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At the trial between the former actor couple Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, an ex, a friend and some former employees of Depp testified on Thursday. They did not paint a pretty picture of the Piratesstar and questioned the claim that he lost his role of Captain Jack Sparrow to Heard.
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The dirty laundry of Amber Heard (36) and Johnny Depp (58) has been hung outside the court in Fairfax, Virginia for weeks. The two have sued each other for tens of millions of defamation charges, but during the trial all alleged domestic violence, sexual abuse and alcohol and drug use are described in detail.
Both spoke at length from the witness stand themselves, but on day 19 of the trial, Depp’s ex, friend and former associates came to testify. On the part of Amber Heard, of course.
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Tracey Jacobs testified via video that she worked as a manager of Depp for 30 years until she was fired by him. He was once “the biggest star in the world”, but “his star had dimmed as it became more difficult for him to get jobs, given the reputation he’d earned for being late and other things. People were talking and the question about his behavior was there.” According to Jacobs, she was honest with Depp that his career was damaged by his constant lateness on film sets, and by his behavior, including his drug and alcohol use. He often had to use an earpiece to get his lines whispered on set.
In his million-dollar claim, Depp claims he has a lucrative role in the sixth Pirates of the Caribbeanfilm lost to Amber Heard’s op-ed implying she was a victim of Depp’s domestic violence. Jacobs said at the trial that he does not remember Disney committing to giving Depp a role in it. Disney’s Tina Newman also said in a video that she doesn’t remember seeing Heard’s op-ed, and that she doesn’t know if Depp was being considered for a sixth anyway. Pirates-movie. “All I know is that it’s a project that may be in development in the studio.”
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