Ex-agent, Tracey Jacobs of United Talent Agency (UTA), stated that Johnny’s star energy declined through the years due to his behaviour. According to Variety, in her assertion, she additionally recounted that at one level the actor stated he wanted cash and asked his agency to give him $20 million. She stated that the actor had a gathering with UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer and Chairman Jim Berkus, during which they declined to try this. “They said we’re not in a position to give our clients that kind of money… We’re not a bank,” she stated.
In her video deposition, Tracey stated that over the past 10 years of her illustration of him, Johnny would habitually present up late to set, thereby constructing a repute that made it tougher to get jobs for him. She stated that though initially crews liked him, as he was nice with them, however they didn’t recognize “sitting around for hours and hours and hours waiting for the star to show up.” According to her, Johnny was “showing up late to set consistently on virtually every movie.”
In addition, she stated an elevated use of alcohol and medicines made it tougher for Johnny to get employed. “His star had dimmed due to it getting harder to get him jobs… People were talking. The question was out there about his behaviour,” she stated.
Joel Mandel, Johnny Depp’s former enterprise supervisor, additionally testified on Thursday by way of video that the actor started to lead a “bigger” and “more expensive life” after the success of Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003. He stated that in 2015, he warned Johnny that he was in “dire” monetary situation, and urged him to reduce on his spending, however Johnny fired him in March 2016, and later sued him. Joel’s firm countersued, alleging that Johnny was accountable for his monetary issues. That litigation was settled in 2018.
Johnny Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, during which she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” The actor stated he was defamed by the allegations, despite the fact that his title was by no means talked about in Amber’s essay. Amber is countersuing the actor for $100 million, claiming his legal professionals defamed her by mounting a (*20*) towards her at his path.