Johnny Depp has slammed the Hollywood film industry, saying they “threw me in the trash” to explain why he didn’t work in the film industry for years.
Back in 2022, Depp won a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 editorial. of washington post. Two years ago, Depp lost a defamation lawsuit. Sun After the paper published an article calling him a “wife beater,” Depp claims he has always denied it.
This situation led to Depp being removed from the competition. fantastic beasts It’s a franchise, so I haven’t been getting any Hollywood roles lately. Most of his recent roles have been in European films, with his latest role as Louis XV. jeanne du barry There he performs in French.
Depp didn’t have very kind words to say about Hollywood. “They’re disposable and they understand that. Glorious accountants who had the ability to push the green light and make a studio movie…but they pushed the green light and spent a ton of money,” he said. metro. “The budgets for these movies are ridiculous… They’re romantic comedies starring two very popular people. People – real people – are fed up with it.”
Elsewhere in the interview, he spoke about the effect fame has had on him. “I’ve been very lucky and I have nothing to complain about. None of that. I don’t,” he said.
“But fame does a funny thing to humans. “Once something hits you, you can’t go anywhere without people seeing you. And that’s a very interesting way to grow. , after 38 years of such things…
“First of all, what’s really weird is that someone who has lived in such a situation would expect something close to normal. What’s worse is that I wasn’t normal up until that point. I have had to adapt to the way I live behind windows. I live behind the fucking window!”
Earlier this week, Depp was accused of verbally abusing Laura Glaudini on the set of the 2001 film Blow.
During a recent episode of the podcast powerful angel of truthGlaudini claimed that Depp was “smitten.” [her] After the actor gave his monologue and was signaled by director Ted Demme to laugh, he responded, “Face.”
“The first day, at this point, I haven’t even met Johnny Depp.” […] I’m in a bikini and on a bear fur rug […] “Johnny Depp has this monologue that he repeats over and over again,” she recalled.
“[Director] Ted Demme came up to me and said, “Okay, Laura, when Johnny says these words, I want you to laugh out loud like she said the funniest thing here.” said. We’re in the background, the deep background, right?”
She continued:[Depp] says his monologue, and then you hear the cue and burst into laughter or whatever.
“When Johnny Depp says cut, he walks up to me and comes up to me and sticks his finger in my face. And here I am on the ground in my bikini like this. , he came over and said, “Who are you?” Shit, you think so? Who the hell do you think you are? Shut up. I’m out here trying to say my line and you’re pulling the focus. You fucking idiot. Oh, now, oh, isn’t it so funny? Can I shut up now? Can I be quiet now? You’re quiet now, that’s how you stay.
“I never met him on set the first day,” Glaudini added. “This was my first studio film, and I’d just done indies before. And this star, who I admired, who I was so excited to work with, punched me in the face. All I could think was, “Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry.”
NME A representative for Depp has been contacted for comment.
