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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
what is the Johnny Depp problem?
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Johnny Depp / Amber Heard court case is wrapping up right literally today.
The gist is his ex-wife, Amber Heard, accused him, through some pretty graphic photographs of her injuries, of being an abusive spouse. Roughly around that time, he had been revealed to be the main antagonist in the latest series of films. His role in the first one was just a cameo.
In December of 2017--right at the height of Me Too--
Rowling said there was no way in hell he'd be recast in the second film, citing the couple's joint statement of wanting to move past it all. Heard said that Rowling was selectively reading the statement. They'd already been filming for awhile, so while possible, it probably would have been pretty damned expensive to recast. Still, it wasn't exactly a moment where Rowling was reading the room.
Since then Depp has been pushing back on the abuse allegations, though not very well, by suing his ex for defamation for an op-ed she wrote and the Sun in the UK for libel (see above link for how that's going).
