Johnny Depp Resigns From “Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them 3” After Losing Libel Case
Johnny Depp has withdrawn from Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them 3 at the request of Warner Bros. The move comes after his loss in a libel case against the Sun newspaper.
In a signed note on social media, Depp thanked “everybody who has gifted me with their support and loyalty,” adding that he was “humbled and moved by your many messages of love and concern, particularly over the last few days.” “I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request,” he wrote.
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Depp’s exit stems from a dramatic, months-long London trial that included allegations of infidelity, abuse and even bed defecation that ensnared him and his ex-wife, Amber Heard. In this week’s decision, the judge said a Sun headline calling Depp a “wife-beater” was “substantially true.”
The new sequel is due in 2022.
