Hollywood star Johnny Depp is set to return back in court in July and will be represented by his now-famous lawyer, Camille Vasquez.
This time, Vasquez is one of the attorneys defending Depp against allegations that he assaulted a former colleague, location manager Greg “Rocky” Brooks on the set of “City of Lies” in 2017.
Brooks is claiming he and the actor were involved in a heated fight after he relayed a message to Depp that they were running out of time for filming.
In the court documents, Brooks claimed that the actor had physically assaulted him by punching him twice in the rib cage as well as inflicting emotional distress through verbal attacks. In addition, Depp allegedly offered the location manager $100,000 to punch him in the face.
Brooks' suit claims he had suffered physical pain and psychological injury after the alleged incident.
The documents also claim that the actor's own bodyguards physically removed him from the scene and Brooks claims his breath reeked of alcohol.
For his part, Depp countered the attacks on Brooks were in self-defense/defense of others. The actor's lawyers responded to the 2018 lawsuit claiming Depp was provoked and that Brooks made him feel unsafe.
The "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" star will make an appearance at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on July 25.
He was recently entangled in a defamation case with his ex-wife, Amber Heard, that spanned six weeks.
The highly-publicized trial fell mostly in the actor's favor with Heard being found guilty on three counts of defamation. Heard owes Depp a compensatory $10 million dollars as well as $5 million in punitive damages. His punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 in accordance with the state's statutory cap. However, the Aquaman actress was also awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.
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