Johnny Depp sued: Crew member alleges star punched him twice

Andrea Mandell | USA TODAY

Johnny Depp has another legal issue to contend with.

The actor, who is currently suing his former business managers, was hit with accusations he assaulted a crew member last year.

A location manager who worked on the Los Angeles set of "City of Lies," a movie scheduled to be released in September about the killing of the Notorious B.I.G., is alleging in a lawsuit that Depp punched him – twice.

Gregg "Rocky" Brooks filed a lawsuit Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, The Associated Press reports.

Brooks alleges that in April 2017, when the film was shooting under the title "Labyrinth" in and around the Barclay Hotel in downtown L.A., he informed director Brad Furman that an upcoming take featuring Depp would have to be the last outdoor shot of the night because of legal permits.

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The lawsuit says Furman forced Brooks to go beyond his duties and tell Depp himself that shooting had to end

Brooks says Depp smelled of alcohol and appeared intoxicated as he shouted obscenities, the AP reports, "angrily and forcefully" punched Brooks twice in the rib cage.

Depp then yelled "I will give you $100,000 to punch me in the face right now!" at Brooks when he showed little reaction, according to the lawsuit, before the actor's bodyguards pulled him away.

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Brooks says he returned to work the following Monday and was asked by a producer to write and sign a declaration saying he wouldn't sue over the incident. Brooks says he was fired on the spot when he refused.

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Depp for comment.

The lawsuit comes as the war of words between Depp and his former business managers continues to escalate. Depp sued The Management Group, run by brothers Joel and Rob Mandel, in January for more than $25 million, charging fraud and negligence.

In April, his managers labeled the actor "a habitual liar" after Depp asserted in an interview that they "clearly let me down."

The Management Group countersued, saying Depp spent lavishly on homes, private jets, art and up to $30,000 a month on wine in spite of its warnings of his dwindling finances.

In a June Rolling Stone profile, the magazine stated that though the star has made $650 million on films that netted $3.6 billion, “almost all of it is gone.”

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His financial troubles have followed personal woes. Depp divorced his second wife, Amber Heard, last year after she alleged verbal and physical abuse during their marriage. After reaching a settlement of $7 million (which Heard donated to charity), the couple released a joint statement acknowledging their marriage "was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love."

Still, Depp's public image has taken a hit, particularly in the midst of the #MeToo movement. Some "Harry Potter" fans have said they will boycott the upcoming Warner Bros. sequel, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," in which Depp will reprise his role of the character Grindelwald, over the abuse claims.

Filmmakers and Hollywood studios have continued to stand by Depp.

Contributing: Maria Puente