Johnny Depp denies new claims of vicious, out-of-control behavior

Johnny Depp is back in the news this week over newly resurfaced allegations that he indulged in out-of-control behavior on a 2001 movie set and was verbally abusive towards a woman.

Depp has denied the allegations, which come from actor Lola Glaudini and go back to when she did a scene with him in his drug-crime drama, “Blow.” Glaudini has said that Depp had a meltdown on her first day on the set after he perceived that she tried to break his focus during a dramatic monologue. She said he hurled expletives at her, called her an “idiot” and told her to “shut the (expletive) up.”

In a statement to Deadline, Depp’s representatives told Deadline: “Johnny always prioritizes good working relationships with cast and crew and this recounting differs greatly from the recollection of other members on set at the time.”

Glaudini, best known for her role in “Criminal Minds,” shared her story of her difficult encounter with Depp in a Jan. 30 episode of the podcast, “Powerful Truth Angels,” Deadline reported.

Glaudini’s statements about Depp recently began to make the rounds on social media. They’ve also resurfaced as the once popular “Pirates of the Caribbean” star has been attempting a career comeback. Depp spent 2023 trying to promote “Jeanne du Barry,” a French language historical biography in which he plays 18th-century French King Louis XV.

But Depp’s critics don’t believe he deserves a smooth comeback. Even though he won his defamation case against Heard, his critics say that the trial still showed that he has a history self-indulgent, out-of-control behavior, especially when he’s under the influence of alcohol or other substances.

On “Powerful Truth Angels,” Glaudini recounted her experience on the set of “Blow,” which she said was first time working on a studio movie and she was excited to be working a talented star like Depp, who played a real-life U.S. drug trafficker.

For her first scene with Depp, Glaudini said that director Ted Demme told her to “burst out laughing” while the actor delivered a monologue, Deadline reported.

“I hear the cue, and I go haha, I do a big laugh or whatever,” Glaudini said. “Johnny Depp, when they say cut, walks over to me, comes up to me, sticks his finger in my face and he goes, ‘Who the (expletive) do you think you are? Who the (expletive) do you think you are? Shut the (expletive) up. I’m out here, and I’m trying to (expletive) say my lines and you’re (expletive) pulling focus. You (expletive) idiot.”

When Depp saw that she was upset by his outburst, Glaudini said he continued to taunt her, according to Deadline. “Oh, now, oh now it’s not so funny?” Depp reportedly said. “Now you can shut up? Now you can (expletive) shut the (expletive) up? The quiet that you are right now, that’s how you (expletive) stay.”