Johnny Depp is “a consummate professional,” and he always treats other artists and people who work for him, including crew members on his films, “with the utmost respect.”

So says the director for Depp’s newest film.

But new reports tell a different story about the 54-year-old star, who has become less known for his film roles in recent years than for reports about hard-partying ways, extravagant spending and his nasty, allegedly violence-laced divorce from Amber Heard.

Last week, two former bodyguards filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County, alleging that they were “forced to protect (Depp) from himself” in a variety of “toxic,” unsafe situations, including when they had to dust drugs off his face in public, Page Six reported.

On Monday, Page Six cited multiple sources for another report on how an “out-of-control” Depp allegedly attacked a location manager on the downtown L.A. set of his new film “LAbyrinth.”

Depp had been “smoking and drinking all day on set” when the altercation broke out, Page Six reported. At one point, Depp attempted to punch the well-liked crew member in the ribs then bellowed at him, “I’ll give you $100,000 to punch me right now!” before he was pulled off.

The set for “LAbyrinth” has been “toxic” all along, an insider told Page Six. The film stars Depp as former LAPD detective Russell Poole who investigates the murder of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG.

Things reportedly turned violent on the set when Depp took over directing a scene shot on a downtown L.A. street that had been closed off for filming. The scene involved a couple of Depp’s friends cast in small parts. Shooting was taking longer than their city permit allowed, but Depp wanted to keep the cameras rolling.

When the location manager told Depp, “This is the last shot,” Depp reportedly became “irate” and got in the staffer’s face, yelling “Who are you? You have no right!”

A representative for Depp had no comment about the allegations.

Brad Furman, the director for “LAbyrinth,” insisted in a statement that the situation had been overblown. Furman not only declared Depp to be “a consummate professional” in his statement, he also explained that the situation was “a non-event.”

Furman added: “Movies can be stressful, and non-events often become exaggerated. We all love stories — there isn’t one here.”

That may be true about this particular incident, but it doesn’t free Depp from the growing public perception that he is an out-of-control, self-indulgent and even self-destructive celebrity.

In addition to the lawsuit filed last week by his former bodyguards, Depp also is in the midst of a bitter $25 million fraud lawsuit with his former managers.

In January 2017, he filed a lawsuit alleging they mismanaged his earnings during a lucrative period of his career, reports said.

But the managers claim Depp has yet to repay a $5 million loan they made to the actor, when he was cash-strapped and faced “a public calamity,” Deadline reported. In November, they asked the court to force the sale of five of his Los Angeles properties.