Taking to hisXpage (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday (July 7), Paul announced the release of his autobiography and shared a photograph of its cover.
He wrote in the caption: “To all of my wonderful X followers, I invite you to relive my incredible journey into the life & times of legendary actor and extraordinary human beingJohnny Depp.”
The highly publicized case pitted Johnny against theAll the Boys Love Mandy Lanestar over a 2018 defamatory op-ed she wrote forThe Washington Postin which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
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With Paul being the latest figure to capitalize on the infamous legal case, the author joined the broader trend where public support disproportionately favored Johnny, often ignoring evidence against him and attributing blame to Amber.
In fact, inJohnny Depp’s Accidental Fixer, the former pornographic film director recalled interviewing 100 people ahead of Johnny’s libel trials, only to supposedly find that the majority were still on the actor’s side,The Daily Mailreported on Monday (July 8).
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The interviewees allegedly described the 61-year-oldHollywood staras a “gentleman’s gentleman” and as someone who “doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.”
Johnny’s friends also told Paul that the Oscar winner had “respect and adoration forwomen,” as perThe Daily Mail.
According toJohnny Depp’s Accidental Fixer,Paul embarked on an “unwavering quest for the truth” about Johnny, even if the findings were not what Amber’s lawyers wanted.
Johnny Depp’s Accidental Fixer: How a Hollywood Sleuth Saved a Pirate’s Honorwasreleased on Friday (July 5)
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TheEdward Scissorhandstalent ultimately lost the 2020 libel case at the High Court in London against a UK newspaper that had branded him a “wife-beater,” with a judge ruling he had put Amber in fear of her life,The Daily Mailreported at the time.
However, back in the US, a second libel trial in Virginia against the mom-of-one ruled in Johnny’s favor, with a jury awarding him a total of $15 million – $10 million in compensation and $5 million in punitive damages, as per the British tabloid.
Paul didn’t specify which case he was working on, only that he was given instructions to “delve into the life and history of Johnny Depp and uncover evidence of his allegedphysical abusetowards women,”The Daily Mailreported.
The Massachusetts native claimed that he had been told to dig up witness statements, videos, photos, or anything else that could substantiate Amber’s domestic abuse claims against Johnny.
Among his multiple interviewees, model and actress Carré Otis allegedly scoffed at the idea that the actor was violent, saying it was “ridiculous,” Paul wrote in his book.
Former child star Olivia Barash, who worked at famed Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room, which Johnny owned in the 1990s, echoed those sentiments, claiming, “Johnny doesn’t have a mean bone in his body,”The Daily Mailreported.
The British news outlet further revealed that Richmond Arquette of the Arquette acting clan, who also worked at the Viper Room, called the actor “a gentleman’s gentleman.”
Among the most forthright to defend Johnny was tattoo artist Jonathan Shaw, a close friend of the actor, who told the Hollywood fixer: “Johnny is super controlled, and a superhuman being.
“The only thing I would be willing to help that gold- digging we (Heard) do is help load the gun she wanted to use to blow her f*** brains out.”
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The author conceived that Mark’s account was a “chilling preclude” to the actor’s now infamous text to his actor buddy Paul Bettany, which came out at the trial in Virginia.
In a 2013 text exchange with the British actor,Johnnyhad written: “Let’s burn her, let’s drown her before we burn her,” in reference to Amber.
He then made a further obscene suggestion “to make sure she is dead,” theBBCreported in 2022.
“I believe he’s been misguided because he grew up without an authority figure to guide him and champion him.”
The Bureau’s document revealed that Paul had admitted to faking a report of his ex-girlfriend’s drug use to get her fired.
Paul joined public support, which disproportionately favored Johnny, often ignoring evidence against him and attributing blame to Amber
After her trial with her ex-husband, Amber faced significantsexism and mistreatmentfrom the public.
For instance, TikTok trends mocking the actress’ testimony — which included an allegation of rape — went viral, and hashtags like #AmberTurd trended on Twitter (now X), contributing to a hostile online environment.
The backlash and negative public perception following the trial severely impacted the Texas native’s career,leading to reduced screen time in films likeAquaman 2and fewer new roles being offered to her.
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Amber has since sold her home in the town of Yucca Valley, California,to move to Spain with her daughter, Oonagh Paige, whom she had via surrogacy in April 2021.
She first moved to the island of Mallorca before settling down in the capital city of Madrid.
Bored Pandahas contacted Amber Heard’s representatives, Carré Otis, and Olivia Barash for comment.
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