Johnny Depp's agent testified on Monday (May 2) that Depp was to receive US$22.5mil (RM97.95mil) to star in the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film, but Disney decided to go "in a different direction" after Amber Heard published an op-ed reviving her domestic abuse allegations.
Jack Whigham, who represented Depp at Creative Artists Agency and later at Range Media Partners, testified that the December 2018 piece in the Washington Post had a "catastrophic" impact on Depp's career.
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