Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentDrugs, alcohol, more than half a billion dollars vanished and allegations of domestic violence.These are the makings of a PR nightmare, enough to ruin even the biggest star’s career.
But for Johnny Depp, these headlines have become his reality, as the damaged A-lister undergoes a messy trial in the public eye where he has repeatedly denied abusing his ex-wife Amber Heard.Despite Depp’s years-long denial of such behavior, his libel trial in the United Kingdom — which ended last week and still awaits a final verdict, following the actor’s decision to sue the tabloid The Sun for labeling him a “wife beater” — has aired dirty laundry to a nauseating extent that would make any crisis fixer cringe.
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