We continue to await judgment in Johnny Depp‘s libel case against News Group Newspapers. The result of the case will have huge ramifications for both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, with one of them certain to suffer reputational (and probably career) damage if their story is deemed not to stand up in court. Until the judge’s opinion drops we can but speculate on what’s going to happen – but public opinion seems to be swinging firmly behind Depp.
Now, in a new interview with The Times UK, his Waiting for the Barbarians co-star Mark Rylance was asked his opinion on Heard’s allegations. He said:
“My impression of him was a very loving and very sensitive and very trustworthy person. Intensely, intensely shy. You know? Like Daniel Day-Lewis and so many great actors are. The accusations that were around at the time we were making the film were of physical violence. And he obviously denied this and I found his denial completely believable. It didn’t seem to be part of his character at all.”
Rylance is one of the most respected actors working today. Over the last decade he’s appeared in Ready Player One, The BFG and Dunkirk and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Bridge of Spies. He’s also hugely successful in theater, appearing in major productions on Broadway and in London’s West End. So his word comes with some weight and I doubt he’d endorse Depp if he wasn’t pretty certain about his character.
Still, we’ll know for sure soon enough. Whatever the judge decides it’ll be something of a bombshell. But the litigation won’t stop there, with cases ongoing in domestic courts and rumors of Depp bringing a libel case against Heard for ruining his reputation. If you’re sick of this story now, don’t worry, you’ll be hearing about it for years yet.
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