The incident allegedly happened in 2017 during the shooting of the movie “City of Lies”.
At his side again Johnny Depp will be Camila Vasquez, to defend him, after the great victory of the actress in difficult trial with Amber Heard’s ex-wife.
The Hollywood star, this time accused of beating and specifically for attack on a member of the crew of the movie “City of Lies” in 2017.
According to his testimony Greg BrooksJohnny Depp hit him twice in the ribs, outside a hotel in Los Angeles, when he told him that filming had to stop for that day.
As he claims, before he could even announce it to him, o actor became furious and started shouting and cursing.
«He has no right to tell me what to do “shouted Depp, who, as reported, smelled of alcohol and used drugs during filming. “Johnny’s drunkenness and general temperament have created a hostile climate and an insecure environment,” the BBC said.
She then hit him and offered him money to reciprocate the blow.
«I’m going to give you $ 100,000 to punch me in the face now“, Challenged Brooks the actor. The incident though ended when the bodyguards intervened to separate them.
A week later he was asked to sign a document saying that would not sue the production and Depp.
Brooks refused and was fired. Now he asks compensation from the actor and the production company claiming to have suffered humiliation, physical and mental pain.
The Hollywood star claims that he was in self-defense and that Brooks was the one who challenged him.
The trial is set to begin on July 25.