Johnny Depp shares harsh assessment of himself in rare comments about disastrous Amber Heard relationship
Johnny Depp had some harsh words for himself in newly published comments about his former relationship with Amber Heard.
The 62-year-old actor — who recently made a surprise visit to a children's hospital in Spain — shared a rare reflection on his disastrous marriage to Heard, as well as their highly publicized 2022 defamation trial, in a new interview with The Sunday Times.
During the interview, Depp described himself as a 'sucker' in his dealings with love.
Depp married the Aquaman actress in 2015 after the pair met on set of The Rum Diary (2011). However, she filed for divorce the following year, and it was finalized in 2017.
During the Depp v. Heard trial that came to an end in June 2022, Johnny received a rally of support from fans both inside and outside the Fairfax County courtroom in Virginia.
At one point, he was questioned how he had felt to see negative public opinion geared towards Amber - someone he had once been in love with.
'So, what were my initial dealings with what we call "love?" Clearly obtuse. And what that means is, if you're a sucker like I am, sometimes you look in a person's eye and see some sadness, some lonely thing and you feel you can help that person.'
The Pirates Of The Caribbean star continued, 'But no good deed goes unpunished.
'Because there are those who, when you try to love and help them, will start to give you an understanding of what that malaise, that perturbance was in their eyes. It manifests itself in other ways.'
The actor added, 'And the interesting thing is that it is merely a sliver of my life I have chosen to explore, because it is my mother and my father. Do you know what I'm saying?'
Depp had briefly talked about his childhood as an example and told the outlet, 'I wouldn't say it was a house without love...
'But it was an intense love and I would not say that myself, or my siblings, or my pop and mom, experienced any great love or bliss.'
Johnny and Amber's publicized legal issues began when he filed a libel lawsuit against The Sun's publisher and it's executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article which included claims that he was a 'wife beater.'
But in 2020, the High Court of Justice ruled in favor of The Sun's publisher and Wootton, but Depp later sued Heard in 2019 for defamation over a 2018 op-ed article she wrote for The Washington Post.
She countersued her ex-husband in 2020 and the trial officially began in April 2022. Two months later, the jury's verdict was in favor of Depp; seen in May 2022 in Virginia
She countersued her ex-husband in 2020 and the trial officially began in April 2022. Two months later, the jury's verdict was in favor of Depp.
At the time, the star had offered his reaction to the ruling and expressed that the 'jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled.'
He star also expressed, 'Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.'
Amber has since moved and settled in Spain - where she raises her three children, a daughter born in 2021 via surrogacy and she announced in May that she had also welcomed twins.
Depp has also made his return to the big screen following the trial, such as Jeanne du Barry (2023).
However, while talking to The Sunday Times, the actor additionally reflected on how friends turned their backs on him and 'did me dirty' amid his legal drama with Heard.
'As weird as I am, certain things can be trusted. And my loyalty is the last thing anybody could question.'
Depp continued, 'I was with one agent for 30 years, but she spoke in court about how difficult I was.
'That's death by confetti, these fake motherf****** who lie to you, celebrate you, say all sorts of horror behind your back, yet keep the money - that confetti machine going - because what do they want? Dough.'
Johnny then shared, 'There are people, and I'm thinking of three, who did me dirty...,' before emphasizing that they had been very close.
'And, look, I understand people who could not stand up [for me], because the most frightening thing to them was making the right choice. I was pre-MeToo. I was like a crash test dummy for MeToo.'
Last year in October, Depp insisted that he 'holds no ill will towards anyone' following the legal drama and bitter divorce from Heard.
'Honestly, I can sit here this very second and think about all the hit pieces, and how everybody was against me, and yeah yeah yeah he is off the map … endless stuff,' he told The Hollywood Reporter.
'I can remember it all. Went through it all. Some of it was not the most beautiful time, some of it was hilarious. Some of it was mad.'
The actor added, 'The thing is, it simply just was, and it simply just is. So, for me, it happened. I learned, man.
'Everything that we experience, whether you're given a snow cone or walking your dog, you learn something somewhere along the way.'
Johnny then explained, 'So I don't have any ill feelings toward anyone. I don't have this great reserve of hatred, because hatred requires caring. Why carry that baggage?'
Johnny is preparing to hit the big screen once again for the upcoming thriller Day Drinker.
The movie is being directed by Marc Webb and also stars Penelope Cruz, Madelyn Cline, Manu Rios and Javier Botet.
The premise is: 'An enigmatic stranger forms an unlikely bond with a grieving bartender who lost her lover, their lives intertwining in unexpected ways,' per IMDB.
A first look photo was recently released which shows an unrecognizable Depp stepping into the shoes of his character - which includes graying hair and a beard.
When questioned by The Sunday Times if he has any regrets, the actor admitted, 'I have no regrets about anything - because, truly, what can we do about last week's dinner? Not a f***ing thing.'
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