Johnny Depp Said ‘f--- You’ To Hollywood As Amber Heard Allegations Derailed His Career

Johnny Depp had a defiant connection for Hollywood aft his ex-wife slung allegations astatine nan movie prima that threatened to derail his career.

Depp notoriously won his defamation suit against Amber Heard successful 2022, aft nan character branded herself a home maltreatment unfortunate successful a Washington Post sentiment article.

The ineligible conflict threatened to wholly ruin Depp's storied Hollywood career. After nan "Pirates of nan Caribbean" prima mislaid a libel lawsuit successful nan United Kingdom, he was dropped from nan Harry Potter spin-off "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."

JOHNNY DEPP SAYS HE WAS A ‘CRASH TEST DUMMY FOR METOO,' ACCUSES HOLLYWOOD PALS OF ABANDONING HIM TO ‘GO WOKE’

Johnny Depp felt Hollywood wanted him to discontinue aft Amber Heard accused him of home violence. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Depp was replaced aft filming 1 scene.

"It virtually stopped successful a millisecond, like, while I was doing nan movie," Depp told The Telegraph. "They said we’d for illustration you to resign. But what was really successful my caput was they wanted maine to retire."

He responded: "F--- you. There’s acold excessively galore of maine to kill. If you deliberation you tin wounded maine much than I’ve already been hurt, you’re gravely mistaken."

Depp explained why he chose to conflict backmost against Heard's allegations successful what turned retired to beryllium 1 of nan most-watched personage trials.

"I fought it because, had I not, past I wouldn’t person been me," he told nan outlet. "Of course, everyone tells you, ‘Don’t do it. You’re crazy.’"

The "Charlie and nan Chocolate Factory" star noted nan "lie" Heard had told was opening to beryllium nan "deciding factor" connected whether he had nan expertise to make movies successful Hollywood.

"F--- you," Depp added.

Johnny Depp explained why he fought backmost against allegations of home abuse. (Getty Images)

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Depp first recovered fame successful Hollywood aft landing a domiciled connected "21 Jump Street" successful nan 1980s. The acquisition made him a contender to beryllium nan adjacent teen idol, though Depp had nary liking successful becoming a TV actor.

From nan commencement of his career, Depp didn't attraction to beryllium thing he wasn't.

Johnny Depp gained fame aft starring successful "21 Jump Street" successful nan 1980s. (Barry King/WireImage)

"I didn’t for illustration nan labels," nan character told The Telegraph. "What they were hopeless to do was conscionable make maine a poster boy: ‘He’s nan caller James Dean.’ No, I’m not."

Depp recalled openly revealing his extended supplier usage during an question and reply successful nan 1990s. At nan time, he was asked why viewers should salary attraction to a young character pretending to beryllium an undercover cop.

"And I said, ‘Well, that’s easy. ’Cause I started taking narcotics erstwhile I was astir 11.’ And past I went done nan full thing," Depp told nan outlet. "And she asked me, person you tried marijuana? I went uh-huh. Cocaine? Uh-huh. Heroin? Uh-huh. I mean you sanction it because that’s really I grew up. By nan clip I was 15, 16, I had a beautiful decent chance astatine a doctorate successful medicine science and intoxicant mixing and drinking."

Johnny Depp starred successful "21 Jump Street" alongside Peter DeLuise. (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

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Amber Heard revenge for divorcement from Johnny Depp successful 2016. (Getty Images)

While Depp has seemingly recovered from nan civilian proceedings involving his ex-wife, he has pointed retired that he was nan "crash trial dummy" for nan MeToo Movement. Heard revenge for divorce successful 2016 and days later revenge for a home restraining bid against Depp.

"I’ll show you what hurts," Depp told The Times astir nan aftermath of nan allegations surfacing. "There are people, and I’m reasoning of three, who did maine dirty. Those group were astatine my kids’ parties. Throwing them successful nan air."

"And, look, I understand group who could not guidelines up [for me], because nan astir frightening point to them was making nan correct choice. I was pre-MeToo. I was for illustration a clang trial dummy for MeToo. It was earlier Harvey Weinstein. And I sponged it, took it each in. And truthful I wanted from nan hundreds of group I’ve met successful that manufacture to spot who was playing it safe. Better spell woke!"

Johnny Depp won his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard successful 2022. (Getty Images)

Depp explained that Heard's "fiction" wasn't going to spell distant unless he fought backmost pinch "the truth."

"Everyone was saying, ‘It’ll spell away!' But I can’t spot that. What will spell away? The fabrication pawned astir nan f---ing globe? No it won’t," he said. "If I don’t effort to correspond nan truth it will beryllium for illustration I’ve really committed nan acts I americium accused of. And my kids will person to unrecorded pinch it. Their kids. Kids that I’ve met successful hospitals. So nan nighttime earlier nan proceedings successful Virginia, I didn’t consciousness nervous. If you don’t person to memorize lines, if you’re conscionable speaking nan truth? Roll nan dice."

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