Johnny Depp’s “falling” career

Follow Variety, the trial for defamation charges of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was the focus of public attention not only in the US and around the world during the past May. The troubling circumstances, the evidence that both provided in court did not make outsiders feel that they had to really “leave” to which side.

Now, jurors are also being asked to consider whether either of them actually suffered heavy career damage from the other’s alleged lies. While there is evidence that both careers have gone “downhill,” it would be difficult to connect that damage to specific acts of defamation.

Johnny Depp said that he had lost tens of millions of dollars because of Amber Heard’s allegations about domestic violence that she suffered while they were still together. But other evidence suggests that Depp was a star in decline, even before the charges were filed. Besides, the actor also encountered a series of legal obstacles that made it almost impossible for him to be unemployed at major studios.

Johnny Depp’s agent and former business executive testified that Depp’s unprofessional conduct overshadowed Hollywood directors’ enthusiasm for the actor. Since then, plus the profligate spending habits lead to financial distress. On the set, part 5 of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and other movies, Johnny Depp is often late and unprepared, relying only on headphones to deliver lines.

“I advised him to change. Because these actions would damage his career. And that happened. The star’s aura has faded a lot,” said Tracey Jacobs – who helped Johnny Depp’s career flourished three decades of working with the actor shared.

Johnny Depp is a “goof” star

Johnny Depp’s unprofessional actions on the set of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean Disney’s endurance test. The studio behind this series had to have an employee stationed outside the house where Johnny Depp was staying to constantly update whether the actor was going anywhere or when he was awake, the whole crew would be right there. work immediately.

Filming was forced to postpone filming after Depp’s finger was severed, which he claims happened after Amber Heard threw a bottle at him. Disney had to rely on CGI to cover up Depp’s injuries, and even had to completely reconstruct the actor’s image.

Johnny Depp isn’t the only star who has behaved in a celebrity-privileged manner. His idol, Marlon Brando used to terrorize studios with lavish demands and on-set quirks. Besides, stars like Bruce Willis to Vin Diesel all have unacceptable actions on set as a star.

When movies bring in “huge” revenue, studios are also more lenient. For a long time, Johnny Depp was the rarest “commodity”, an actor possessing both looks and acting talent, along with the ability to “suck” in the box office. Alice in Wonderland with Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter has grossed over 1 billion USD, while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sweeney Todd also had great success. But over the past decade, Johnny Depp’s box office power has also declined over time, with hits like Mortdecai, Transcendence and Black Mass tarnished his name.

However, Johnny Depp was used to studios catering to his whims and immersed himself in the massive success of the pirate series. He still keeps his bad habits despite the declining profits from the films starring the actor.

“The studios loved him at first. Johnny Depp was always great. But a whole crew didn’t like to sit around for hours waiting for the star to show up,” Jacobs said.

Since April 11, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have participated in the trial of a defamation lawsuit in the state court of Fairfax, Virginia. Depp sues Heard for damages 50 million USD because of the influence of the editorial that the actress published in the newspaper The Washington Post back in 2018. Heard in response also countersued Depp with damages up to 100 million USD.