Hollywood star Johnny Depp\u2019s ex-bodyguards are taking the actor to court. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the two men allege that Depp made them work in dangerous circumstances which exposed them to illegal substances and weapons, in addition to Depp not having paid them their due wages.<\/p>\n
According to People.com, Eugene Arreola, a retired police detective, and Miguel Sanchez first joined Depp\u2019s team in 2013, and over the course of their time with the movie star who is involved in a separate $25 million lawsuit by his former managers, behaved erratically and needed \u2018protection\u2019 from himself.<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, the duo was hired as Depp\u2019s personal in-house security team and \u201cbegan to notice a stark change in Depp and the atmosphere on his Hollywood Hills compound.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDepp began making sudden and drastic changes to his staff and management team, causing a significant financial crunch for everyone surrounding Depp, except for Depp himself,\u201d the complaint continued, noting that Depp was involved in a \u2018financial hurricane\u2019 at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cpsychological issues\u201d may have led to his \u201ccompulsive spending disorder\u201d which caused a heavy strain on his finances. According to that complaint, the star spent over $75 million (Rs 480 crore) in acquiring 14 residences around the world. The ex-managers also said that he bought 45 luxury vehicles, 70 collectible guitars and enough Hollywood memorabilia to fill 12 storage facilities.<\/p>\n
Arreola and Sanchez meanwhile alleged that they often \u201cfound themselves in situations that required more than what a bodyguard would be expected to do.\u201d They said that they were \u201casked repeatedly to drive vehicles that contained illegal substances\u201d and \u201copen containers\u201d and \u201cwere asked to monitor unstable individuals in (Depp\u2019s) life and entourage.\u201d<\/p>\n
They recalled an \u201cincident at a local nightclub involved (Arreola and Sanchez) alerting Depp of illegal substances visible on his face and person while preventing onlookers from noticing Depp\u2019s condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a separate incident, a member of Depp\u2019s head of security accidentally shot himself on the star\u2019s property.<\/p>\n
They were also forced to give in to every whim of Depp\u2019s children, for whom they became \u2018de facto\u2019 baby sitters. Depp\u2019s youngest child is John Christopher Depp III, whom the star had with ex-partner, Vanessa Paradis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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