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Disney dropped Johnny Depp from 'Pirates' over abuse allegations: ex-agent

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Actor Johnny Depp attends the 50 million US dollars Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, April 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein, EPA-EFE/Pool " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/04/14/johnny-depp.jpg"/><figcaption>Actor Johnny Depp attends the 50 million US dollars Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, April 13, 2022. <em>Evelyn Hockstein, EPA-EFE/Pool </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States - Johnny Depp was dropped from the &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot; franchise because of the domestic abuse allegations made by Amber Heard, his former Hollywood agent said Wednesday, backing up the actor&#x27;s claim against his ex-wife.</p><p>&quot;My opinion is that it was related to the accusations that Amber has made,&quot; Christian Carino, who works for Creative Arts Agency, said in a videotaped deposition in the defamation suit filed by Depp against Heard.</p><p>Depp filed a defamation case against Heard over a column she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018 in which she described herself as a &quot;public figure representing domestic abuse.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/21/22/johnny-depp-claims-amber-heard-severed-tip-of-his-finger">Johnny Depp claims Amber Heard &#x27;frequently violent&#x27;, severed tip of his finger</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/20/22/johnny-depp-rejects-heinous-abuse-charges-at-us-defamation-trial">Johnny Depp rejects &#x27;heinous&#x27; abuse charges at US defamation trial</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/08/20/youre-mistaken-johnny-depp-denies-slapping-ex-wife-amber-heard">‘You’re mistaken’: Johnny Depp denies slapping ex-wife Amber Heard</a></li></ul><p>The 36-year-old Heard never named the 58-year-old Depp but he sued her for implying that he was a domestic abuser and is seeking $50 million in damages.</p><p>The Texas-born Heard countersued, asking for $100 million and claiming she suffered &quot;rampant physical violence and abuse&quot; at his hands.</p><p>Depp filed the defamation complaint in the United States after losing a separate libel case in London in November 2020 that he brought against The Sun for calling him a &quot;wife-beater.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/26/20/mads-mikkelsen-to-replace-johnny-depp-in-next-fantastic-beasts-movie">Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny Depp in next &#x27;Fantastic Beasts&#x27; movie</a></li></ul><p>Carino, Depp and Heard&#x27;s former agent, said it was never explicitly stated by Disney that Depp was being dropped from the &quot;Pirates&quot; franchise because of the domestic abuse accusations but it was &quot;understood.&quot;</p><p>Depp, testifying earlier on his own behalf, blamed the accusations by Heard for the loss of his lucrative role in &quot;Pirates&quot; as Captain Jack Sparrow.</p><div><strong>&#x27;JUST FILLING SPACE&#x27;</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Amber Heard. Image by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/07/22/amber.jpg"/><figcaption>Amber Heard. <em>Image by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Carino, the former fiance of Lady Gaga, was also asked about Heard&#x27;s relationship with billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk that followed her 2017 divorce from Depp.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/27/22/amber-heard-has-personality-disorders-psychologist">Amber Heard has twin personality disorders, psychologist testifies</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/22/20/amber-heard-denies-affairs-with-elon-musk-james-franco">Amber Heard denies affairs with Elon Musk, James Franco</a></li></ul><p>Lawyers for Depp read out August 2017 text messages between Carino and Heard, who starred in the movie &quot;Aquaman.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Dealing with breakup. I hate when things go public. See, I&#x27;m so sad,&quot; Heard said in a message about the end of her relationship with Musk.</p><p>&quot;You weren&#x27;t in love with him and you told me 1,000 times you were just filling space,&quot; Carino replied. &quot;Why would you be sad if you weren&#x27;t in love with him to begin with?&quot;</p><p>Heard responded: &quot;I know but I wanted time to grieve and recover in my own time.&quot;</p><p>Asked by a lawyer for Depp if Heard was referring to Musk or Depp, Carino said &quot;I don&#x27;t know.&quot;</p><p>He also provided her with some advice. &quot;You could avoid all this if you stopped dating uber-famous people,&quot; he said. &quot;You can be with a big man who isn&#x27;t famous.&quot;</p><p>Testifying last week, Depp said the allegations that he was a &quot;drunken, cocaine-fueled menace who beat women&quot; have cost him &quot;everything.&quot;</p><p>Depp denied ever physically abusing Heard and claimed that she was the one who was frequently violent.</p><p>Depp, a three-time Oscar nominee, and Heard met in 2009 on the set of the film &quot;The Rum Diary&quot; and were married in February 2015. Their divorce was finalized two years later.</p><div><strong>cl/bfm</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_aJ_VSkfmA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Johnny Depp was dropped from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise because of the domestic abuse allegations made by Amber Heard, his former Hollywood agent said Wednesday.