Editing Johnny Depp (section)

==== Other legal issues and allegations ====
Depp was arrested in [[Vancouver]] in 1989 for assaulting a security guard after the police were called to end a loud party at his hotel room.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/09/Teen-heart-throb-Johnny-Depp-who-plays-an-undercover-policeman/8389605422800/ |title=Teen heart-throb Johnny Depp, who plays an undercover policeman... |date=March 9, 1989 |access-date=December 19, 2016 |work=[[UPI]] |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807131359/http://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/09/Teen-heart-throb-Johnny-Depp-who-plays-an-undercover-policeman/8389605422800 |url-status=live }}</ref> When later asked about the incident in 1991, Depp stated: "The guy had a boner for me... He had a wild hair up his ass, and he got real mouthy with me, saying, 'I know who you are, but you can't come up unless you're a guest here.' The mistake he eventually made was to put his hands on me. I pushed him back, and then we sort of wrestled around a bit, and I ended up spittin' in his face."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zehme |first=Bill |date=January 10, 1991 |title=Sweet Sensation: Johnny Depp |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-cover-story-1991-189536/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029150653/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-cover-story-1991-189536/ |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

Depp was also arrested in New York City in 1994 after causing significant damage to his room at [[The Mark Hotel]], where he was staying with [[Kate Moss]], his girlfriend. The charges were dropped against him after he agreed to pay US$9,767 in damages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/14/style/chronicle-236659.html|title=Chronicle|first=Nadine|last=Brozan|date=September 14, 1994|access-date=December 19, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510082221/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/14/style/chronicle-236659.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp was arrested again in 1999 for brawling with paparazi, when the photographers tried to take his picture. He allegedly threatened them with a wooden plank when they approached him outside Mirabelle restaurant in central London on an early Sunday morning.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/269156.stm |title=Depp arrested after scuffle |work=BBC News |date=January 31, 1999 |access-date=July 28, 2010 |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517010933/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/269156.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, [[University of California, Irvine|UC Irvine]] medical professor Robin Eckert sued Depp and three security firms, Premier Group International, Damian Executive Production Inc. and Staff Pro Inc.,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2012/10/29/johnny-depp-judge-rules-actor-can-be-sued-by-irvine-professor-over-iggy-pop-concert-injuries/|title=Johnny Depp: Judge rules actor can be sued by Irvine professor over Iggy Pop concert injuries|date=October 29, 2012|access-date=January 3, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103081340/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2012/10/29/johnny-depp-judge-rules-actor-can-be-sued-by-irvine-professor-over-iggy-pop-concert-injuries/|url-status=live}}</ref> claiming to have been roughed up by his bodyguards at a concert in Los Angeles in 2011. During the incident, she was allegedly hand-cuffed and dragged 40 feet across the floor, resulting in injuries including a dislocated elbow. Depp's attorneys contended that Eckert provoked the alleged assault and therefore "consented to any assault and battery".<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/johnny-depp-uc-irvine-professor-damages.html |title=UC Irvine prof can seek damages from Johnny Depp in concert scuffle |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Williams |first=L. |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722105316/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/johnny-depp-uc-irvine-professor-damages.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Eckert's court papers stated that Depp, despite being his security guards' direct manager, did nothing to stop the attack.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 15, 2021|title=Judge: Woman can sue Johnny Depp for punitive damages over injuries at Iggy Pop concert|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-woman-can-sue-johnny-depp-for-punitive-damages-over-injuries-at-iggy-pop-concert/|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=October 29, 2012 |archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515031306/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-woman-can-sue-johnny-depp-for-punitive-damages-over-injuries-at-iggy-pop-concert/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the case went to trial, Depp settled with Eckert for an undisclosed sum, according to TMZ.<ref name="EckertSettle">{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp Settles Up In 'Concert Brawl' Lawsuit|url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/01/03/johnny-depp-settles-lawsuit-concert-iggy-pop-bodyguards/?vtest=100|access-date=December 24, 2018|work=TMZ|date=January 3, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225034915/https://www.tmz.com/2014/01/03/johnny-depp-settles-lawsuit-concert-iggy-pop-bodyguards/?vtest=100|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2015, Depp and his then-wife Amber Heard breached Australia's [[biosecurity]] laws when they failed to declare their two dogs to the [[Australian Customs Service|customs]] when they flew to [[Queensland]], where he was working on a film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp's dogs face death in Australia|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32732313|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=BBC News|date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406142739/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32732313|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amber Heard charged with illegally bringing dogs to Australia|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/amber-heard-charged-with-taking-dogs-to-australia-johnny-depp|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=July 16, 2015|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204825/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/amber-heard-charged-with-taking-dogs-to-australia-johnny-depp|url-status=live}}</ref> Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying quarantine documents, stating that she had made a mistake due to sleep deprivation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp's dogs: Amber Heard pleads guilty over Boo and Pistol quarantine document|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-18/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-gold-coast-court-dogs/7333662|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=ABC News|date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204822/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-18/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-gold-coast-court-dogs/7333662|url-status=live}}</ref> She was placed on a $1,000 one-month [[Discharge (sentence)#Australia|good behavior bond]] for producing a false document;<ref name="guardianterriers">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/18/johnny-depps-wife-amber-heard-pleads-guilty-over-bringing-dogs-to-australia|title=Charges dropped against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp|first=Joshua|last=Robertson|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414191308/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/18/johnny-depps-wife-amber-heard-pleads-guilty-over-bringing-dogs-to-australia|url-status=live}}</ref> Heard and Depp also released a video in which they apologized for their behavior and urged people to adhere to the biosecurity laws.<ref name="guardianterriers" /> ''[[The Guardian]]'' called the case the "highest profile criminal quarantine case" in Australian history.<ref name="guardianterriers" />

