Johnny Depp was (almost) back in court this week. Fresh off his defamation victory over ex-wife Amber Heard, the 21 Jump Street star settled a case of alleged assault before it went to court. The alleged incident occurred on the set of Depp’s 2018 crime thriller, City of Lies.
Johnny Depp has reached a settlement with the crew member who accused the actor of assaulting him on set. https://t.co/gm9pwiXQY3
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 12, 2022
Johnny Depp’s Alleged On-Set Assault
City Of Lies location manager Gregg “Rocky” Brooks alleges that Depp hit him “twice in the lower left side of his rib cage and causing pain” after Brooks told a supposedly intoxicated Depp that they had to wrap filming for the night.
The incident escalated when the producers allegedly demanded Brooks not to press charges. Brooks refused and then was subsequently fired from the production.
Internet Reacts To The News
The Johnny Depp settlement with Brooks is not a partial admission of guilt. We don’t know what sort of settlement this is. FFS people. The man just spent 6 weeks in a courtroom facing his abuser… and now you want him back in one? He’s tired. He’s done. pic.twitter.com/6okZb11Wwu
— ? mandi ✨JOHNNYDEPPWON~ 3 F’N DAYS ?? (@deppscheekbones) July 11, 2022
Since May/June 2022:
Johnny Depp in tour with Jeff Beck; enjoying
Johnny vs #AmberHeardIsALiar : won
Johnny vs Greg Rocky : settlement
Johnny will start filming Jeanne du Barry in France this summer.
Things is going better and better, so happy for him ♥️❤️#JohnnyDeppWon pic.twitter.com/lDqv1xxAxK
— ReemDepp – #JohnnyDeppWon (@ReemDepp) July 12, 2022
Heard trial star Camille Vasquez was set to defend Depp in court.
YES!!! #rockybrooks’ money grab lawsuit is DEAD! A settlement has been reached because as he’s stated a million times; #JohnnyDepp just wants to move on with his life!! (I’m also assuming that RB was probably terrified of facing Queen #CamilleVasquez in court!!) https://t.co/YNvuTneeQo
— KiKi Athena (@KiKiAthena79) July 11, 2022
Johnny Depp Is Not Done With Amber Heard
Johnny Depp’s team argues against Amber Heard’s request to dismiss verdict over juror’s mistaken identity issue @htshowbiz https://t.co/8ERlMvomvm
— Hindustan Times (@HindustanTimes) July 12, 2022
Amber Heard is appealing the defamation ruling that decreed she pay Depp $10 million.
“Though understandably displeased with the outcome of trial, Ms. Heard has identified no legitimate basis to set aside in any respect the jury’s decision,” the filing in Fairfax County claims. “Virginia law is clear that a verdict is not to be set aside unless it is “plainly wrong or without evidence to support it,”
Heard and her attorneys allege that the entire case should be thrown out because a “wrong” juror showed up at court. However, Depp’s attorneys contend that Heard knew about the mistake and said nothing about it at the time.
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