “Two years had gone by of constant worldwide talk about me being this wife-beater. So I’m sure that Disney was trying to cut ties to be safe. The #MeToo movement was in full swing at that point.”

Johnny Depp in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Photograph by Disney

Heard’s attorneys additionally offered articles with such headlines as “Why are all of Johnny Depp’s movies bombing at the box office?” and “Where did it all go wrong for Johnny Depp?” All have been revealed earlier than Heard’s piece.

However Depp’s lawyer Jessica Meyers requested the three-time Oscar nominee about his curiosity in making a sixth entry into the swashbuckling franchise.

“My feeling was that these characters should be able to have their proper goodbye. A franchise could only last for so long, and there’s a way to end a franchise like that,” Depp stated (by way of EW).

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Launched in 2003, the Pirates franchise has grossed in extra of US$4.5 billion worldwide. Depp obtained his first of three Academy Award nominations for enjoying Sparrow within the sequence’ first entry, The Curse of the Black Pearl.

“I thought that the characters deserved to end the franchise on a very good note. And I planned on continuing until it was time to stop,” Depp stated.

Actor Johnny Depp listens to his legal team during his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., April 14, 2022. — Actor Johnny Depp listens to his authorized workforce throughout his defamation case towards ex-wife Amber Heard on the Fairfax County Circuit Courtroom in Fairfax, Va., April 14, 2022. Photograph by Shawn Thew /Pool by way of REUTERS

Depp additionally make clear having to “rewrite” a part of 2017’s fifth instalment, Lifeless Males Inform No Tales and the half he performed in serving to form the unique character.

“I incorporated my notes into the character and brought that character to life, much to the chagrin of Disney initially,” he testified.

Earlier, Heard’s lawyer had tried to argue that Depp was dissatisfied with the movies and bought the actor to confess he wouldn’t return to the position even when he was supplied $300 million.

Depp has maintained that it was Heard who began fights and denies he was ever bodily abusive along with his ex, who he met in 2011 after they have been making The Rum Diary.

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The actor claimed earlier that it was Heard who bought bodily throughout arguments and would slap or shove him. Heard allegedly hurled a bottle at Depp, severing the tip of his proper center finger, he stated.

In a separate authorized case in Britain, Heard stated she threw issues solely to flee when he was beating her, and as soon as punched him as a result of she feared he would push her sister down the steps.

Depp, who at one level was one of many largest stars in Hollywood, stated he by no means struck Heard or any lady and stated that her allegations cost him “everything.” Moreover Pirates 6 being cancelled, Depp was dumped from the Improbable Beasts movie sequence, which is a by-product of Harry Potter.

Actress Amber Heard sits with her legal team during the defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., on April 14, 2022. — Actress Amber Heard sits together with her authorized workforce in the course of the defamation trial on the Fairfax County Circuit Courtroom in Fairfax, Va., on April 14, 2022. Photograph by SHAWN THEW/POOL /AFP by way of Getty Photos

A psychologist testifying on behalf of Depp claimed this week that the actress suffers from “borderline personality disorder.”

Dr. Sharon Curry stated she believes Heard “demonstrates psychological symptoms of combined borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder.”

Curry, who met with Heard twice in December 2021, stated she noticed no proof of PTSD in her analysis of the Aquaman star however famous, “Just because somebody doesn’t have PTSD doesn’t mean that they weren’t harmed psychologically by whatever is being alleged — in this case, Ms. Heard is alleging that she was psychologically harmed and that she suffered PTSD because of abuse that she alleges occurred by Mr. Depp.”

Amber Heard seen in a Virginia courtroom. Photograph by STEVE HELBER /Getty Photos

Elsewhere, LAPD officer Melissa Saenz, who responded to an emergency name on the couple’s residence in 2016 stated that she “did not identify (Heard) as a victim of domestic violence” (by way of Deadline).

Saenz, who didn’t know the events concerned, added that Heard was “red-eyed” and “crying.”

Earlier within the trial, Depp was queried about fecal matter within the couple’s marital mattress and texts wherein he stated he needed to “f— her burnt corpse.”

Depp blamed his darkish sense of humour for the messages saying that he was “embarrassed” by their content material.

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After Heard’s attorneys stated she relied on make-up to hide bruises from the couple’s alleged fights, Milani Cosmetics refuted her declare in a TikTok video saying their equipment couldn’t have been the product she stated she had used.

“You asked us… let the record show that our Correcting Kit launched in 2017!” the model wrote within the caption.

The trial is predicted to final over a month, with Heard and different huge names like Elon Musk, James Franco and Paul Bettany all still expected to testify.

Heard is counter-suing Depp, claiming he defamed her by deeming her allegations of abuse as a “hoax.” Her attorneys will proceed to argue that it’s his personal sample of poor behaviour which led to his stalled profession.

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