Amber Heard's 'private investigator' reveals his shock over unwavering support for Johnny Depp after being hired to dig up dirt on the actor for defamation trial in new book

The one-time backstage interrogator hired by Amber Heard's ineligible team to excavation up ungraded connected Johnny Depp admits he was stunned astatine nan magnitude of unwavering support towards nan character while he had been facing maltreatment allegations.

In his caller self-published book, Johnny Depp's Accidental Fixer, released connected July 5,  Paul Barresi, 74, recalls interviewing 100 group up of Depp's libel tests against his ex-wife, only to find that nan mostly were still connected nan star's side. 

They described Depp arsenic a 'gentleman's gentleman' and arsenic personification who 'doesn't person a mean bony successful his body', contempt nan disturbing accusations that had been leveled against him. 

Friends of nan Pirates of nan Caribbean prima besides told Barresi that Depp had 'respect and adoration for women' – successful opposition to Heard's claims that he was physically and mentally abusive.

But according to Barresi, a erstwhile big movie character turned P.I. and Hollywood fixer  whose erstwhile clients see Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise and Sylvester Stallone, he had embarked connected an 'unwavering quest for nan truth' astir Depp, moreover if nan findings were not what Heard's lawyers wanted.

Barresi, who mislaid his backstage investigator's licence successful 2012 for faking a report, was first hired by Heard's squad successful July 2019 to move up accusation that could beryllium useful against Depp, up of some defamation tests successful nan UK and nan US. 

Depp yet mislaid nan 2020 libel lawsuit heard astatine nan High Court successful London against a UK newspaper which had branded him a 'wife-beater', pinch a judge ruling he had put Heard successful fearfulness of her life.

But backmost successful nan US, a 2nd libel proceedings successful Virginia against Heard ruled successful Depp's favor, pinch a assemblage awarding him a full of $15million – $10million successful compensation and $5million successful punitive damages.

Barresi does not specify which lawsuit he was moving on, only that he was fixed nan instructions to 'delve into nan life and history of Johnny Depp and uncover grounds of his alleged beingness maltreatment towards women'.

He was told to excavation up witnesser statements, videos, photos aliases thing other that could substantiate Heard's claims against Depp.

But erstwhile Barresi began speaking to Depp's associates, he recovered that nan image was much affirmative than Heard's lawyers had hoped for.

Brad Furman, nan head of 2018 crime thriller City of Lies, was among those who disputed immoderate of nan allegations that had been leveled against Depp complete nan years. 

The Hollywood star was sued successful an unrelated lawsuit for assault, by nan film's location head Gregg Brooks successful 2017.

The unit personnel claimed Depp had go convulsive pinch him connected nan group of nan movie.

Brooks's individual adjunct Miguel Guittierrez backed him up and said Depp offered Brooks $100,000 to punch him successful nan look and past punched Brooks doubly successful nan little torso.

But Furman disagreed pinch this and told Barresi nan conflict didn't get beingness and Depp has 'always been delightful'.

A group accumulation assistants besides said Depp was 'lovely' and a retired LAPD serviceman who was moving connected nan movie said nan conflict was 'trivial' successful his view.

When Barresi suggested that Depp was violent, exemplary and character Carre Otis scoffed astatine nan thought and said it was 'ridiculous', he writes successful nan book. 

Former kid prima Olivia Barash, who worked astatine famed Hollywood nightclub, The Viper Room, which Depp owned successful nan 1990s, echoed those sentiments, claiming 'Johnny doesn't person a mean bony successful his body'.

Richmond Arquette, of nan Arquette acting clan, who worked astatine nan Viper Room too, called Depp 'a gentleman's gentleman'.

Barresi widened his nett and said pinch others who had known Depp for years.

They included nan vocalist Chuck Weiss who said: 'In my presence, Johnny has ever demonstrated respect and adoration for women'.

Journalist Seven McDonald rebuffed Barresi's efforts to excavation up ungraded connected Depp, saying she ne'er knew nan character to beryllium threatening.

She said: 'I don't deliberation I tin thief you. Johnny is simply a saccharine man. I've ne'er seen him beryllium convulsive – successful fact, conscionable nan opposite. Johnny Depp is nan type who would crawl down a drainpipe to prevention a kitten from drowning'.

Perhaps nan astir forthright to take sides Depp was tattoo creator Jonathan Shaw, a adjacent friend of nan actor.

He told Barresi: 'Johnny is ace controlled, and a superhuman being.

'The only point I would beryllium consenting to thief that gold- digging w***e (Heard) do is thief load nan weapon she wanted to usage to rustle her f****** brains out'.

Barresi does see immoderate unflattering accounts of Depp.

Journalist Mark Ebner recounted really Depp threatened to 'set (him) connected fire' during an brushwood astatine nan Viper Room which moreover Barresi says was a 'chilling preclude' to Depp's now infamous matter to his character buddy Paul Bettany astir burning Heard, a item that came retired astatine nan proceedings successful Virginia.

The ex-wife of Depp's adjacent buddy Isaac Baruch said that Baruch was a 'manipulator' and that he and Depp are 'birds of a feather'.

But wide Barresi came distant pinch admiration for Depp and said he felt a 'deep empathy for his struggles and triumphs'.

His investigation allowed Barresi to understand nan 'complexities of his character', he writes.

Barresi writes: 'Through this journey, I aimed to grant our shared humanity, shedding ray connected nan man down nan myths and offering a communicative grounded successful genuine knowing and compassion.'