Johnny Depp's former agent says he demanded a $20 million handout during his financial woes in 2016, arguing he had made the agency a fortune
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Mia Jankowicz
May 20, 2022, 20:10 IST
Right: Talent agent Tracey Jacobs during a pre-taped deposition in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. Left: Johnny Depp pictured in 2021.Fairfax District Court / Francois G. Durand/Getty Images / Insider
Johnny Depp's former agent said he demanded $20 million from his talent agency in 2016.
The former agent, Tracey Jacobs, testified in the defamation trial involving Depp and Amber Heard.
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Johnny Depp's former agent said in court testimony that during the height of his financial woes the star demanded a $20 million handout from his agency.
"He just expected us to do it," said Tracey Jacobs, a talent manager at United Talent Agency.
Jacobs said that in January 2016, Depp came to UTA "in financial desperation."
Joel Mandel, Depp's former money manager, also said in a deposition on Thursday that the actor had made more than $600 million from 1999 to 2016.
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Mandel described Depp as spending exorbitantly on things like security, private doctors, and in-house staff. Depp settled a case with Mandel in 2018 after accusing him of mishandling his money.
Asked to confirm whether Depp had asked the agency to get him $20 million, Jacobs said: "Actually, it was 'I want you to give me $20 million.' It was not discussed — the question was not asked as a loan."
Jacobs continued: "He felt that he had made a lot of money for us and that we should just do it because of how much money he had made over the duration of his being at UTA."
You can see some of her testimony here:
Jacobs said the agency initially refused but eventually managed to organize a loan for Depp through Bank of America. "We're not a bank," she said.
Heard, who did not directly mention Depp in the article, filed a $100 million countersuit.
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