Johnny Depp's Unusually Long List of Abusive Friends [long thread]
For some reason, JD tends to be best friends with horribly abusive guys. Here's a list of some of the famously abusive men he calls his "best friends".
tw// mentions of SA, abuse, and r@pe
For some reason, JD tends to be best friends with horribly abusive guys. Here's a list of some of the famously abusive men he calls his "best friends".
tw// mentions of SA, abuse, and r@pe
1. Roman Polanski
In 1977 when the director was 43, he was arrested and charged in LA for assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Hours before he could be arrested he fled the US. Since then, he's stayed in France and other countries where he could avoid extradition to the US.
In 1977 when the director was 43, he was arrested and charged in LA for assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Hours before he could be arrested he fled the US. Since then, he's stayed in France and other countries where he could avoid extradition to the US.
His 1999 film *The Ninth Gate* starred JD and the two became close friends. In 2009 Polanski was arrested on an outstanding warrant for the 1977 charge. The next year JD was asked about the arrest and defended the convicted child rapist. "Why now?" Depp said.
"Obviously there is something going on somewhere. Somebody has made a deal with someone."
"Roman is not a predator. He's 75 years old. He has got 2 beautiful kids, he has got a wife that he has been with for a long long time. He is not out on the street doing horrible things."
"Roman is not a predator. He's 75 years old. He has got 2 beautiful kids, he has got a wife that he has been with for a long long time. He is not out on the street doing horrible things."
2. Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson, is one of the most controversial figures in heavy metal music. His song lyrics have been criticized for supporting violence and nihilism. In 2020 several of his former acquaintances began talking to each other and sharing stories of abuse.
Marilyn Manson, is one of the most controversial figures in heavy metal music. His song lyrics have been criticized for supporting violence and nihilism. In 2020 several of his former acquaintances began talking to each other and sharing stories of abuse.
4 women came forward and accused him of being sexually, physically, and psychologically abusive. One said she "wasn't allowed to eat, or sleep, or leave" his house. Another said they were locked in rooms for hours when they were "bad" and "verbally berated for hours".
MM and JD have been friends since M made an appearance as an extra on Depp's 1987 series, *21 Jump Street*. During the Depp/Heard defamation trial, he called M a “good friend," and added, "We drank together… we’ve had cocaine together, maybe a couple of times. "
Manson has attended many of Depp's movie premieres. Depp has played with him at his concerts. Manson is the godfather to Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, and the two have matching tattoos.
3. Damien Echols
In 1993, Echols was arrested along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley for the murder of 3 eight-year-old boys. Three Cub Scouts were brutally murdered in Arkansas, and found in a ditch. The teenagers were arrested and became known as the "West Memphis 3".
In 1993, Echols was arrested along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley for the murder of 3 eight-year-old boys. Three Cub Scouts were brutally murdered in Arkansas, and found in a ditch. The teenagers were arrested and became known as the "West Memphis 3".
JD and other celebrities were convinced they were innocent and raised money to pay for tests and legal fees. JD and Echols became friends and Echols said "We’ve grown to love him dearly. He’s become like a brother to me.” He and the convicted child murderer have matching tats.
4. Beechy Colclough
Beechy C. was a famous celebrity therapist to stars like Kate Moss and Elton John. But in 2006, a number of women said that he seduced them in his consulting rooms. One victim said he took advantage of her vulnerability and said it was no better than r@pe.
Beechy C. was a famous celebrity therapist to stars like Kate Moss and Elton John. But in 2006, a number of women said that he seduced them in his consulting rooms. One victim said he took advantage of her vulnerability and said it was no better than r@pe.
His lawyers released a statement: "Beechy has been friendly with Johnny for the last three years so of course was going to be supporting him in court." They added that Colclough, who effectively raped vulnerable women, is a "fundamental part of Johnny’s inner circle".
5. Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author. His work is praised, others have called it out for its rampant misogyny. During his time with the gangs, he stood by and watched while horrific gang r@pes were being committed.
