Depp’s lawyers claimed that the actor’s removal from the multibillion-dollar grossing franchise was because of her allegations. Depp, in a lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, claimed that her allegations had hurt his career.Īccording to a Washington Post report, Disney is said to have dropped Depp from the Pirates franchise just four days after Heard’s incendiary 2018 op-ed in the same publication, in which she claimed, without naming Depp, that she was the victim of domestic violence. Petitions calling for his removal from the Pirates of the Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts franchises emerged.
Just a few years ago, Johnny Depp was one of the highest-paid actors in the world, but allegations of domestic violence made him box office poison.
