Bettany has previously defended Depp against the allegations. In a 2016 Twitter post, the 50-year-old wrote: “Known Johnny Depp for years and through several relationships. He's the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man that I've ever known. Just saying.”
Bettany was brought up last week while Depp was being cross-examined, and Depp confirmed that the actor, whom he met while making the 2010 movie The Tourist, is a friend he has done recreational drugs with at times.
The actor was listed among Depp's list of potential witnesses, but is no longer expected to testify. Heard's team subpoenaed Bettany for some of his past communications with Depp.
However, others have also spoken out in support of Depp, including his ex-partner Winona Ryder, Javier Bardem and Sia. Here's a breakdown of some of the biggest names to speak out in favour of Depp, and what exactly they said...
Sophie Turner, Bella Hadid, Halle Bailey, Joey King and Amanda Knox have reportedly unliked Depp's post recently. After the jury delivered the verdict on June 1, Depp took to his Instagram handle to share a long statement. It got over five hundred thousand likes within a few days.
Texts between Paul Bettany and Johnny Depp were revealed during Depp's "wife beater" court trial. In one text, Bettany said Depp should try a "drowning test" to see if Amber Heard was a witch. "We live in a world without context," Bettany recently said of the texts' disclosure.
A series of aggressive and unpleasant texts exchanged between Bettany and Depp, his friend and sometime co-star, were read aloud in court in 2020 by barristers for News Group International, which Depp was suing after a column by Dan Wootton in the Sun referred to him as a “wife beater”.
What did Johnny Depp say about the texts? Depp told the court that he and Bettany had connected over their shared “abstract sense of humour” to deal with difficult situations, and the text exchanges were never “intended to be real”. Depp said: “As these are private texts there was a lot… in context.
Soon after their marriage, they moved to Brooklyn Heights after living in Tribeca. The couple have two children together. Bettany is stepfather to Connelly's son from a previous relationship. Bettany is a close friend of actor Johnny Depp.
Angelina Jolie confessed having a crush on her The Tourist co-star Johnny Depp in her memoir "Angelina: An Unauthorised Biography" Well adding spark to the speculations, Angelina had once confessed to having a good old crush on the Pirates of the Caribbean actor in her biography.
The two sued each other for defamation, with the trial gaining plenty of media attention. However, the trial saw Depp lose support from friends and those in Hollywood. However, Dior has seemingly never wavered in its support of Depp.
In a wholly unexpected turn of events, Disney has publicly apologized to Johnny Depp for the company's role in the strained relationship between the talented actor and Walt Disney Pictures and has extended an offer to him to reprise his legendary role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire's Epic Bromance Over the Years: Costars, Yacht Buddies and More. Leonardo DiCaprio's friendship with Tobey Maguire has seemingly been his longest relationship to date. The buds met as child actors in the '80s while they were auditioning for the same roles.
Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany have had a great working relationship as MCU favorites Wanda Maximoff and Vision, so good in fact that the actress recently revealed that they only ever had one real argument while working on WandaVision– and it was all about snot.
While the two have great chemistry on screen as superheroes Vision and Wanda, it's their real-life friendship that has us grinning from ear to ear. Over the years, the costars have shared a handful of cute moments together as they laugh it up at movie premieres or joke around during press interviews.
Paul Bettany's Marvel contract has expired, and he doesn't know if he'll return as Vision. Paul Bettany has discussed whether he will be back as Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following WandaVision. "I don't have a contract.
“We lived very close to each other, and during that time we'd hang out a lot. I still like him but I don't, like, hang out with him anymore.” When questioned if she meant that she didn't enjoy spending time with the Captain America: The First Avenger star, 40, Olsen clarified that she had no problems with him.
