Paul Bettany reveals he has not spoken to Johnny Depp since their notorious private texts were exposed in court

Paul Bettany says he had already been out of contact with Johnny Depp for years before their disturbing private messages were read out in Depp's 2020 UK libel case, and has not spoken to him since. The actor described being portrayed as a close friend of someone he barely knew as "the most odd" part of the entire affair. Bettany said he chose to stay silent at the time because he felt the public knew his character and would see it as a "nothing burger."

The texts, sent in 2013, included Depp writing 'Let's drown her before we burn her' about then-wife Amber Heard.

Depp lost his UK libel case, with the court ruling the 'wife beater' headline was 'substantially true.'

Bettany, married for 23 years, currently stars in Marvel TV series 'VisionQuest' and says he lives an 'incredibly quiet life.'