Johnny Depp will reportedly pocket his $10 million salary from his work on Fantastic Beasts 3 despite being axed after only filming one scene.
The 57-year-old Hollywood star was cut from the film by Warner Bros. after he lost a libel suit against The Sun in which they alleged he was a "wife beater." The actor has only worked for one day on the new sequel to Fantastic Beasts, since filming began in London on September 30.
The Hollywood Reporter has said that Depp will still receive his full salary for playing Gellert Grindelwald in the JK Rowling series, despite being told that he would be leaving the franchise with immediate effect after the verdict in the libel trial.
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