In March 2016, Depp cut ties with his management company, The Management Group (TMG), and sued them in January 2017 for alleged embezzlement and for allegedly improperly managing his money and leaving him over $40 million in debt.<ref name="BBCtmg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44857708|title=Johnny Depp settles lawsuit with former management|work=BBC|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024504/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44857708|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnny-depp-sues-business-managers-accuses-them-of-fraud-1484354022 |title=Johnny Depp Sues Business Managers, Accuses Them of Fraud |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |first1=Erich |last1=Schwartzel |first2=Ben |last2=Fritz |first3=Scott |last3=Patterson |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322211109/https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnny-depp-sues-business-managers-accuses-them-of-fraud-1484354022 |url-status=live }}</ref> TMG stated that Depp was responsible for his own fiscal mismanagement and countersued him for unpaid fees.<ref name="BBCtmg" /><ref>{{cite web |first=Ashley |last=Cullins |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-hit-countersuit-by-business-managers-970719 |title=Johnny Depp Lives $2M-a-Month Lifestyle, Claim Ex-Managers in Lawsuit |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210204246/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-hit-countersuit-by-business-managers-970719 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a related suit, Depp also sued his lawyers, Bloom Hergott, in January 2017.<ref name="HollywoodReporterBloom">{{cite web |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |title=Johnny Depp Settles Dispute With Jake Bloom's Law Firm |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-dispute-jake-blooms-law-firm-1251285 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116011804/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-dispute-jake-blooms-law-firm-1251285 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both lawsuits were settled, the former in 2018 and the latter in 2019.<ref name="HollywoodReporterBloom" /><ref>{{cite web |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-blockbuster-lawsuit-business-managers-1127342 |title=Johnny Depp Settles Blockbuster Lawsuit Against Business Managers |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 16, 2018 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117231441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-blockbuster-lawsuit-business-managers-1127342 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBCtmg" />

