“Sources say he paid his first wife, Lori Anne Allison, $1.25 million to keep quiet after he allegedly left a long ranting message in which he repeatedly used the N-word. The previously unreported settlement was accomplished using fictitious names to avoid scrutiny.”

That’s just one of the many allegations put forth in an article published by The Hollywood Reporter. There are a ton of others, but I won’t dignify them by repeating them here. I’ll post the link because I have to cite my sources, but I’m hoping that you won’t give them any hits by clicking through to read it. It’s just all the same lies Amber Heard’s been spouting over the last few years.

I selected this statement to write about because this is the first time I’ve ever seen it. And because it’s so full of outrageous and flawed elements that I just had to pick it apart.

First, “Sources”? Really? Until or unless these “sources” are identified, it’s pretty hard to take anything that follows seriously.

Second, it doesn’t say WHEN this alleged payment took place. Johnny married Lori Anne more than 30 years ago. That’s a long stretch of road during which this alleged transaction could have taken place. They’re going to have to narrow it down a little more before it can be taken seriously.

Third, they also don’t say WHEN this long, ranting message took place. Was it back when they were together? Sometime since? Did he recently call Lori Anne out of the blue just to leave audio evidence of racial epithets nobody else on the planet has ever accused him of using? Just like I said a minute ago, they need to narrow down the timeline.

Fourth, when else has Johnny ever been accused of using language like that? Every? So we’re supposed to believe that he did it on tape just because some unnamed “sources” say so? Are we really supposed to be that gullible?

Fifth, where’s this message? If “sources” have heard it, why haven’t we? Are we supposed to believe that a tape like this exists and it hasn’t been leaked to the public?

Sixth, why in the world would Johnny Depp need to use a fake name to give his ex-wife some money? If Johnny wanted to give his ex some money, for whatever reason, there’s no reason whatsoever that he couldn’t just do so. He gave Vanessa money, too, and there’s nothing shady about it. By all accounts, he’s a generous guy. Why shouldn’t he be able to give his ex some money if he wants to?

I’m sorry, folks, but it doesn’t quite wash. They talk about scrutiny, but the fact is that there are far too few details for a claim like this to stand up to even the most casual scrutiny.

The point here, is that headlines like this are juicy and look damning on the surface, but you need to look a little deeper to determine if there’s any substance to back them up. This is just one among many allegations being tossed about in the press since the court in the UK ruled against him in his libel case against the Sun. The media’s been having a field day at Johnny’s expense, and there’s no more substance to those headlines than there are to this one. It’s just a bunch of fluffed-up rubbish set forth with no more justification than that someone said so.

Don’t take the headlines seriously, boys and girls, no matter how good – or bad – they look. There’s a good chance that it’s just a bunch of unfounded allegations being printed to sell papers. Or to get clicks online. That’s all. They, the papers, don’t care about the truth. If they did, they’d be exposing Johnny Depp’s abuser, proven by her own words, rather than serving the victim up on a platter the way they are. So don’t give them the satisfaction of giving their trash a second glance. Stick to the world of facts which have been proven, tried and true, by the abuser herself.

The truth will out in the end. It’s no coincidence that this article came out at the same time as Johnny applied to the higher court to move forward with his appeal to overturn the verdict in the Sun case. Like I said before, it’s all an agenda that’s being spoon fed to you. Don’t swallow it.

Keep your wits about you, folks, and keep fighting the good fight. We'll end up on the right side of the roaring rapids in the end.

SOURCE - which I hope you don't click on.