Johnny Depp is most well-known for his performances in the Pirates of the CaribbeanFilm series Edward Scissorhands, Donnie BrascoThe actor has not been seen in many other movies but is primarily known for the drama in the personal life. Just over a month ago, Depp’s defamation case against Amber Heard was concluded. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory damages, and $5 million as punitive damages. However, that amount was later reduced down to $350,000. Now today brings word that Depp has resolved another one of his cases, which in this instance means he won’t have to go through another trial.
Perhaps you remember the 2018 movie City of LiesThe movie starred Johnny Depp as Russell Poole (an LAPD detective who investigated the murders in Tupac Shakur’s and The Notorious B.I.G.). City of LiesGregg also brought Depp a case for assault and battery. “Rocky” Brooks, the movie’s location manager, back in 2018. Four years later, a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court from one of Brooks’ lawyers, Arbella Azizian (via DeadlineAccording to Depp, there has been a settlement reached after several weeks of negotiations behind the scenes. While the terms were not made public and it’s possible this settlement could end up being scrapped, it appears that Depp opted to pay Brooks to drop the lawsuit two weeks before the trial was set to begin.
The lawsuit alleges that Gregg Brooks told Johnny Depp on April 13, 2017 that production had halted. City of LiesIt was time to go. Depp, who was allegedly smelling of alcohol, reportedly started shouting obscenities at the manager, and then hit him. “twice in the lower left side of his rib cage and causing pain.”Brooks would then be paid $100,000 by the actor. “punch me in the face right now,”But he was quickly removed from the scene by his security staff. Brooks was then asked not to sue. City of LiesProduction, and when he refused to, he was pink-slipped April 16, 2017.
The trial between Johnny Depp and Gregg Brooks had been delayed by the pandemic, but with just a few weeks to go until it was set to begin, barring a surprise last-minute change, we won’t be seeing Depp back in a courtroom to deal with this particular legal drama. Had the trial gone forward, one of Depp’s lawyers would have been Camille Vasquez, who also represented him in the defamation trial against Amber Heard. Speaking of Heard, she’s now facing her own new lawsuit, this one filed by the New York Marine and General Insurance Company.
While the trial between Johnny Depp and Gregg Brooks has been set aside, the actor isn’t out of the legal woods for good just yet, as Amber Heard’s lawyer is looking to get the verdict of the defamation trial tossed out by claiming there was an error with Juror 15. As far as Depp’s acting work goes, his upcoming movie La FavoriteNetflix will eventually release it.