Johnny Depp Claims He Is Being Boycotted By Hollywood
Actor Johnny Depp, one of the most popular stars of Hollywood, says he feels he is being boycotted by the film industry as his latest movie Minamata is yet to get a release in the United States.
Actor
Johnny
Depp,
one
of
the
most
popular
stars
of
Hollywood,
says
he
feels
he
is
being
boycotted
by
the
film
industry
as
his
latest
movie
Minamata
is
yet
to
get
a
release
in
the
United
States.
In
a
recent
interview
with
The
Sunday
Times,
the
actor
detailed
his
recent
legal
situation,
life
turmoil
and
acting
career.
Depp,
whose
ex-wife
Amber
Heard
has
accused
him
of
domestic
violence,
called
his
fall
from
Hollywood's
good
graces
an
"absurdity
of
media
mathematics."
“Some
films
touch
people
and
this
affects
those
in
Minamata
and
people
who
experience
similar
things,”
Depp
said
of
the
Andrew
Levitas-directed
movie,
which
features
him
as
W
Eugene
Smith,
an
American
photojournalist
who
helped
expose
the
devastating
impact
of
mercury
poisoning
on
coastal
communities
in
Japan
in
the
1970s.
"And
for
anything....
for
Hollywood's
boycott
of
me?
One
man,
one
actor
in
an
unpleasant
and
messy
situation,
over
the
last
number
of
years?" he
added.
The
interview
marks
the
"Pirates
of
the
Caribbean"
star's
first
media
interaction
after
losing
libel
case
against
British
tabloid
The
Sun,
which
referred
to
the
actor
as
a
“wife-beater”
in
an
article
about
him
and
ex-wife
Heard.
Last
year,
the
court
ruled
that
the
publication
proved
the
content
of
its
article
to
be
"substantially
true,"
and
the
judge
found
that
12
of
the
14
alleged
incidents
of
domestic
violence
had
occurred.
Following
the
court's
verdict,
Depp,
58,
exited
his
leading
role
in
Warner
Bros'
Fantastic
Beasts
franchise,
while
MGM
reportedly
halted
the
US
release
of
Minamata.
"(We)
looked
those
people
in
the
eyeballs
and
promised
we
would
not
be
exploitative.
That
the
film
would
be
respectful.
I
believe
that
we’ve
kept
our
end
of
the
bargain,
but
those
who
came
in
later
should
also
maintain
theirs," Depp
said
about
the
delay
in
the
film's
release.
He
added
that
he
is
“moving
towards
where
I
need
to
go
to
make
all
that…
to
bring
things
to
light.”
The
actor,
however,
is
also
finding
some
support
in
the
global
film
industry
as
the
San
Sebastian
Film
Festival
has
stood
by
its
decision
to
honour
Depp
with
their
top
prize,
the
Donostia
Award,
a
lifetime
achievement
honour
that
recognises
“outstanding
contributions
to
the
film
world."
The
Karlovy
Vary
International
Film
Festival
in
the
Czech
Republic
also
said
it
would
celebrate
Depp
and
“recognize
and
pay
tribute
to
the
acclaimed
actor's
extensive
career
and
lasting
legacy
on
the
film
industry
globally."