Johnny Depp reflects on his legal battle with Amber Heard, explaining why he fought to clear his name against domestic abuse allegations and how the experience impacted his life.

I was pre-#MeToo. I was like a crash test dummy for #MeToo. It was before Harvey Weinstein,” he continued. “And I sponged it, took it all in.

In a sprawling interview with The Times U.K., Johnny Depp claimed he was a “crash test dummy for #MeToo,” reflecting on his protracted legal battle with actress and ex-wife Amber Heard.

In a sprawling interview with The Times U.K., Johnny Depp claimed he was a “crash test dummy for #MeToo,” reflecting on his protracted legal battle with actress and ex-wife Amber Heard.

A THOR-5F female crash test dummy is shown in a drivers seat with a mock air bag at Humanetics in Farmington Hills, Mich., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ...

Throwing them in the air. And, look, I understand people who could not stand up [for me], because the most frightening thing to them was making the right choice. I was pre-#MeToo.

In a sprawling interview with The Times U.K., Johnny Depp claimed he was a “crash test dummy for #MeToo,” reflecting on his protracted legal battle with actress and ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp called himself a “crash test dummy for #MeToo” in a sprawling new interview with The Sunday Times as he sets out to promote the U.K. theatrical release of his latest directorial ...

No it won’t. If I don’t try to represent the truth it will be like I’ve actually committed the acts I am accused of. And my kids will have to live with it. Their kids. Kids that I’ve met in hospitals.

No it won’t,” he reflected. “If I don’t try to represent the truth it will be like I’ve actually committed the acts I am accused of. And my kids will have to live with it. Their kids.” ...