Johnny Depp sure is giving his lawyer a lot of work this year. There are new reports that say the actor has settled yet another lawsuit brought against him by a former location manager. Here’s what you need to know.
According to reports, Depp was accused of assaulting Greg ‘Rocky’ Brooks during production for the film City of Lies in 2018. Per documents obtained by the PA news agency, the case is now due to be dismissed next year, after an agreement was reached two weeks before the start of the trial. No further details of the settlement were disclosed.
Johnny Depp Settles Yet Another Lawsuit From A Former Manager
“The settlement agreement conditions dismissal of this matter on the satisfactory completion of specified terms that are not to be performed within 45 days of the date of the settlement,” reads the notice of settlement. “A request for dismissal will be filed no later than 1/5/2023.”
The original lawsuit alleged that Depp had assaulted Brooks after the location manager had told him that production had wrapped for the night. It comes following the actor’s victory in the high-profile defamation case brought against his ex-wife Amber Heard last month.
Depp’s lawyers said there is “no legitimate basis” for an appeal by the Aquaman star for a new trial in the multi-million-dollar case. The actor’s representatives said the verdict in their favor was “well-supported by the overwhelming evidence (and) consistent with the law” and that the appeal “verge(s) into the frivolous.”
A jury in Virginia found both Depp and Heard liable for defamation following a trial centered on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse. The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages after finding that a 2018 Washington Post article penned by Heard on the “sexual violence” she had allegedly suffered was defamatory to Depp.
The jury also found that Heard was defamed by statements made by Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman, who told the Daily Mail that her abuse claims were a “hoax”, and awarded her $2 million in damages.
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