Johnny Depp’s Director Walks Back Scary Claim, Says She Was Misunderstood

French director Maïwenn is strolling again her declare Johnny Depp “scared” her crew on the set of “Jeanne du Barry” … saying she was misunderstood.

Maïwenn hit again at The Independent after its headline steered the actor was a terror whereas capturing her French interval drama. She clarified to Variety that she was referring to JD’s star energy when referring to the crew being petrified of the Oscar nominee.

She defended her preliminary assertion, saying, “[I] was shocked when I discovered that the newspaper had headlined that ‘The crew were afraid of [Johnny Depp]’ because written like that, and without its context and subtleties, it absolutely no longer means the same thing. The journalist did not want to grasp the subtlety of my words.”

Maïwenn — who additionally performed Johnny’s on-screen love curiosity — made it clear he was a charismatic presence on set and his standing, particularly whereas enjoying a king, was spectacular to these round him.

The filmmaker in contrast Johnny to Marlon Brando, saying his genius and struggling made him just like the late A-lister. She confirmed she did have arguments with Johnny whereas on set, however stated she nonetheless respects and admires him on the finish of the day.

Backside line … Maïwenn says she feels “betrayed” by The Unbiased article, which quoted her as saying Depp had come to set with a number of rewrites within the script … and was insulted when Maïwenn did not settle for his modifications.