Born in 1963, Johnny Depp is one of the most famous actors in Hollywood at the moment. He became famous in the 90s in movies like “ Edward Scissorhands ” or “ Cry-Baby ”. By the 2000s, Depp reached the peak of his career thanks to a series of extremely popular blockbusters, including the series ” Pirates of the Caribbean “, ” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ” (2005) and ” Alice In Wonderland “. ” (2010). However, in recent years, besides movies, fans seem to remember Johnny Depp more due to his private life scandals related to violence and humiliation of others.

Despite his private life scandals and somewhat stagnant appeal, Johnny Depp’s name still appears heavily in major projects.

The higher the name, the more scandalous 

Ever since he was filming ” Pirates of the Caribbean “, this actor was rumored to be causing trouble for his own film crew. A source from The Hollywood Reporter accused Depp of often getting drunk on set and constantly being late, forcing thousands of extras to wait. Last May, Page Six also published information that Johnny Depp had physically attacked the set manager of the movie ” City of Lies ” (which has not yet been released). It’s unclear whether this conflict led to an “upper hand and lower arm” or not, but most witnesses confirmed that Johnny Depp used quite harsh language towards this manager.

However, the scandal that most affected Johnny Depp came from his ex-wife – actress Amber Heard. Before that, Depp had built a home with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis for 15 years, and had two children with her. However, in 2011, he shocked public opinion when he left his long-time partner to marry the beautiful young actress Amber Heard, his co-star in the movie ” The Rum Diary “. The two got married in 2015, but faced considerable opposition from Depp’s family because they thought Heard was a “gold digger”.

The scandal of abusing his ex-wife still hasn’t sunk Johnny Depp’s career.

Less than two years after getting married, Amber Heard filed for divorce and even asked to be separated from her husband. She accused this actor of constantly insulting her both physically and mentally during their time together. “He has always had problems with alcohol and substance abuse, this has been going on for a long time and is well known to the public” – the actress declared – “This is what makes Johnny very hot-tempered. He always imagines bad situations and finds excuses to endanger my body, even my life.”

To prove her words, Amber Heard provided the court with many photos of her face being bruised and swollen, along with photos of damaged furniture in the house. However, Johnny Depp’s side responded and stated that the actor had never harmed Heard. They also blamed her for trying to seek a high marital compensation from Depp through the abuse accusation. In the end, Johnny Depp still had to agree to compensate Amber Heard for $7 million. Immediately after receiving this money, she donated all of it to the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Career is still maintained

It was thought that Johnny Depp’s career boat had sunk after this scandal, but strangely, big roles continued to come to the actor as if nothing had happened. Last year, he appeared in the notable theatrical detective film “Murder on the Orient Express” . Most importantly, since 2016, Depp has been invited to take on an extremely expensive role: magician Gellerd Grindelwald – the main villain in the series ” Fantastic Beasts ” – a prequel to the famous ” Harry Potter ” series .

Private life scandals do not prevent the potential role of Gellerd Grindelwald in the hit movie series “Fantastic Beats” from going to Johnny Depp

Despite the success of these films, world public opinion is still quite harsh towards Johnny Depp. For example, shortly after Amber Heard filed for divorce, fashion company Dior faced a wave of fierce opposition when it invited Depp to star in an advertisement for its new men’s perfume. Last October, GQ magazine devoted a large article to him, in which the actor spoke out about the abuse scandal as follows: “Hurt the person you love? Like a bully? That doesn’t sound like me at all . ” Needless to say, this article received a huge boycott from readers.

There is an opinion that Depp’s character Grindelwald is more impressive thanks to his appearance than his acting, and the film was lucky to only give him enough screen time, not too much.

Although the movie ” Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them ” itself was a huge success, the choice of Johnny Depp to play the long-term role of Grindelwald made many fans unhappy. In response to them, JK Rowling, the famous author of ” Harry Potter ” and screenwriter of ” Fantastic Beasts “, had to speak up. She said she and director David Yates still feel very good about letting Johnny Depp play the character Grindelwald in many different films. According to Rowling and Yates, Johnny behaved very gently on the set of ” Fantastic Beasts ” and did not appear to be an abusive person as rumored.

The cast of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”

It is still unclear how many ” Fantastic Beasts ” fans are upset about Johnny Depp’s scandal. However, based on the comments of the audience and experts for the just released part 2 – ” The Crimes of Grindelwald “, this number is not small. According to most responses, Depp’s performance as Grindelwald was quite sporadic, far inferior to the performance of Colin Farrell (who played Grindelwald in disguise in the first part). There is even an opinion that Depp’s character Grindelwald is more impressive thanks to his appearance than his acting, and the film was lucky to only give him enough screen time, not too much.

Amber Heard and Jason Momoa – two main actors of the superhero blockbuster “Aquaman”.

As for Amber Heard, since breaking up with Johnny Depp, she has also been blamed by many viewers for being a third person, meddling in the home of her ex-husband and Vanessa Paradis, and showing signs of “mining money”. However, against all criticism from public opinion, Heard continued to develop her career. In just one month, the superhero blockbuster ” Aquaman ” in which she plays the female lead will hit the big screen. In addition, she also became an active campaigner for equal rights and against domestic violence for women. It’s unclear when the war of mutual accusations between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will end, but for her part, the actress is still very optimistic: “I don’t know when I will reach my destination. But I kept fighting, and with each passing day, I felt like life was getting better.”