On Monday, an industry expert Kathryn Arnold testified in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s bombshell lawsuit.

Arnold testified in court that Depp filed a lawsuit against The Sun in 2020, which he described as a “very harsh one on his career.”

Depp’s complaint was dismissed because the judge determined that the allegation was “substantially accurate.”

“Every claim of abuse, every text, every email, all the audio and video stuff was brought to light and made public,” Arnold said on the witness stand.

“The industry was watching closely and it’s hard for studios, especially one like Disney, to be connected to a star that has texts about burnt corpses and violent behaviour.”

“Every time Mr Depp brings a lawsuit because he’s such a well-known public figure, the spotlight goes on him, whether it’s against his business manager or his former lawyer, even when he filed his talent agent, it becomes news…” she added.

“Then they look at the details. The erratic behaviour, the financial issues, the drinking and drug abuse was part and parcel of every one of those, and it was all brought to light yet again each time,” the industry expert said.

Moreover, Arnold said that Heard’s controversial op-ed had no impact on Depp’s losing his earnings for Pirates of the Caribbean 6.

“Zero. The movie doesn’t exist yet so that’s one reason, but as important is the fact that Disney, in their file for this trial, did not have the op-ed… the conversations of Depp not being in franchise going forward were discussions before the op-ed even came out,” she said.

“Very little. Hardly anybody even knew the op-ed existed before he filed the suit, if anybody who I knew, but certainly not Disney,” she added.