Paul Bettany Says He and Johnny Depp ‘Hadn’t Spoken’ in Years When Their Texts Were Read During Libel Trial: ‘I Was Being Painted As This Close Friend’

Paul Bettany opened up in a recent interview with The Times about the public’s misconception of his relationship with Johnny Depp after text messages between the two actors were used in court during Depp’s libel lawsuit against The Sun.

\n\n

“I hadn’t spoken to Johnny in years when that happened and I haven’t spoken to him since. I was being painted as this close friend of a guy I hadn’t spoken to in years and, honestly, amid all the shit two celebrities threw at each other, that bit was the most odd,” Paul told the publication.

\n\n

“So I decided to say nothing because, I think, people know me,” he continued. “I’ve been married 23 years and, for what I do, I live an incredibly quiet life. Everybody kind of thought this is probably a nothing burger – and left it alone.”

\n\n

In 2013, a controversial text exchange between Depp and Bettany became public when it was read during a Feb. 2020 trial hearing. “Let’s burn Amber!!!” wrote Depp, to which Bettany responded: “Having thought it through I don’t think we should burn Amber – she’s delightful company and easy on the eye, plus I’m not sure she’s a witch. We could…

Original source: https://variety.com/

Related reading

• ‘VisionQuest’ Trailer: Paul Bettany and James Spader Return as Vision and Ultron in ‘WandaVision’ Trilogy Finale
• Zhang Yimou Says ‘The Three-Body Problem’ Script Is Still Being Polished After Several Years: ‘It Is Very Difficult to Adapt’
• Paul Rudd Says He Stopped Bringing His Phone to Film Sets Because He’s ‘Addicted Like Everybody Else’: ‘They’re Facilitating Our Own Destruction’