It’s no longer most effective Johnny Depp’s reputation that’s suffered since his break-up from Amber Heard, but in addition his checking account. Testimony from the actor’s agent printed that Johnny overlooked a multi-million-dollar payday to the backlash.
Jack Whigham, a ability managed from Creative Artists Agency, took the stand on Monday amidst the ongoing defamation trial. He was basically puzzled in regards to the fallout Johnny skilled following the e-newsletter of Amber’s 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post.
The Aquaman superstar’s article got here out the year after their divorce was finalized, and in it she discussed surviving domestic abuse. Though she didn’t mention her ex-husband via title, it used to be largely speculated to be about Johnny, who filed to sue Amber over the backlash the following yr.
Whigham testified that Johnny’s occupation began to undergo immediately following the item’s unencumber. The actor were in the middle of finalizing his contract for Pirates of the Caribbean 6, but it surely quickly fell thru.
“After the op-ed, it used to be impossible to get him a studio movie, which is what we in most cases would had been focussed on in that time frame," Whigham explained, PEOPLE notes.
Whigham added that Johnny was set to earn $22.5 million from the movie before the deal went south.
During cross-examination, Amber’s lawyer pointed out there was no written contract finalizing the deal. But Whigham argued there had been verbal agreements, which he said is norm in the industry.
Though Johnny will seemingly no longer be a part of the films, Disney has announced a Pirates of the Caribbean reboot featuring Margot Robbie is in the works.
Amber has yet to take the stand, though her legal team has stated they plan to demonstrate Johnny subjected her to multiple forms of abuse during their relationship, including physical, emotional, and sexual.
Conversely, Johnny’s team claims she was abusive towards him. An audio recording played in court featured Amber admitting to striking her then-partner and downplaying the severity of the incident.
It was also revealed that Amber failed to follow through on her promise to donate her divorce settlement. When their divorce was finalized, Johnny and Amber released a joint statement announcing she intended to donate the $7 million settlement she received.
However, when Terence Dougherty, the chief operating officer of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (one of the organizations Amber promised money to), he said they hadn’t received the full amount.
Terence said that when ACLU reached out to her in 2019 to inquire about the remaining money, the actress’s team told them she was having “financial difficulties.”
The case remains ongoing. Reports suggest that Johnny is hoping to win $50 million from the case.
Sources: PEOPLE, New York Times,
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