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Some other quotes from the Daily Mail:
Johnny Depp's former management knew he had "gotten physical" with Amber Heard and the actor pressured his assistant to say text messages had been fabricated, it has been claimed in court documents.
The Black Mass actor split from the Danish Girl star last year amid accusations he was abusive, and although he has always denied the claims, The Management Group (TMG) stated they knew he was "volatile" in filings submitted as part of their ongoing legal battle with their famous former client.
In documents submitted this week, they said: "During his recent divorce from Amber Heard, Depp publicly and repeatedly denied having physically assaulted his former wife and accused her of manufacturing the allegations to 'extend her 15 minutes of fame'.
"However, [TMG were] informed well after the fact through communications with various house staff and security that Depp had been extremely volatile and sometimes 'gotten physical' with Heard. [They] were also later informed that Depp had violently kicked Heard during an incident that took place in or around 2014."
During the bitter divorce battle, Heard made public texts she had exchanged with the 54-year-old star's assistant, in which the employee apologised for his boss' behaviour, but the actor denied the texts were real - a claim which TMG dispute.
The filming continued: "Depp and his long-time assistant publicly denied the messages and outrageously accused Heard of manufacturing them.
"TMG is informed and believes that Depp knew full well that the text messages were genuine, but pressured and berated his assistant to falsely challenge the texts publicly."
Elsewhere in the lengthy document, the company alleged their former client - who has kids Lily-Rose, 18, and Jack, 15, with ex-partner Vanessa Paradis - had lied to unspecified "public authorities" about a family issue.
According to Hollywood Gossip, they stated: [Depp was being] interviewed by public authorities relating to a serious and troubling issue involving his family ... [Depp] knowingly lied to public authorities in several respects in connection with these matters... [His actions] marked lack of concern for certain serious family issues."
Depp is locked in a legal battle with his former management company after he sued them for mismanaging his money, while they hit back insisting his financial problems are his own fault.
Some other quotes from the Daily Mail:
Johnny Depp's managers knew that the Hollywood actor had allegedly assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard, court documents reveal.
The documents allege that Depp's staff and security were aware he was 'extremely volatile' and had 'sometimes gotten physical' with his then-wife.
His team also claim to have had direct knowledge of an incident where Depp allegedly violently kicked the actress in 2014.
The revelations were included in court documents filed this week by Depp's former management group TMG.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing TMG for mismanaging his money.
In the recent court documents, Depp's former management team claim the allegations of abuse at the hands of the actor are accurate, according to the Hollywood Gossip.
The domestic violence allegations first surfaced when Depp and Heard were going through their messy divorce last year.
During the high-profile divorce, Heard released a series of text messages - published by ET - that she had exchanged with Depp's assistant that referred to the alleged abuse.
At the time, Depp publicly denied that the messages - which mentioned the 2014 kicking encounter - were real.
In the recent court filing, TMG appears to confirm the authenticity of the messages.
'Depp and his long-time assistant publicly denied the messages and outrageously accused Heard of manufacturing them,' one filing states.
'TMG is informed and believes that Depp knew full well that the text messages were genuine, but pressured and berated his assistant to falsely challenge the texts publicly.'
It comes after email exchanges between Depp and TMG dating back to 2009 that discussed his financial status were also made public in court documents.
The management firm submitted the emails Depp sent as part of a 109-page document fighting back against the star's attempts to keep his former agent and lawyer from being subpoenaed in the case.
TMG has been fighting the lawsuit, insisting that Depp's money problems are his own fault. They claim the emails show that the actor 'knew the dire state of his finances'.
In the emails, TMG's Joel Mandel urged Depp to 'take it easy' on holiday spending and asked to set up a meeting to 'look realistically at income and expenses and to work together on how to make sure that these are back in balance.'
In response, Depp promised to do what he could.
However, the star insisted one expense he couldn't do without was flying by private jet as a commercial flight would be a 'f***ing nightmare of monumental proportions'.
'first, thank you for dealing and getting me through. secondly, i am doing my very best on holiday spending, but there is only so much i can do, as i need to give my kiddies and famille as good a Christmas as possible, obviously within reason,' the email from Depp to Mandel read.
'but, regarding the plane situation,., i don't have all that many options at the moment. a commercial flight with paparazzis in tow would be a f***ing nightmare of monumental proportions. forget the dillinger auction. don't need it.
'know that i will be starting THE TOURIST, on or about the 15th of february; which will be 20 mil. i will then go, virtually, straight into PIRATCS 4, for 35 mil and then in turn to DARK SHADOWS for another 20 mil.
'i hope that by the amount that will be coming in from work in the coming year and also from back end proceeds, etc., will put everything straight.
'what else can i do??? you want me to sell same art??? i will. you want me to sell something else??? sure... what??? [sic]
'boat is going to be chartered at new years and sony will then charter it for the TOURIST shoot in venice. other than that, i got bikes, cars, property, books, paintings and some semblance of a soul left, where would you like me to start???
'i don't like being in this situation, but there wasn't a whole lot of choice, as THE RUM DIARY was a sacrifice we knew would be happening and the last proper paycheck was PUBLIC ENEMIES. i will do my best, joel.(sic).'
