00:01Mr. Scamander!
00:02Do you think Dumbledore will mourn for you?
00:05Johnny Depp has been forced out of the Fantastic Beasts film franchise by studios
00:10The actor made the announcement in an Instagram post on Friday.
00:15In part, I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Brothers from my role as Grindelwald.
00:21And I have respected and agreed to that request.
00:24Depp went on to say,
00:25The surreal judgement of the court in the UK will not change my fight to tell the truth and I confirm that I
00:30plan to appeal.
00:31My resolve remains strong and I intend to prove that the allegations against me are
00:35false.
00:36My life and career will not be defined by this moment in time.
00:39Depp's firing comes
00:40after the actor lost a libel suit in the UK against News Group Newspapers, publisher of
00:45The Sun.
00:46Depp sued the UK-based publisher for defamation over on April 17, 2018.
00:50article headlined,
00:51How can J.K. Rowling be genuinely happy casting wife beater Johnny Depp?
00:55Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film.
00:57After a contentious summer trial that made global headlines
01:00for weeks and put the relationship between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard under a microscope.
01:05The judge dismissed the suit on Monday, finding that what the paper published was quote substantial
01:10true.
01:11Warner Brothers also offered a statement Friday morning confirming the news of Depp's
01:14dismissal, noting
01:15the role would be recast for the franchise's third installment due out in 2022.
01:20The movie is currently in production.
01:21Lute, you never met a monster.
01:25Lute, you couldn't love.
01:26Lute, you couldn't love.
01:27Let's take him.
01:30For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:32For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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