Johnny Depp put aside all his legal drama to make a rare social media post about his latest film.
The 57-year-old actor posted the poster for his new drama City of Lies on Instagram on Friday.
‘Thanks to Voletta Wallace and the Poole family for allowing Brad, Forest, me and the team to tell this important and timely story,’ he captions the image.
Rare post: Johnny Depp put aside all of his legal drama to make a rare social media update to show off the poster for his new drama City of Lies on Instagram on Friday
Sending thanks: ‘Thanks to Voletta Wallace and the Poole family for allowing Brad, Forest, me and the team to tell this important and timely story’, he added the image caption
‘The truth is a rare bird. All the more reason to look for him. ‘City of Lies’ in US theaters today. VOD on April 9th. More territories will be added soon, ‘he said of the new release.
The crime drama delves into the mystery behind the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG
Depp filmed the film in 2017, but was pulled from its original 2018 release, allegedly due to a lawsuit filed against Depp by a film location manager, claiming that the star assaulted him on set.
Based on Randall Sullivan’s LAbyrinth, the film shows retired LAPD detective Russel Poole, played by Depp, teaming up with journalist Jack Jackson, played by Forest Whitaker, to investigate the Tupac and BIG cases and find out the truth.
Synopsis: Based on Randall Sullivan’s LAbyrinth, the film shows a retired LAPD detective, played by Depp, teaming up with a journalist, played by Forest Whitaker, to investigate the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG and discover the truth
Finally released: Depp filmed the film in 2017, but was pulled from its original 2018 release, allegedly due to a lawsuit filed against Depp by a film location manager alleging that the star assaulted him on set
New accusations: the post came a day after the Pirates of the Caribbean artist labeled his ex-wife Amber Heard as a ‘gold digger’ and ‘f *** ing wh ***’ ‘at the London Court of Appeals
The post came a day after the Pirates of the Caribbean artist labeled his ex-wife Amber Heard a “scoundrel in search of gold” after his marriage ended four years ago in London’s Court of Appeal.
He attacked in a 2016 text message to his nurse after the actress said she would hand over the $ 7 million divorce settlement to charity.
Depp wrote at the time: ‘No way is she going to give anyone a dime !!! Thank you damn she’s gone !!! I get sick just thinking about how much I tried to make it work … Now … Honestly, I wouldn’t touch that fucking Hazmat suit !!! What a scum. I hate her !!!
The star is trying to overturn a Supreme Court decision that he assaulted his ex-wife, 34, and made her afraid for his life, and is asking the Court of Appeal to order a retrial of his defamation lawsuit against The Sun after him was called a ‘women beater’.
Legal battle: the star is trying to overturn a damning Supreme Court decision that he assaulted his ex-wife, 34, and made her afraid for her life, and is asking the Court of Appeal to order a retrial of her action for defamation Sun after being called a ‘women beater’
After the couple divorced in 2016, the Aquaman star said he would split the deal between Los Angeles Children’s Hospital and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Her lawyers accused Amber of giving ‘a fraction’ of the huge sum as part of a ‘calculated and manipulative lie’ to look better.
The lawyer representing The Sun asked the court to reject the appeal demanding a retrial and said the actor knew that Amber’s donation would be paid in installments instead of a lump sum and “suspected she would not make payments”.
Decision to come: The lawyer representing The Sun asked the court to reject the appeal demanding a retrial, and the judge said the court would give its decision at a later date
Test results: After a three-week trial in July 2020, a judge concluded that an April 2018 column calling Edward Scissorhands’ star a ‘wife beater’ was’ substantially true ‘
After a three-week trial in July 2020, a judge concluded that an April 2018 column calling Edward Scissorhands’ star a ‘women beater’ was’ substantially true ‘.
At the conclusion of Thursday’s appeal hearing, the judge said the court would give its decision at a later date.
Neither party was present for the hearing. The ex-pair married in 2015 after their first date on the set of The Rum Diary in 2009.
Heard then filed for divorce from Depp in May 2016, ushering in years of legal comings and goings between the two.
How it all started: the ex-pair (here in 2015) got married in 2015 after their first date on the set of The Rum Diary in 2009. I heard then asked for Depp’s divorce in May 2016, starting years of coming and going cool between the two