On the brink of bankruptcy, how did Johnny Depp squander his fortune?
In recent years, the actor maintained a standard of living that, apparently, he is no longer able to maintain
How do the great Hollywood stars live? We mere mortals can hardly imagine it through what they themselves show or what third parties tell us. Precisely, the one that has been exposed these days is the bizarre daily life of Johnny Depp, an actor who seems to spare no expense ... to the point of being on the verge of bankruptcy.
It all started with a lawsuit by Amber Heard's ex-husband against her former financial managers. The protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga accused them of having kept some 28 million dollars of his fortune, without thinking that the counterattack would be brutal. Because, after all, the guys at The Management Group managed their finances for 17 years, and they have very accurate data on what Johnny did with his money.
Lawyer for the corporation of trustees, Michael Kump, released details of Depp's monthly expenses, which would amount to about $ 2 million per month. He also allocated about 75 million in the 14 residences that he was buying throughout this time, including a mansion in France, a chain of islands, several houses in different parts of Los Angeles and even a productive farm in Kentucky. He also invested 18 million in a luxury yacht, another as many million in acquiring and maintaining 45 high-end vehicles and several others in his art collection, which includes some 200 pieces by Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others.
Well, up to here it may seem crazy, but the worst is yet to come: Apparently, Johnny spent more than 3 million dollars in a ceremony to spread the ashes of the writer Hunter Thompson in Aspen, Colorado, in addition to a fixed of 30 thousand per month in wines brought from all over the world for personal consumption. Jewels, 70 guitars and a collection of memorabilia about some of his favorite actors, such as Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando that, according to the lawyer, "could fill about 12 storage rooms", are other of the extravagant hobbies that the actor cultivates.
To all these expenses we must add the salaries of the 40 people who work for him (about 300 thousand a month) and the money that he has each month to help his mother and sister. More than 150 thousand per month are destined to pay the security guards who work for Depp and his family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 200 thousand for private flights.
And, of course, we must not forget the "loans" that the wealthy Johnny has given to family and friends over the years, which amount to more than 10 million dollars.
Depp's attorney, meanwhile, claims that TMG made about $ 28 million without his client's consent and failed to pay taxes in due time, adding up to $ 5.6 million in debt.
"Depp, and only Depp, is fully responsible for the financial failure he is in today," said Kump, the company's legal representative.
