During his legal battle against his ex-wife Amber Heard, actor Johnny Depp has lost not only the good image that the audience had of him, but also two important roles in his artistic career. On the one hand, his role in the film fantastic animals and, on the other, the emblematic Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean.
Both productions turned their backs on him when Heard smeared him for domestic violence. However, a few days ago, during the trial he faces against his ex-wife, Depp assured that even if they offer him all the gold in the world and even the pearls of the virgin, in no way in the world will he play Jack Sparrow again.
The trial for defamation of the lawsuit that actor Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife Amber Heard for 50 million dollars is still ongoing and every day new details and controversial things between the actors come to light, which put the jury on edge of the collapse and us in suspense to know the final verdict.
It should be noted that one of the things that most affected the actor’s life and that of the public was that he lost his role as Jack Sparrow in the franchise. Pirates of the Caribbean, since he is not only everyone’s favorite character, he has also been the fundamental piece of the saga, since the story revolves around his life. In addition to the fans They would be very disappointed not to see Johnny Depp in his role as Jack, it seems that the actor has already made his decision and intends to reject any offer from the company or at least that was what he said in court.
Last Wednesday, April 20, during the questioning that the lawyer Ben Rottenborn did to the actor, he questioned him about whether he would return to work and play the most beloved pirate. The attorney asked him if Disney approached him with $300 million and a million alpacas, would he work with Disney again on a Disney movie? Pirates of the Caribbean. To which, without even thinking, Depp said no.
During her cross-examination, Heard’s attorney asked her about an article in the Daily Mail October 2018, which reported that he had been left out as Jack Sparrow. To which the actor testified that he was not aware of this, but that he was not surprised, since it had been two years of constant talk around the world about him being a “wife beater”. For this reason, he was sure that Disney was looking for a way to cut ties with him, because at that time, the #MeToo movement was in full swing.
I would be a real fool not to think that there was an effect on my career based on Mrs. Heard’s words, whether my name was mentioned or not. My career was over from the second the accusations against me were made.
– Johnny Depp
The first time Heard accused Johnny of domestic violence was when he filed for a restraining order in 2016, a case that was resolved when they signed their divorce. However, the actress returned to her statements in 2018, in the article of the Washington Postthat despite not saying Depp’s name, that had a negative effect on the actor’s career.
Once that happened, I lost then. No matter the outcome of this trial, I will carry it for the rest of my days.
– Johnny Depp
On the stand, Depp was questioned by his attorney Jessica Meyers, who grilled him for several hours in which he recounted his fights with Heard, including one time he cut off the tip of his right middle finger. The actor commented that his ex-wife attacked and scolded him frequently, so he chose to hide, locking himself in a room or in the bathroom. With this, he denied violent attitudes against the actress.
I am suing her for defamation and the various falsehoods she used to end my life.
– Johnny Depp
Depp assured that after Disney stopped contemplating him for his role in the film pirates of the caribbean 6, the company continued to present his character in theme parks around the world. Also, they didn’t stop selling Captain Jack Sparrow dolls and they didn’t stop selling anything, they just didn’t want there to be something of him that people could find.
The truth is that we ALL had a little illusion to see the return of Depp as the beloved Jack Sparrow in his sixth installment, but now with the confirmation of the actor, we have no hope.