Former talent agent Johnny Depp testified that the actor’s stellar power was overshadowed by poor behavior on the set and problems with his anger.
Tracy Jacobs represented Depp for 30 years until 2016, when he fired her and said that while representing Depp, he had become “the biggest star in the world” and that he was “extremely talented”.
Asked why Depp fired her, Jacobs said: “I really don’t know. He destroyed almost everyone in his life, so I guess I was with you.
The trial was read as part of Depp’s testimony, in which he suggested that she was a “conspirator” with someone he was prosecuting, and that she was simply looking for money. Jacobs says it’s “all wrong”
Asked if Depp was a “difficult” client, she said: “Initially it was not and has become much more complicated in the last 10 years when I represented him.”
Jacobs said the reason was Depp’s “unprofessional behavior,” a phrase she said “covers many things.”
She said: “Showing late to shoot, consecutively, almost every film. I would be called. I never told him you were a difficult client, but I was very honest with him and said you have to stop doing this, it hurts you. And it happened. “
Even after talking to Depp, he did not adjust his course.
According to Jacobs Depp, the change in Jacobs Depp’s behavior is due to increased alcohol and drug use.
Hurd’s lawyer, Elaine Bradhoft, asked if Depp was “romanticizing drug culture.” Jacobs said yes.
Bredehoft asked, “Mr. Depp had fundamental anger issues? Jacobs said yes
Bredehoft asked, “Did this get worse during your tenure or relatively the same?”
“Yes, it got worse over time.”
Former Johnny Depp talent agent Tracy Jacobs testifies that the actor’s stellar power has been darkened due to bad behavior on the set and problems with his anger
Jacobs represented Depp for 30 years until 2016, when he fired her. She said that while representing Depp, he had become “the biggest star in the world” and that he was “extremely talented”, but said that his “unprofessional behavior” had become unbearable on set.
An e-mail was shown in court, which Depp sent to Jacobs while he was angry that Hurd was filming London Fields. The court had previously heard that Depp objected to her doing some nude scenes, but they only did it with a double body.
Jacobs agreed that Depp lacked patience when he didn’t meet his needs and that he started using a headset so people could feed him with his lines.
Jacobs said: “Initially, the teams loved him because he was always so great with the crew, but the teams don’t like to sit for hours waiting for the movie star to appear. It has also spread around the city – people are talking – and this has made people reluctant to use it towards the end. “
These problems include the shooting of the fifth film about Pirates of the Caribbean in Australia, where the tip of his finger was cut off and filming had to be stopped for several weeks.
Jacobs said she has had numerous conversations with Disney’s top executives and has flown to Australia twice to try to smooth things over.
An e-mail was shown in court, which Depp sent to Jacobs while he was angry that Hurd was filming London Fields.
The court had previously heard that Depp objected to her doing some nude scenes, but they only did it with a double body.
Depp emailed Jacobs: “THEY HAVE TO BE EXCLUDED OR WE WILL CONDEMN THEM EIGHTEEN WAYS FROM KOBA SUNDAY.”
“THESE PEOPLE ARE NO ONE IN THIS BUSINESS AND WE MUST MAKE OURSELVES UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL BREAK IMMEDIATELY.”
In a subsequent email, Depp wrote: “I NEED YOU to go to the fucking Harley (Hanlis, the film producer) about LONDON FIELDS !!! they will make it the PREMIERE OF THE LONDON TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL. There will be no NAKEDNESS in Amber’s contract.
According to Jacobs, the emails indicate that Depp is “trying to get me to kill him” by targeting the film, and “doing everything he can to shut it down.”
Asked about Depp’s reputation now, she said “these cases are not helping.”
‘GIVE ME 20 MILLION DOLLARS!’ – REQUEST OF DEPARTMENT FOR MONEY
Jacobs said that in early 2016, Depp was in “financial despair” and that she sent him an email with “good news” for a loan.
She said: “We were able to provide him with a loan through Bank of America when Ed White (Depp’s business manager) could not provide him with any money and it was very useful for him.
Around this time, Depp signed a $ 5 million deal to participate in the Orient Express Assassination and received $ 25 million for Pirates 5.
Until now, Depp was not the biggest movie star in the world, Jacobs said.
She said: “His star has faded, given the reputation he has gained from being late and other things. People were talking and it was about his behavior, “he said, adding that it involved drug and alcohol use.
Asked why Depp needed the loan in January 2016, Jacobs said he came to her office and asked for $ 20 million because “he needs the money.”
She said: “He needs the money. He was just expecting us to do it.
