Emuva ngoDisemba 2018, uJohnny Depp uzithole enkabeni yeScandal lapho u-Amber Herd anikeze izingxoxo noWashington Post, osolwa ngumlingisi ngodlame lwasekhaya. Leli cala lithonye kakhulu umsebenzi we-DEPP, kodwa ngemuva kwalokho kwavela ukuthi umhlambi wasungula yonke into, ngaphezu kwalokho, waziphatha ngokuhlobene noJohnny ngonya futhi ngokunganaki. Kamuva, waletha umfazi wangaphambilini ngama- $ 50 wezigidi ukuze abalekeze futhi ekugcineni abuyele emsebenzini.
Elinye lamaphrojekthi wakamuva we-DEPA kwakuyifilimu "elinde i-varvarov", lapho inkampani eyakha uMark Rielanx ("Big and Good Giant", "Dunkirk"). Umlingisi muva nje waxoxisana nezikhathi u-UK watshela lokho ayecabanga ngesoka elizungeze i-HURD ne-DEP. URaillys waphawula ukuthi uJohnny ukhiqiza "umbono womuntu onothando, onozwela futhi onokwethenjelwa kakhulu," futhi wanezela nokuthi ngesikhathi sokuqunjelwa kozakwabo 'kakhulu, namahloni kakhulu.'
UMark uphinde wagcizelela ukuthi amacala awomhlambi athinta ubudlova obungokomzimba, futhi uthola iqiniso lokuthi uJohnny waphika konke, ngengqondo ngokuphelele. "Lokhu akukhona nakancane esithombeni sakhe," kubona umlingisi. Ubuye wengeza ukuthi ubengakaze ezwe ukuthi i-DEPP ilandisa ngezwi elibi okungenani ngomuntu, futhi yize kukhona amahemuhemu ahamba kakhulu, kuyacaca ukuthi ngokusobala akayena umuntu osesimweni sokulimaza abanye.
Yebo, isinqumo sokunxeshezelwa ngoJohnny somonakalo sokuziphatha sihlala emandleni enkantolo, kodwa sekucacile ukuthi ngaphambi kokuba ozakwabo embonini yamafilimu akudingeki ukuthi baqonde, ngoba abagunyaziwe kakhulu kubo i-villain yangempela.