Well, if Amber Heard wasn’t already spitting fire, she will be now, after hearing this latest bit of fantastic news about her former hubby Johnny Depp.
It looks like Disney has had a sudden change of heart, and now they want Johnny back to reprise his famous role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
That’s the word on the street, and the new deal will be worth over 300 million bucks.
The New York Post reported that embattled actor Johnny Depp is rumored to be getting paid more than $300 million to return to “Pirates of the Caribbean,” after getting unceremoniously dumped from the franchise in 2018 amid abuse allegations by ex Amber Heard. A source close to Disney allegedly dropped the bombshell in a new interview with Aussie outlet Poptopic.
“The deal is reportedly for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow,” the little leaking birdie claimed to the Down Under entertainment website.
The 59-year-old “Donnie Brasco” star had played the swashbuckling buccaneer in five
“Pirates” movies over the last 19 years, before Disney dropped him from the sixth and final installment in the wake of 36-year-old Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed which Depp claimed defamed him as a domestic abuser. This reportedly caused the “Edward Scissorhands” icon to lose out on a $22.5 million payday.
The insider revealed that Disney are interested in patching the relationship up with Depp and have recently reached out to him.
However, following Depp’s highly publicized defamation suit win earlier this month, it appears that the House of Mouse could be willing to reinstate him in the iconic role.
“Disney are very interested in patching up their relationship with Johnny Depp,” the source alleged to Poptopic. “They reached out to the actor prior to his defamation trial against Amber Heard and asked whether he would be interested in returning for another ‘Pirates’ film or two.”
Ouch for Amber…
I wonder if she finally regrets writing that 8 million-dollar WAPO op-ed yet?
That’s how much it’s costing her… but actually much more than that… I don’t think Amber will ever work in Hollywood again.
That op-ed truly was the dumbest move in history.