Johnny Depp Says Hollywood is Boycotting Him | THR News - video Dailymotion

The 58-year-old actor addressed his fall within the film industry, calling it an "absurdity of media mathematics."

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00:00Johnny Depp says he feels he's being boycotted by Hollywood.

00:04While promoting his new film Minamata, which has yet to be released in the United States,

00:08he spoke to the Sunday Times describing his fall from Hollywood grace as a

00:12In the wake of the actor losing a libel case against British tabloid The Sun,

00:18which referred to the actor as a

00:20in an article about Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard,

00:24MGM reportedly shelved the release of the new film.

00:26Depp was also forced to exit Warner Bros. Fantastic Beasts franchise last year after he lost the case.

00:33Depp said he, quote,

00:34looked those people in the eyeballs and promised we would not be exploitative,

00:37that the film would be respectful.

00:39I believe that we've kept our end of the bargain,

00:42but those who came in later should also maintain theirs.

00:44The 58-year-old actor also addressed his standing in the film industry, saying in part,

00:49and for anything for Hollywood's boycott of me,

00:51one man, one actor in an unpleasant and messy situation over the last number of years?

00:56However, Depp noted that he is moving towards where I need to go to make all that,

01:00to bring things to light.

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