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Since 2016, Johnny Depp (57) was seen as the villain Gellert Grindelwald in the “Harry Potter” branch, “Fantastic beasts”. In the third film, however, the actor will no longer take on his role. The actor himself announced it on Instagram.
The reason for this is his lost judgment against the British newspaper “The Sun”. Depp had sued the tabloid for defamation after it published a report calling him a “woman hitter” for reports from his 34-year-old ex-wife Amber Heard.
“They asked me to resign”
However, this week his lawsuit was dismissed. “The defense lawyers have shown that what they published was essentially the truth,” said the responsible judge in London.
The Warner Bros. film studio responded quickly to the verdict. “I was asked to step down from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts,” the actor revealed in an Instagram post on Friday. “I respect this request and have accepted.”
Depp wants to appeal
However, that doesn’t mean that Depp wants to give up without a fight. His lawyers previously announced that they would use tougher weapons: “This decision is as perverse as it is confusing. This judgment is so flawed that it would be ridiculous for Mr. Depp not to appeal. “Depp also describes the decision in his statement as” surreal “:” I will continue to fight for the truth. “(Klm / bang)
