‘THEY DID ME DIRTY’

HOLLYWOOD icon Johnny Depp has blasted the people who “did [him] dirty” after he was accused of domestic abuse.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor het sy bek uitgepoel in the UK Sunday Times about his split from then-wife Amber Heard in 2016 which caused his career to go into freefall. 

The Aquaman actress wrote an op-ed about being a victim of domestic abuse, and Depp believes that he became a “crash test dummy” for the #MeToo movement, with people moving to distance themselves from him as a result of the allegations.

He told the Sunday Times newspaper: “As weird as I am, certain things can be trusted. 

“And my loyalty is the last thing anybody could question. I was with one agent for 30 years, but she spoke in court about how difficult I was.

“That’s death by confetti, these fake motherf***ers who lie to you, celebrate you, say all sorts of horror behind your back, yet keep the money – that confetti machine going – because what do they want? Dough.

“I’ll tell you what hurts. There are people, and I’m thinking of three, who did me dirty.

“Those people were at my kids’ parties. Throwing them in the air.

“And, look, I understand people who could not stand up [for me], because the most frightening thing to them was making the right choice.

“I was pre-MeToo. I was like a crash test dummy for MeToo. It was before Harvey Weinstein.”

Depp sued The Sun newspaper for libel after they branded him a wife-beater but he lost the case.

He then went on to take action against Heard for defamation over her op-ed piece. And while the jury ultimately ruled against his ex, the former couple’s dirty laundry was revealed in court.

Depp said he was ready to risk his reputation and career to have his name cleared.

The 62-year-old added: “Look, none of this was going to be easy, but I didn’t care. I thought, ‘I’ll fight until the bitter f***ing end.’ And if I end up pumping gas? That’s all right. I’ve done that before... I have no regrets about anything –  because, truly, what can we do about last week’s dinner? Not a f***ing thing.”