Johnny Depp referred to as himself a “crash check dummy for #MeToo” in a sprawling new interview with The Sunday Instances as he units out to advertise the U.Okay. theatrical launch of his newest directorial effort, “Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Insanity.” Depp was referring to the allegations first leveled at him in 2016 by ex-wife Amber Heard, who accused him of home violence when she filed for divorce.

Heard’s allegations notably fed into two trials that garnered international consideration. Depp introduced a libel lawsuit towards The Solar in 2018 after the publication referred to him as a “spouse beater.” The trial kicked off in summer time 2020 and ended with the court docket figuring out that the characterization of Depp as a “spouse beater” was “considerably true.” Later within the yr, Depp exited Warner Bros.’ “Improbable Beasts” franchise after saying the studio requested him to resign from the position within the aftermath of the trial.

A second and much more highly-publicized trial occurred within the U.S. in 2022 after Depp sued Heard in 2019 for defamation over an op-ed she wrote in The Washington Put up through which she referred to herself as “a determine representing home abuse.” The 2022 trial was live-streamed on YouTube and have become a web based sensation. The jury in the end dominated that Heard did defame Depp within the op-ed, whereas additionally ruling Depp defamed Heard in the middle of combating again towards her expenses. Over the course of the trial, stunning particulars about Depp and Heard’s private lives had been revealed.

“Look, it had gone far sufficient,” Depp advised The Sunday Instances concerning the viral 2022 trial. “I knew I’d must semi-eviscerate myself. Everybody was saying, ‘It’ll go away!’ However I can’t belief that. What’s going to go away? The fiction pawned across the fucking globe? No it received’t. If I don’t attempt to signify the reality it is going to be like I’ve truly dedicated the acts I’m accused of. And my children should stay with it. Their children. Children that I’ve met in hospitals. So the evening earlier than the trial in Virginia I didn’t really feel nervous. Should you don’t must memorize strains, in the event you’re simply talking the reality? Roll the cube.”

Depp mentioned he survived “all of the hit items, the bullshit” that accompanied the trial, including:  “Look, none of this was going be straightforward, however I didn’t care. I assumed, ‘I’ll battle till the bitter fucking finish.’ And if I find yourself pumping gasoline? That’s all proper. I’ve executed that earlier than.”

Just a few years after the top of the U.S. trial, Depp is now getting the prospect to come back again to Hollywood by starring reverse “Blow” co-star Penelope Cruz within the Lionsgate motion comedy “Day Drinker.” He advised the Instances about his life: “I’ve no regrets about something — as a result of, actually, what can we do about final week’s dinner? Not a fucking factor.”

“Day Drinker” is scheduled to launch in theaters someday in 2026.