Bredehoft said, “He came in and said I wanted $ 20 million for me?”
Jacob said: “I actually want you to give me $ 20 million. The question was not asked as a loan.
Two other executives told Depp that they were “unable to give our clients that kind of money.” We are not a bank.
Depp said they should give him the money because “he had made a lot of money for us,” Jacobs said, adding that no other client had asked for it.
Bruce Whitkin, record producer and former close friend of Johnny Depp, testified via video on Thursday
At one point during his testimony, Whitkin began to evaporate. This will be the second witness to evaporate during the testimony in this case
Depp and Whitkin worked together in Depp’s group The Hollywood Vampires and have known Depp closely since 1984.
Whitkin agreed that Depp was also jealous of Amber Heard. “There were several mentions of whether she made a film with anyone,” Whitkin said. “If she was in a movie or doing something, he couldn’t be around to see what was going on, he would work alone.”
Bruce Whitkin, a sound producer and former close friend of Johnny Depp, testified in a video on Thursday.
They worked together in Depp’s band The Hollywood Vampires and knew Depp closely from 1984 until recently. Whitkin had known Depp closely since 1984. Whitkin’s daughter-in-law was Depp’s first wife, Lori Ann Alison, whom he married from 1983 to 1985.
Whitkin said: “We were (friends) until about four years ago. I considered him my best friend. We were brothers. We have many things in common.
Asked about Depp’s personal doctor, Dr. Cyprus, Whitkin said: “I don’t have a strong opinion of Dr. Cyprus. I believe he was a doctor appointed to help him sober up. He was a sober doctor.
“I thought it was a scam, I thought it was a complete scam, but it’s just me.”
Whitkin was shown a text in which he said: “I am really worried about him and this Dr. Cyprus.”
Asked about it, Whitkin said, “I didn’t trust this man.”
DEP HAS A JEALOUS SHELF THAT APPEARS BACK DECADES
Whitkin had known Depp closely since 1984. Whitkin’s daughter-in-law was Depp’s first wife, Lori Ann Alison, whom he married from 1983 to 1985.
Whitkin was asked if he thought Depp was romantic.
Whitkin said, “Yes, I think so. Only the way I saw him act, “he said, adding that there was intensity and jealousy in his relationships.
He said that jealousy goes back to my daughter-in-law. There is definitely a streak of jealousy in him.
Whitkin said that when Depp was younger, he was jealous of actor Nicholas Case and 80’s pop star Adam Ant because Depp’s ex-wife knew him.
He said there were moments of jealousy with Depp’s former Vanessa Paradis, which Whitkin called “ridiculous.”
“A lot of it was in his head, not really,” Whitkin said.
Whitkin agreed that Depp was also jealous of Amber Heard.
“There were several mentions of whether she made a film with anyone,” Whitkin said. “If she was in a movie or doing something, he couldn’t be around to see what was going on, he would work on his own.
“He deals with deep-rooted problems, he has nothing to do with Amber, that’s my opinion.”
Whitkin said he “once” saw bruises on Hurd’s upper arm and that it looked like a grab, not a blow.
Whitkin said Depp told him sobering up was “not his cup of tea.”
He said, “He did not believe in a higher power – he would do it in his own way.”
According to Whitkin, Depp’s feelings for Hurd are “not so much anger as confusion and sadness.”
The producer of the recording said that he saw Depp do drugs with other colleagues from the Hollywood vampires, including Joe Perry, with whom he drank cocaine in 2016 on tour.
Whitkin said the first time he saw Depp make cocaine was in 2014 and he was “quite surprised because when we were kids, he hated these things, but then I said why you do it, he hid it from me for a long time. time until 2016 ‘
Asked why their friendship ended, Whitkin said: “Honestly, I don’t know. Somehow I started to feel distance at the end of 2017. We had a concert, I saw it, but it was really distant and fucked up.
“He wrote me this strange text in which he said that I had stabbed him in the back and grieved him. Just cut (me). I can’t contact him, I can’t return text messages, nothing.
“I think there are some people behind the scenes who are talking nonsense about me because everyone was trying to position themselves as their best friend. There were some lies and nonsense told about me that he believed.
Whitkin added that “people on salaries (for Depp) will not say much. They do not want to lose their jobs.
He said: “There is something strange about people like him. Everyone wants something.
Judge Penny Azkarate during Depp v. Hurd’s 19th day of defamation in Fairfax County Court in Fairfax, Virginia
Joel Mandel, a business manager at The Management Group (TMG) who represented Depp, also testified in a video on Thursday
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