Depp’s $22.5 Million ‘Pirates’ Deal Collapsed After Op-Ed, Manager Testifies - The New York Times

Mr. Depp’s talent manager said the actor had been up to play Captain Jack Sparrow again until his ex-wife, Amber Heard, wrote an op-ed saying she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”

After the op-ed, it was impossible to get him a studio film, testified Mr. Whigham, who has represented Mr. Depp since 2016. Lawyers for Ms. Heard have argued that it was not the actresss op-ed that… [+1107 chars]

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