The cast of Johnny Depp as the big villain of the Fantastic Beasts franchise has been make consternation from some Harry Potter fans , due to theongoingallegationsofdomestic abuseleveled against Depp by his X - married woman , actress Amber Heard . Director David Yates has now spoken about the takings directly after it bubble up again thanks to themovie ’s official shape and title reveal , defending Depp in the most awful way potential .
Yates first discussed the controversial casting option when Depp made his surprisal unveiling as Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald during the climax of Fantastic Beasts and Where to recover them last twelvemonth . He inquire fan ( viaGetSurrey ) to wait and see Depp ’s full execution before they get angry that an allege abuser is playing the film saga ’s basal antagonist :
You have to trust us and see what he does in this picture . You wo n’t see very much in this picture because he appears in it very fleetingly . He appears much more in the 2d movie . What you have to remember about Johnny is that sinful natural endowment and that natural endowment never goes away .
Obviously , Yates ’ first response is both obtuse and horrible , because of the incredibly obvious fact that no one should get a offer for being an maltreater because they make good movie , period . But Yates has made a Modern statement toEntertainment Weeklydefending his star in reception to the latest fashion plate of anger at Depp ’s casting , and it ’s in truth flagitious . Because Yates ’ latest comment is to basically cast defamation on Heard ’s allegement , full blockage :
Honestly , there ’s an issue at the moment where there ’s a portion of mass being criminate of things , they ’re being accused by multiple victim , and it ’s compelling and frightening . With Johnny , it seems to me there was one person who took a pop music at him and claimed something . I can only severalize you about the valet de chambre I see every day : He ’s full of decency and forgivingness , and that ’s all I see . Whatever accusation was out there does n’t tally with the kind of human being I ’ve been working with .
Everything here is horrible . Indirectly calling the victim a liar ? Check . Implying that unless multiple victims step forward the ill-treatment is n’t worth examining ? discipline . Assuming that because Yates has not personally encounter Depp abuse someone that he could n’t perchance have ever done anything uncollectible ? self-aggrandizing hindrance . These are all awful , incorrect substance for the director of a beloved child ’s movie dealership with millions of fans to send out .
As if the grave Yates had proudly dug for himself was n’t deep enough already , he go on with this classic justifier claim :
By testament , some of the women in [ Depp ’s ] life have said the same thing—‘that ’s not the human being we make love . ’ It ’s very unlike [ than case ] where there are multiple accusers over many years that need to be examined and we need to reflect on our industry that reserve that to wander on year in and year out . Johnny is n’t in that category in any shape or form . So to me , it does n’t acquit any more analytic thinking . It ’s a bushed proceeds .
So the fact that every single womanhood in Depp ’s life has n’t accuse him of abuse pull in Amber Heard ’s allegations a “ dead issue ” ? This is , manifestly , ludicrous and completely horrible . It ’s not just throw off shit in Heard ’s nerve , it ’s doing the same to any victim of abuse , because it ’s a clear message to them that unless they have multiple witnesses and additional victim , they should n’t put out to talk out .
Although Depp has denied Heard ’s accusations , and the former couplesettled their divorce proceedingsreleasing a joint affirmation that read in part , “ Neither party has made false accusation for fiscal gains , ” fresh allegation of Depp ’s deed of domestic violence havecontinued to emergethis year . For Yates to fervently throw out them merely for the interest of Fantastic Beasts wanting to avoid an uncomfortable conversation about one of its major stars ( too later ! ) is just dishonorably improper . In the wake of explosive Revelation of Saint John the Divine about the pervasive existence of intimate harassment and abuse in Hollywood in recent months , Yates ’ latest statement is disgusting , and another depressing example of what studio will exempt for the interest of loge bureau turn .
[ EW ]
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