Hunter S. Thompson was an American journalist and author. His work is praised, others have called it out for its rampant misogyny. During his time with the gangs, he stood by and watched while horrific gang r@pes were being committed.
He's accused of beating his wife and once said, “To keep a woman in line, you gotta beat her like a rug every once in a while.”
In 1998 Thompson’s book *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* was adapted into a film. It starred a young Johnny Depp who played the writer.
In 1998 Thompson’s book *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* was adapted into a film. It starred a young Johnny Depp who played the writer.
In a RS article from 1998 JD recounted a conversation with Thompson about his relationship with Kate Moss. "I was with Kate, and I think he went straight for the romance jugular, sh-t like whether I beat her enough. I probably told him, ‘Yeah, she gets a severe beating.'”
6. Aleksandar Vučić
Vučić was elected president of Serbia in 2017. In 2021 thousands of protesters took to the streets to decry a recent mining project. The government responded by sending thugs into the crowds to attack the protesters with sticks and used tear gas.
Vučić was elected president of Serbia in 2017. In 2021 thousands of protesters took to the streets to decry a recent mining project. The government responded by sending thugs into the crowds to attack the protesters with sticks and used tear gas.
They also tried to drive through the protests in a bulldozer. He also uses the police to protect graffiti painted to honor the war criminal known as the "Butcher of Bosnia" Ratko Mladic.
In 2022, Depp received the Serbian Gold Medal of Merit from Vučić. It's for "outstanding merits in public and cultural activities, especially in the field of film art and the promotion of the Republic of Serbia in the world".
Depp praised the leader and said, “I truly, sincerely thank you, President Vučić, and this medal of merit, if I am given the honor to walk away with this, I thank you for being kind enough to bestow it upon me. "
7. Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein was a world-famous movie producer. That is until 2017 when over 80 women accused him of SA. The allegations sparked the #MeToo social media campaign and subsequent sexual abuse allegations against many powerful men around the world.
Harvey Weinstein was a world-famous movie producer. That is until 2017 when over 80 women accused him of SA. The allegations sparked the #MeToo social media campaign and subsequent sexual abuse allegations against many powerful men around the world.
JD knows Weinstein well. In an interview, Depp was flipping through a magazine and calls out Harvey Weinstein and his wife, Georgina Chapman. He joked that the producer must have said, "I must go to the Poconos to find some hairy-backed b*tch."
The actor put Weinstein on Time magazine's list of "Most Influential People" of 2012 calling him a visionary. Depp said Weinstein "can be your most frightening nightmare and your closest friend".
8. Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was a poet and writer. He was also a supporter and member of the NAMBLA, a p£do and pederasty advocacy organization in the United States that works to abolish the age of consent laws and legalize sexual relations between adults and children.
Allen Ginsberg was a poet and writer. He was also a supporter and member of the NAMBLA, a p£do and pederasty advocacy organization in the United States that works to abolish the age of consent laws and legalize sexual relations between adults and children.
The organization has a page dedicated to him that quotes him as saying "Attacks on NAMBLA stink of politics, witchhunting for profit, humorlessness, vanity, anger and ignorance ...I'm a member of NAMBLA because I love boys too -- everybody does, who has a little humanity."
Depp met Ginsberg when he was doing a documentary called The United States of Poetry in 1995. Afterward, he gave Ginsberg a ride home and the two became close friends. After Ginsberg died Depp said he was "an absolute diamond, and pure, he was pure, not many people like that."
9. Lawrence Maxwell Krauss
Krauss is an American theoretical physicist. He had a long history with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He helped organize a conference with Epstein in 2006. After Epstein's conviction for prostitution with a minor he still praised him.
Krauss is an American theoretical physicist. He had a long history with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He helped organize a conference with Epstein in 2006. After Epstein's conviction for prostitution with a minor he still praised him.
He said, "my presumption is that whatever the problems were I would believe him over other people...I don't feel tarnished in any way by my relationship with Jeffrey; I feel raised by it."
