Johnny Depp is mobbed by fans in London as expert reveals how Netflix show has only bolstered his redemption after ex-porn star PI brought in by Amber Heard to dig dirt on the star took HIS side

Johnny Depp has been mobbed successful London as his rehabilitation pursuing the Amber Heard ungraded continues apace, aided by an American porn prima turned PI who has gone to warfare pinch nan actor's ex-wife and her supporters.

The Pirates of nan Caribbean star, who turned 61 past month, moreover kissed nan hands of a superfan waiting for him extracurricular a venue successful nan superior this week.

Johnny's bodyguard stepped successful erstwhile a female refused to fto spell of him. 

But nan megastar, who is surviving successful London to paint, told his protection to measurement backmost earlier kissing her hand, causing squeals successful nan crowd, who had pictures, artwork and moreover limbs signed by nan American.

'Johnny Depp's very nationalist rehabilitation is going beardown - while Amber has vanished and is surviving successful Madrid', 1 elder fig pinch links to London and Hollywood told MailOnline today. 

His London quality was hours after Paul Barresi, nan backstage oculus hired by Amber Heard erstwhile she split from Johnny to find ungraded connected him, released a caller book wherever he claims his investigation recovered Depp to beryllium excessively generous pinch a 'respect and adoration for women'.

And it came arsenic nan Depp v. Heard Channel 4 documentary began trending connected Netflix Netflix, reflecting nan continuing fascination pinch nan couple's narration arsenic good arsenic their divorcement and ineligible battles successful nan UK and US.

It has been rather nan turnaround for Depp - 4 years aft he mislaid a libel lawsuit successful nan UK against nan patient of The Sun complete a communicative that described him arsenic a 'wife beater'. He did past writer Amber successful nan US for libel complete akin allegations - and won $15million successful damages. 

The erstwhile mates person gone successful different directions.

Amber is understood to person discontinue Hollywood and settled successful nan Spanish superior pinch her three-year-old girl - calved acknowledgment to a surrogate.

Her ex-husband, however, now has 4 careers. 

Currently he is renting an creation workplace successful London’s West End to create caller creation - having not painted earnestly for years.

He is successful nan mediate of a three-year $20million statement arsenic nan look of Dior's Sauvage men's perfume. 

He is besides a gigging guitarist, appearing connected stages astir nan world including astatine nan Royal Albert Hall pinch friends including Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton.

And his acting is backmost up and running. He was nan prima of past year's Cannes Film Festival because of his domiciled successful nan French-language biopic Jeanne du Barry, wherever he  played King Louis XV.

He is besides directing his first movie successful 25 years. Depp is moving pinch Al Pacino connected a biopic of Italian creator Amedeo Modigliani.

Screenwriter and shaper of nan swashbuckling franchise Pirates of nan Caribbean, Terry Rossio, has told DailyMail.com that now that Depp has cleaned up his enactment he would beryllium welcomed backmost arsenic Jack Sparrow pinch unfastened arms.

Previously Depp said he would ne'er activity for Disney again arsenic sources said he felt harshly treated by them. It will stay to beryllium seen if his stance has softened. 

While he could not flight nan shocking tribunal cases involving Amber Heard untarnished, his fans person remained loyal to him - arsenic proved by nan scenes successful London this week.

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

Paul Barresi, a pensioner and erstwhile porn star, said that during investigation into nan prima that nan 'one responsibility I recovered successful Johnny... was nan overwhelming generosity he extended to countless individuals who had 'no deserved correct to it'.

He besides has gone to warfare pinch Ms Heard's supporters, calling them 'nut jobs' and 'vicious mentally sick conspirators' who are retired to ruin his life.

In his caller self-published book, Johnny Depp's Accidental Fixer, released connected July 5,  Mr 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 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 favour, 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.'