Johnny Depp laughs as Disney executive asked whether he could be paid ‘one million alpacas’ for Pirates role
Witness was questioned about Depp’s future in franchises’ potential sixth film
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Your support makes all the difference.Johnny Depp found humour in a question asked during a Disney executive’s testimony in the ongoing defamation trial brought against ex-wife Amber Heard.
In a pre-recorded deposition presented to the court on Thursday (19 May), Tina Newman – who works on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise – was questioned about Depp’s future in a potential sixth film.
“Do you know whether Mr Depp is being considered for a role in Pirates 6?” Heard’s lawyer inquired.
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To which Newman responded “I don’t know one way or another,” adding that the “decision does not fall within my job responsibilities. It’s above my pay grade”.
The lawyer continued: “Is Disney aware that Mr Depp has testified under oath that he would not take another Pirates of the Caribbean franchise role for $300m and a million alpacas?”
Again, Newman answered: “No.”
When further pressed if Disney entertained “paying Mr Depp more than $300m and [providing] him with more than a million alpacas to be able to obtain his services for any future Pirates of the Caribbean role”, the executive replied: “No.”
Depp and his lawyer Camille Vasquez could be seen laughing together as a result of the question.
Depp is suing Heard for $50m (£38.2m). He alleges that Heard implied he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed about domestic violence.
Heard is countersuing for $100m (£80.9m), accusing Depp of orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her and describing his lawsuit as a continuation of “abuse and harassment”.
You can follow along with The Independent’s live blog of the trial here.