{"id":1465654,"date":"2022-05-05T18:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1465654"},"modified":"2022-05-05T18:14:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T22:14:45","slug":"johnny-depp-from-box-office-magic-to-hollywood-pariah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-depp-from-box-office-magic-to-hollywood-pariah\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp: From Box-Office Magic To Hollywood Pariah"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohnny-depp-from-box-office-magic-to-hollywood-pariah%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1465654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/depp-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Johnny Depp was once considered to be box-office magic, but over the last few years \u2013 and especially since his ex-wife, Amber Heard, accused him of domestic abuse \u2013 he\u2019s become a Hollywood pariah. Though he started strong among fans and critics, his reputation took a downward turn, and hasn\u2019t recovered since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/johnny-depp-courtroom-break-out-in-laughter-over-awkward-question-about-actors-penis\"><span>58-year-old<\/span><\/a><span> actor \u2014 who has affectionately been referred to as a Hollywood vampire because he never seems to age \u2014 has been a staple in the movie world for the last four decades, since becoming a worldwide star after taking on the unique role of a boy born with scissor hands in Tim Burton\u2019s 1990 romantic fantasy \u201cEdward Scissorhands.\u201d The two teamed up several times during his movie career, creating films such as \u201cSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u201d and \u201cSleepy Hollow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Over the next ten years, Depp starred in movies like \u201cWhat\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape\u201d (1993), the crime drama \u201cDonnie Brasco\u201d (1997), and the dark adventure comedy \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u201d (1998). While two of the three may not have been huge blockbusters, critics <\/span><i><span>loved<\/span><\/i><span> them. \u201cDonnie Branco,\u201d especially, was a huge success for the young actor who garnered widespread critical acclaim for his role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The actor gained a whole new audience after he took on the swashbuckling role of Captain Jack Sparrow in \u201cPirates of the Caribbean,\u201d a powerhouse series that became a billion dollar franchise from 2003-2017. The \u201cFinding Neverland\u201d star reportedly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/actors\/johnny-depp-net-worth\/\"><span>earned more<\/span><\/a><span> than $300 million from the \u201cPirates\u201d movies alone \u2013 becoming one of the most successful movie stars in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2005, the actor continued finding success, this time with Tim Burton\u2019s remake of the 1971 movie \u201cWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.\u201d In this new, darker version of \u201cCharlie and The Chocolate Factory,\u201d Depp played the reclusive candy maker and reportedly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/actors\/johnny-depp-net-worth\/\"><span>earned<\/span><\/a><span> $18 million. A few years later in 2012, the \u201cAlice in Wonderland\u201d star made it into the Guinness World Records for being the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/themoney.co\/whats-johnny-depp-worth-23\/\"><span>world\u2019s highest paid<\/span><\/a><span> actor, earning $75 million <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/themoney.co\/whats-johnny-depp-worth-23\/\"><span>that year alone<\/span><\/a><span>. However, in just a few short years, \u201cThe Rum Diary\u201d star went from passing $10 billion in the worldwide box office to experiencing a dry spell while <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/hes-radioactive-inside-johnny-depps-self-made-implosion-4101726\/\"><span>struggling to find work<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to his former longtime business manager Joel Mandel, the star reportedly went from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-johnny-depp-1.3090893\"><span>earning some<\/span><\/a><span> $650 million over 13 years (including $55 million from his profit participation on 2010\u2019s \u201cAlice in Wonderland\u201d) to a mere $3 million in contrast for his role in \u201cMinamata\u201d in 2020. Then, in 2016, Depp\u2019s follow-up to the \u201cAlice in Wonderland\u201d film, \u201cAlice Through the Looking Glass,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-johnny-depp-1.3090893\"><span>was a box office failure<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2017, Depp filed a $25 million lawsuit against his ex-business managers at the Mandel Company, accusing his former managers of\u00a0 \u201cgross mismanagement\u201d of his affairs leading to his financial troubles. In response, his ex-manager filed a countersuit reportedly revealing Depp\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/johnny-depp-spending-habits-money-finances-2017-2\"><span>indulgences per month on luxuries<\/span><\/a><span>. In it, Depp was accused of spending millions a month on expenses like the $75 million to \u201cacquire, improve and furnish\u201d 14 residences located all over the world, the $30,000 every month on wine, and the 45 luxury cars and their maintenance, just to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bad publicity, indicting reports, and job loss continued the downward spiral to a suffering reputation. But it was his wife\u2019s accusation of domestic abuse that ultimately brought the actor to a new low, leaving him fired from the \u201cPirates\u201d franchise and with a scarred reputati<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The \u201cFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u201d star was dropped from the Warner Bros franchise in 2020 after he lost a libel case against The Sun, which had run a headline calling him a \u201cwife-beater.\u201d At the time, a U.K. judge found \u201cthe great majority\u201d of Heard\u2019s accusations substantially true, as previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/johnny-depp-sounds-off-on-cancel-culture-no-one-is-safe\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> by the Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, two years later, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/it-was-so-bizarre-johnny-depp-details-account-of-amber-heard-allegedly-leaving-feces-in-their-bed-after-fight\"><span>Depp<\/span><\/a><span> is suing his ex-wife for more than $50 million for defamation he claims hurt his career in Hollywood. In retort, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fing-baby-amber-heard-admits-to-hitting-johnny-depp-in-explosive-audio-shared-in-court\"><span>Heard<\/span><\/a><span> says Depp\u2019s legal team made false claims about her and is countersuing the actor for $100 million in damages. During <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/johnny-depps-talent-manager-catastrophic-223502491.html\"><span>testimony<\/span><\/a><span> on Monday, Depp\u2019s talent manager, Jack Whigham, testified about the \u201ccatastrophic\u201d loss of work the star suffered following Heard\u2019s accusations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Depp and Heard tied the knot in 2015, and a short two years later in 2017, their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/25\/howard-stern-johnny-depp-is-overacting-in-amber-heard-trial\/\"><span>divorce was finalized<\/span><\/a><span>. Today, the couple\u2019s trial continues and their story keeps unfolding, as Depp\u2019s ascendence in Hollywood seems to slowly dissipate from any memories associated with his fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Depp was once considered to be box-office magic, but over the last few years \u2013 and especially since his ex-wife, Amber Heard, accused him of domestic abuse \u2013 he\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1481791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1465654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1465654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1465654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1465654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}