Johnny Depp Responds to Accusation of Verbally Abusive Behavior fromBlowCostar Lola Glaudini

Mar. 15, 2025

Johnny Depp in Zurich, Switzerland on Oct. 2, 2020; Lola Glaudini in Hollywood, California, on Nov. 2, 2016.Photo:Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF; David Livingston/Getty

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“I hear the cue, and I go, ‘Haha!’, and I do a big laugh or whatever,” said Glaudini, 52. “Johnny Depp, when they say ‘Cut,’ walks over to me, comes up to me, sticks his finger in my face … and he goes, ‘Who the f— do you think you are? Who the f— do you think you are? Shut the f— up! I’m out here, and I’m trying to f—ing say my lines, and you’re f—ing pulling focus.' "

A rep for Depp said in a statement that the actor “always prioritizes good working relationships with cast and crew and this recounting differs greatly from the recollection of other members on set at the time.”

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“It was my first studio movie; I’d just done indies until then. And the star who I have idolized, who I am so excited to work with, reamed me in my face. The only thing going through my head was, ‘Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry,' " shesaid on the podcast.

In quotes shared with PEOPLE, Samuel Sarkar, a sound technician onBlow, said, “As a sound person, you’re constantly listening to what is going on on set, listening for noises, listening for chatter. In fact, specifically, I would listen to Johnny’s audio to check for interference, both during rehearsals and during the take.”

“I never heard anything like that — and that would have been a remarkable event,” added Sarkar, who also worked with Depp on his filmsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas(1998),Chocolat(2000) andMinamata(2021), per the outlet.

According to Glaudini, Depp approached her later with a “a non-apology apology,” telling her he was " ‘really in my head and staying in my character’ " during the alleged incident.

" ‘I’m doing this Boston accent, and it’s really f—ing with me. So I’m a little tense and stuff. … So I just wanted to make sure that we’re cool and everything,’ " she went on. “I just looked at him and I was like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about? Of course, what are you talking about? Totally cool.’ "

As forDemme, who died at age 38 in 2002, Glaudini claimed on the podcast that he “did not come over and say anything” to her after the alleged incident — for example, a comment to Depp letting him know he had been the one to direct Glaudini to laugh.

“I was just like … my dad said, ‘Don’t let ‘em see you sweat.’ And so that was that,” she also said.

source: people.com