Johnny Depp has come to the end of yet another lawsuit. (However, this one was not available to watch on YouTube.)
Per court documents obtained by PEOPLE and E! News, a crew member who was working with Depp on the Brad Furman movie City of Lies alleged that the actor punched him twice while they were on set back in 2017.
The altercation allegedly occurred on April 13, 2017, with location manager Gregg "Rocky" Brooks accusing the Pirates of the Caribbean star of becoming angry after the crew member informed Depp that he only had one more shot to film a scene for the movie. After the alleged altercation, Brooks sought out an LAPD officer for protection, per PEOPLE.
In the complaint, Brooks accused Depp of following him and then punching him twice in the ribs while shouting: "Who the f*** are you? You have no right to tell me what to do."
The location manager also alleged that Depp said he'd give him "$100,000 to punch [him] in the face" after Brooks did not react to the punches. The complaint adds that Depp was removed from the set by his bodyguards.
Brooks would go on to sue Depp in 2018.
Now, court documents reportedly show that the pair reached a settlement in the suit on Monday (July 11), with the case being set to go to a civil trial in Los Angeles on July 25.
Judge Holly J. Fujie has instead put off the upcoming trial until January 5, 2023. PEOPLE reports that the court filing does not publicly state what 59-year-old Depp must do in order to complete his side of the settlement, but if he complies then the case will be dismissed.
The news comes after a Virginia judge denied Amber Heard's recent request for a retrial her $50 million defamation case against her ex-husband.
Per MailOnline, the Aquaman star's legal team submitted a 48-page filing earlier this month requesting that the judgment be set aside or a new trial ordered on the basis that the original case "proceeded solely on a defamation by implication theory, abandoning any claims that Ms. Heard's statements were actually false."
In the court document, Heard's team also cited the issue of Juror 15 - who was allegedly not vetted properly - as grounds for a retrial. The juror in question responded to a jury summons intended for his father, who shares the same name and address.
However, in a written order posted on July 13, Judge Azcarate rejected Heard's request for a retrial, noting that the complaint over Juror 15 was irrelevant.
"The juror was vetted, sat for the entire jury, deliberated, and reached a verdict," said Azcarate, adding: "The only evidence before this court is that this juror and all jurors followed their oaths, the court’s instructions, and orders. This court is bound by the competent decision of the jury."
Depp was awarded $10.35 million in damages by the court, with Heard being awarded $2 million as part of her countersuit.
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