Although Johnny Depp is best known for his performances in the Pirates of the Caribbean cinematic cycle, Edward scissor hands, Donnie Brasco and many other films, lately the actor has mainly drawn attention to the drama in his personal life. A little over a month ago, the libel suit between him and his ex-wife Amber Heard ended, with Depp awarded $ 10 million in damages and $ 5 million in punitive damages (although the latter amount was subsequently reduced. at $ 350,000). Now today brings the news that Depp has solved another of his cases, which in this case means that he will not face another trial.
You may remember the 2018 movie. city of lieswhich saw Johnny Depp play Russell Poole, the LAPD detective who investigated the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious BIG city of lies He was also the creator of an assault and battery lawsuit filed against Depp by Gregg “Rocky” Brooks, the film’s stage manager, in 2018. Four years later, a statement to the Los Angeles Superior Court by one of the Brooks’ attorneys, Arbella Azizian (passing through Term), says that after weeks of behind-the-scenes discussions, some kind of deal has been reached. Although the terms were not made public and this deal could end up being withdrawn, it appears that Depp decided to pay Brooks to drop the lawsuit two weeks before the trial began.
For those unaware of this specific case, the lawsuit states that on April 13, 2017 Gregg Brooks went to tell Johnny Depp that the production at city of lies the night was ending. Depp, who allegedly had alcohol on his breath, would start yelling obscenities at the stage manager and then punch him “twice on the lower left side of his rib cage, causing pain.” The actor then shouted that he would pay Brooks $ 100,000 to “punch me in the face right now,” but was quickly kicked out of the area by his security team. Brooks was later asked not to prosecute city of lies production and, when he refused, was fired on April 16, 2017.
The trial between Johnny Depp and Gregg Brooks has been delayed due to the pandemic, but with a few weeks left, barring a surprise last-minute change, we will no longer see Depp in a courtroom to deal with this particular legal drama. . If the trial had gone ahead, one of Depp’s attorneys would have been Camille Vasquez, who also represented him in the defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard. Speaking of Heard, he now faces his new lawsuit, this one brought by the New York Marine and General Insurance Company.
While the lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Gregg Brooks has been suspended, the actor is not out of the woods yet, as Amber Heard’s attorney seeks to have the verdict overturned in the libel trial for claiming there had been. a mistake with juror 15. As for Depp’s acting job, his next movie The favourite It will finally be streaming on Netflix.
Source: Cinemablend
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