In 2018, two of Depp's former bodyguards sued him for unpaid wages and unsafe working conditions.<ref name="Bodyguards_Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/johnny-depp-bodyguards-lawsuit-unpaid-wages-working-conditions-1202380549/|title=Johnny Depp Hit In Unpaid Bodyguards Suit; Claims Of Drug Use & "Chaos"|first=Dominic|last=Patten|work=Deadline|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109000849/https://deadline.com/2018/05/johnny-depp-bodyguards-lawsuit-unpaid-wages-working-conditions-1202380549/|url-status=live}}</ref> Among other complaints, the two bodyguards claimed in their suit that they were required to perform tasks that were beyond the scope of their capacity as bodyguards, including being asked to repeatedly drive vehicles that "contained illegal substances, open containers and minors".<ref name="Bodyguards_CBS">{{Cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=May 1, 2018 |title=Johnny Depp's Former Bodyguards Claim Dangerous Conditions, Unpaid Wages In New Suit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/johnny-depp-former-bodyguards-lawsuit/ |url-status=live |work=[[CBS]] |location=New York City, New York, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516205706/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/johnny-depp-former-bodyguards-lawsuit/ |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Mike |date=May 1, 2018 |title=Johnny Depp Sued by Former Bodyguards for Unpaid Wages, Exposing Them to 'Illegal Substances' |url=https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sued-bodyguards-unpaid-wages-exposing-drugs-guns/ |url-status=live |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |location=New York City, New York, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610020331/https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sued-bodyguards-unpaid-wages-exposing-drugs-guns/ |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref> Despite this and despite being exposed to other unsafe working conditions while putting in 12-hour work shifts on the job without rest or meal breaks, the bodyguards added, they were neither paid [[overtime]] nor otherwise fairly or lawfully compensated.<ref name="Bodyguards_Deadline" /><ref name="Bodyguards_CBS" /> The suit was settled in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1003064/johnny-depp-quietly-settles-lawsuit-with-former-bodyguards|title=Johnny Depp Quietly Settles Lawsuit With Former Bodyguards|first=Mike|last=Vulpo|work=E!News|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127133313/https://www.eonline.com/news/1003064/johnny-depp-quietly-settles-lawsuit-with-former-bodyguards|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also in 2018, Depp was sued for allegedly hitting and verbally insulting a crew member while under the influence of alcohol on the set of ''[[City of Lies]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44778997|title=Depp 'punched crew member in drunken tirade'|date=July 10, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=July 10, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716134516/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44778997|url-status=live}}</ref> A lawyer for Depp told the media that "Depp never touched the [crew member], as over a dozen witnesses present will attest"; meanwhile, Depp's legal team entered a court filing that did not admit that Depp hit the crew member, but stated that the crew member "provoked" the incident with "unlawful and wrongful conduct", causing Depp and film director Brad Furman to fear for their safety.<ref>{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp claims assault on Tupac drama set was 'self-defence' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-assault-greg-brooks-self-defence-tupac-city-of-lies-a8500616.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-assault-greg-brooks-self-defence-tupac-city-of-lies-a8500616.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> A film script supervisor submitted a court declaration that Depp did not hit the crew member, and only scolded him.<ref name="Cho">{{cite news |last1=Cho |first1=Winston |title=Johnny Depp Settles 'City of Lies' Assault Suit Ahead of Trial |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/johnny-depp-settles-city-of-lies-assault-suit-ahead-of-trial-1235178489/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> Before the lawsuit went to trial, a tentative settlement regarding the dismissal of the lawsuit was reached between Depp and the crew member in July 2022.<ref name="Cho" />

