Amid abuse allegations from his ex-wife Amber Heard, in 2018, the actor filed swimsuit towards The Solar after he was known as a “wife-beater.” After he misplaced the UK trial in November 2020, Warner Bros. requested Depp to exit the Harry Potter prequel collection. Earlier than he stepped personal, he had solely shot one scene for the third installment, Incredible Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore, and Depp was subsequently changed by Mads Mikkelsen.

In an interview with The Telegraph revealed over the weekend, Depp, 62, mirrored on being pushed out of his position — and he didn’t maintain again on sharing his emotions about Warner Bros’ determination.

“Hear, they’ve stated all types of issues on the market on the earth about me, and it doesn’t trouble me. I’m not operating for workplace,” he recalled. “It actually stopped in a millisecond, like, whereas I used to be doing the film. They stated we might such as you to resign. However what was actually in my head was they wished me to retire.”

“F–k you,” he added. “There’s far too lots of me to kill. When you suppose you may harm me greater than I’ve already been harm you are gravely mistaken.”

Depp made his first look as Grindelwald on the finish of 2016’s Incredible Beasts and The place to Discover Them, earlier than he reprised his position within the 2018 sequel, 2018’s Incredible Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Warner Bros. introduced Depp’s exit in November 2020.

“Johnny Depp will depart the Incredible Beasts franchise,” the studio stated on the time, per Deadline. “We thank Johnny for his work on the movies to this point. Incredible Beasts 3 is at the moment in manufacturing, and the position of Gellert Grindelwald might be recast.”

Depp addressed the information in his personal assertion shared on his Instagram on the time.

“In mild of latest occasions, I want to make the next quick assertion,” Depp wrote. “Firstly, I might wish to thank everyone who has gifted me with their assist and loyalty. I’ve been humbled and moved by your many messages of affection and concern, notably over the previous couple of days.”

“Secondly, I want to let you already know that I’ve been requested to resign by Warner Bros. from my position as Grindelwald in Incredible Beasts and I’ve revered and agreed to that request,” he continued.

Depp ended his assertion by talking out concerning the UK courtroom’s verdict, writing, “The surreal judgement of the courtroom within the UK won’t change my combat to inform the reality and I affirm that I plan to attraction.”

“My resolve stays robust and I intend to show that the allegations towards me are false,” he concluded. “My life and profession won’t be outlined by this second in time.”

Depp additionally sued Heard in 2019 for an op-ed in The Washington Put up, by which she referred to herself as a “determine representing home abuse.” That trial erupted in 2022, with the jury figuring out he was defamed and awarding him roughly $15 million in damages.

The trial was purportedly the rationale Heard’s position within the Aquaman sequel was drastically decreased, as stunning allegations from inside their relationship emerged. Heard scored a minor victory herself, with the jury deciding statements made by Depp’s lawyer Adam Waldman have been defamatory — and awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages.