Disney bosses have not invited Depp, 57, to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a planned new pirates adventure.The family-friendly entertainment giant is reportedly "dismayed" by shocking sex, drugs and domestic violence allegations in his High Court libel case.
It was alleged he was "wife beater" - claims Depp vehemently denies. Executives fear his reputation could take another pounding at a planned US hearing in January during which he will again face ex-wife Amber Heard over abuse claims she made in the Washington Post.Now Robert Downey Jr wants Depp - who admitted two years ago that his near £500 million movie fortune was "almost all gone" - to appear alongside him in the third film in the franchise.A senior source at Warner.
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