In August 2022, Depp and Jeff Beck were accused of stealing an incarcerated African American man's poem by incorporating its verses into the lyrics to their song "Sad Motherfuckin' Parade" in their 2022 collaborative album, ''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]''. [[Bruce Jackson (scholar)|Bruce Jackson]], the [[folklore|folklorist]] who made the accusation, requested that Depp and Beck give due credit to Slim Wilson, the actual originator of the lyrics, for the song. He also requested that if any profits are made from the album, the two should donate them to an organization that aids African Americans.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Accused of Stealing Lyrics From Incarcerated Man's Poem |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sad-motherfuckin-parade-hobo-ben-1392180/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722063557/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sad-motherfuckin-parade-hobo-ben-1392180/ |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> In response, Depp and Beck sued Jackson, claiming that "Sad Motherfuckin' Parade" is an "original work of authorship and creativity" and that Jackson's accusation amounts to a cash grab. Jackson responded by noting that he had never made any "formal financial demands" and, while maintaining that Depp and Beck never wrote the lyrics to that song, said that them suing the person who caught them stealing the lyrics is akin to "a burglar suing a homeowner because he cut his hand on the kitchen window he broke getting in".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=October 22, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Sue the Folklorist Who Accused Them of Stealing an Incarcerated Man's Poem |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sue-folklorist-accused-stealing-poem-1234616347/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117070943/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sue-folklorist-accused-stealing-poem-1234616347/ |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> This lawsuit is still ongoing.

In January 2024, actress [[Lola Glaudini]], on an episode of the podcast ''Powerful Truth Angels'', recounted an incident of verbal abuse from Depp during the shooting of the movie ''Blow'' (2001).<ref name="Glaudini_Deadline">{{cite news |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp Responds After 'Blow' Co-Star Lola Glaudini Accuses Actor Of Verbal Abuse |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/johnny-depp-blow-lola-glaudini-accuses-verbal-abuse-1235862951/ |url-status=live |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |location=Los Angeles, California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320012203/https://deadline.com/2024/03/johnny-depp-blow-lola-glaudini-accuses-verbal-abuse-1235862951/ |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref> According to Glaudini, she had been told by the film's director, [[Ted Demme]], to "burst out laughing" on cue to a line from Depp during the filming of a scene for the movie. In one take, after several others of her following this direction, Glaudini continued:<ref name="Glaudini_THR">{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=March 20, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp Responds to Claim From Lola Glaudini That He Berated Her While Filming 'Blow' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-lola-glaudini-blow-mistreated-claim-1235856220/ |url-status=live |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |location=Los Angeles, California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320143827/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-lola-glaudini-blow-mistreated-claim-1235856220/ |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=I hear the cue, and I go hahaha, I do a big laugh or whatever... Johnny Depp, when they say cut, walks over to me, comes up to me, sticks his finger in my face—and I'm in a bikini on the ground like this—and he comes over and he goes, "Who the fuck do you think you are? Who the fuck do you think you are? Shut the fuck up. I'm out here, and I'm trying to fucking say my lines and you're fucking pulling focus. You fucking idiot. Who the fuck do you think... Oh, now, oh now it's not so funny? Now you can shut up? Now you can fucking shut the fuck up? Oh it's not funny now? The quiet that you are right now, that's how you fucking stay."|author=Lola Glaudini |title= ''Powerful Truth Angels'', "Episode 177" |source=<ref name="Glaudini_Podcast">{{cite podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOVJORJoWEs |title=LIVES OF LOLA ft. Actor Lola Glaudini |website=YouTube |publisher=Powerful Truth Angels |host=[[Matty Matheson]] |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>}}

While noting that this was her first day of her first studio film ever and that she had been excited to work with Depp, whom she then idolized, Glaudini said that the incident left her almost in tears.<ref name="Glaudini_Deadline" /> She further added that Depp later offered her a "non-apology apology" by blaming the incident on the "Boston accent" that he was doing for the film.<ref name="Glaudini_Deadline" /><ref name="Glaudini_THR" /> In response to Glaudini's accusation, Depp, through a representative, said that he values good relationships with his coworkers.<ref name="Glaudini_Deadline" /> In addition, Sam Sarkar—a sound technician on ''Blow'' who has worked on several of Depp's films including ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Choclat'', ''Mortdecai'', and ''Minamata''—said that, during the filming of ''Blow'', he never heard anything like what Glaudini recounted.<ref name="Glaudini_THR" />