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19.05.2022 - 21:37 / variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterJohnny Depp’s longtime agent testified Thursday that his star power declined over the course of years due to his erratic behavior, and that at one point he asked his agency to give him $20 million because he needed money.Tracey Jacobs, a top agent at United Talent Agency, represented Depp for 30 years until he fired her — and his his longtime lawyer and management firm — in 2016. Jacobs appeared by video deposition on the 19th day of Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, whom he accuses of destroying his career with false allegations of domestic violence.Jacobs testified that over the last 10 years of her representation of him, Depp would habitually show up late to set. He ultimately got a reputation that made it harder to get jobs for him, she said.
“Initially crews loved him,” she said. “He was always so great with the crew. But crews don’t love sitting around for hours and hours and hours waiting for the star to show up.”Jacobs said that sometimes she would get yelled at, and that she tried to impress on her client that he was hurting his career.
In addition, she noted an increased use of alcohol and drugs. At one time, she said that Depp had been “the biggest star in the world,” but that was no longer true by the time he fired her in October 2016.“His star had dimmed due to it getting harder to get him jobs,” Jacobs said. “People were talking.
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Zack Sharf Judy Bellinger, the court stenographer during the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, said in an interview with Law & Crime Network that she witnessed several jury members dozing off to sleep during the course of the trial, which started April 11 and ended June 1. Law & Crime Network earned millions of views online from live-streaming the trial. Bellinger said she saw jury members in both the front and back rows falling asleep.“It was tough,” Bellinger said.
The response to the verdict in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial hasn’t been the most encouraging.
The jury in Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against Amber Heard has their work cut out for them.
Cross? More like two jabs and an uppercut! It’s gotten combative before between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp‘s lawyers, but man this is another level!
Testimony in the defamation trial involving Amber Heard and Johnny Depp has come to a close.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn entertainment industry expert testified Monday that Amber Heard lost $45 million to $50 million in endorsements and TV and film income over claims that she faked domestic violence allegations against ex-husband Johnny Depp.Heard’s team called the expert, Kathryn Arnold, as well as a psychiatrist and an orthopedic surgeon as the defamation trial began its sixth and final week. Heard’s lawyers were also expected to call Depp to the stand on Monday, but they ultimately decided they did not need his testimony.
Amber Heard can't catch a break online amid the defamation trial brought on by her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Depp sued Heard for $50 million after the actress wrote an op-ed published by the Washington Post describing herself as a survivor of domestic abuse. Although Heard didn't name Depp as her abuser, she recounted stories of abuse from the year 2016.
"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" star Jason Mamoa's "lack of chemistry" with Amber Heard caused her role to be reduced in the upcoming film, Heard's agent claimed Friday. Heard’s agent, Jessica Kovacevic, virtually testified in the Johnny Depp vs.
Amber Heard‘s agent testified virtually in the star’s ongoing defamation lawsuit against Johnny Depp on Friday, and in her testimony, the powerful entertainment biz negotiator shared her take on the Aquaman 2 situation.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAmber Heard’s agent testified Thursday that she lost out on job opportunities amid the online backlash over her abuse allegations against ex-husband Johnny Depp.Jessica Kovacevic, Heard’s agent at WME, was the last of a series of witnesses called by Heard’s attorneys on Thursday. After spending several days defending her from Depp’s defamation claim, Heard’s team is now on offense, seeking to prove their $100 million counterclaim that Heard’s career was harmed by Depp’s lawyer, who called her allegations a “hoax.”Heard was the female lead in “Aquaman,” which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide upon its release in December 2018.
Johnny Depp has long been praised for being genuinely awesome to fans and regular folk, including those in the crews of his movies. Countless stories of the actor’s kindness and humility have been told over the past few decades, but according to his former talent agent, alleged behavioral issues that started later in his career were the real reason his Hollywood stardom started to dim.
Actress Ellen Barkin has testified in the Johnny Depp defamation trial against his ex wife Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp's former friend and bandmate Bruce Witkin has testified that Marilyn Manson was not to blame for the actor's drug use. Mr Depp previously told the court during his $50 million defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, that he once gave Manson a pill to stop him from talking so much.
Amber Heard. The 44-year-old actor, who co-starred with Heard in the 2011 TV series , recently took to his Instagram Story to share his support for the actress amid Johnny Depp's defamation trial against her.Depp first filed his defamation lawsuit against Heard in March 2019, in response to an op-ed Heard wrote for the in December 2018 about being the victim of domestic violence. The article itself did not mention Depp by name, however, their contentious 2016 divorce had been in the news over the previous two years.«Amber Heard is a victim of abuse by Johnny Depp,» Krumholtz claimed.
Dr. David Kipper, who “had a lot of experience with high profile people and really helping them seriously get and stay sober.” Jacobs said in Depp’s final deal for “Murder on the Orient Express,” he was paid $5 million for four consecutive weeks of shooting, “plus a great backend which he has received significant money on subsequently.” But that wasn’t anything close to “Pirates” money – for the fifth installment, Depp was paid $25 million “with a backend,” she said.She also said that no one from Disney was committed at any point to Depp appearing in a sixth “Pirates” film.Despite his booming box office hits, Depp suffered financial troubles, and at one point asked UTA to give him $20 million.
The jury in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial on Thursday saw the actor’s former agent and former business manager describe the collapse of his reputation and his finances by the time they were let go in 2016.
Social media can’t stop swooning over the possibility that Johnny Depp is dating his sharp-tongued attorney, Camille Vasquez, but ET has learned it’s all a figment of the internet’s imagination.
Gayle King and her colleagues will be following Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard until its conclusion. However, the veteran newswoman says there's no positive light to the entire spectacle.King and her CBS Mornings co-stars Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil walked the carpet at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Most Powerful People in New York Media event on Tuesday, and they spoke with ET about the court case that has been dominating the spotlight in recent months.«It's all very sad to me,» King said of the ongoing case, which has been broadcast on TV since the trial began in April. I don't know how anybody wins in that case.