Their friendship started when Depp and his then-wife Amber Heard attended a talk by Krauss in Los Angeles. Depp later said, "I walked right up to him and said, 'My name is Johnny Depp, and you're my hero."
10. Greg Ellis
Greg Ellis is a British actor. He was involuntary incarcerated 5 times starting in 2015 due to making threats to his ex-wife and children. He even violated a TRO and broke his ex-wife's window to attack her. Thankfully he lost visitation rights with his children.
Greg Ellis is a British actor. He was involuntary incarcerated 5 times starting in 2015 due to making threats to his ex-wife and children. He even violated a TRO and broke his ex-wife's window to attack her. Thankfully he lost visitation rights with his children.
Since then he's gone on a crusade based on the claim that "the majority of domestic violence allegations are false or unprovable". Ellis knows JD so well that he wrote the forward to Ellis' book. "The Respondent" claims to tell "his side" of the story.
“If you’re trapped in the dungeon that is the family court system," Johnny Depp wrote. "The Respondent should be your constant companion."
11. Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke is an actor and former boxer. In 1994, he was arrested for spousal abuse. Rourke, 38, allegedly slapped his 25-year-old wife, "knocking her down and kicking her during a chance encounter at their publicist’s office". The charges were later dropped.
Mickey Rourke is an actor and former boxer. In 1994, he was arrested for spousal abuse. Rourke, 38, allegedly slapped his 25-year-old wife, "knocking her down and kicking her during a chance encounter at their publicist’s office". The charges were later dropped.
Mickey Rourke and Johnny Depp both starred in *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003). Depp says that he's "a huge admirer" of his work. Johnny Depp attended his 42nd birthday party back in 1994. “He doesn’t seem like a very violent man to me," Rourke [told TMZ] back in 2016.
“He’s always been like really low-key and gentlemanly. Not a violent guy.” . Amber Heard's ex Elon Musk jokingly challenged JD to a "cage fight". Rourke wrote on IG, "I’d gladly love the opportunity to take you to school Mr. Tough guy Elon Musk. Bare fists, elbows, and knees."
12. Jonathan Shaw
Jonathan Shaw is a tattoo artist and writer. In 2011 he pleaded not guilty to charges he kept weapons, loaded guns, and nearly 3,000 rounds of ammo in a storage locker. "The defendant's illegal weapons cache endangered workers and customers."
Jonathan Shaw is a tattoo artist and writer. In 2011 he pleaded not guilty to charges he kept weapons, loaded guns, and nearly 3,000 rounds of ammo in a storage locker. "The defendant's illegal weapons cache endangered workers and customers."
The weapons seized included three knives engraved with a "Ku Klux Klan" logo. His attorney argued they were simply a collection of "historical weapons".
Depp and Shaw first met in 1984 at an old building in Hollywood where they were both staying at the time. Shaw mused, “It was basically a fancy crack house". In 1990, Shaw, Depp, Iggy Pop, and Jim Jarmusch founded the "Death Is Certain Club" to celebrate their friendship.
13. Josh Homme
Josh Homme is a singer, musician, and songwriter. His ex-wife Brody Dalle filed for legal separation in 2019 and divorce citing Homme's alcoholism and drug abuse. She also accused him of domestic violence, but he accused her of being abusive too (see a pattern?).
Josh Homme is a singer, musician, and songwriter. His ex-wife Brody Dalle filed for legal separation in 2019 and divorce citing Homme's alcoholism and drug abuse. She also accused him of domestic violence, but he accused her of being abusive too (see a pattern?).
She also filed a TRO on behalf of their sons alleging they were scared he is going to hurt them. In court filings, they said Homme grabbed his private parts and he was drinking alcohol while driving with them in the car. The 10-year-old accused his father of hitting his head.
Johnny Depp and Josh Homme have been friends for a long time but haven't explained how to two became friends. Since they're both musicians they have played together a number of times and are close.
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