Captain Jack got slapped. According to new reports, Johnny Depp was dropped from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise because of domestic abuse allegations made by Amber Heard his former Hollywood agent has said. Here’s what you need to know.
Both Heard and Depp, who met in 2009 and were married from 2015-2016, accuse the other of acts of physical violence during their relationship. They have both denied the other’s claims. “My opinion is that it was related to the accusations that Amber has made,” Christian Carino, who works for Creative Arts Agency, said in a videotaped deposition in the defamation suit filed by Depp against Heard.
Johnny Depp Dropped From “Pirates of the Caribbean” Franchise Because Of Abuse Allegations
Carino, Depp and Heard’s former agent, said it was never explicitly stated by Disney that Depp was being dropped from the Pirates franchise because of the domestic abuse accusations but it was “understood.”
Depp filed a defamation case against Heard over a column she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” The 36-year-old Heard never named the 58-year-old Depp but he sued her for implying that he was a domestic abuser and is seeking $50 million in damages.
Heard has countersued, asking for $100 million and claiming she suffered “rampant physical violence and abuse” at his hands.
Depp has denied ever striking Heard and argued that she was the aggressor in their relationship. The jury is simultaneously considering a defamation countersuit by Heard against Depp.
Depp, a three-time Oscar nominee, and Heard met in 2009 on the set of the film The Rum Diary and were married in February 2015. Their divorce was finalized two years later.
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