In his defamation case, one of the biggest claims from Johnny Depp’s team was that Amber Heard’s allegations of domestic abuse caused him to lose out on future roles, including his part in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise that he was asked to step down from. But now that a jury has found that Heard’s statements were false, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Depp will go back to the fame he once had in Hollywood.
“I don’t think he will ever be who he was. It was a waste of time and money and effort,” an industry insider told People. Another source said to People, “Years of building up reputations have been torn down on both sides in a couple of weeks. Nobody truly won.”
Plus, Variety reported that Depp’s career as an actor had been going slowly downhill even before Heard’s defamatory Washington Post op-ed was published. While he has certainly won the court of public opinion, it all depends on whether or not Hollywood and the studios are willing to give Depp another chance. Not all hope is lost though, as now Depp has plenty of fans rooting for him to come back to the spotlight.
