There’s Apparently A Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Joke In “The Fall Guy,” And The Internet Is Not A Fan

Hannah Waddingham’s line in the film didn’t go over as the filmmakers may have hoped.

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If you’re hitting the multiplex this weekend, it’s possible you’re heading out to see the new Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt action comedy The Fall Guy. Here’s the trailer:

Along with Ryan and Emily, one of the many other stars who appears in the film is Hannah Waddingham. She plays Gail Meyer, an executive producer.

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So, according to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s a scene in the film in which Hannah’s character walks into a messy trailer and says, “It’s like Amber and Johnny were just in here.”

It seems safe to assume that the joke is a reference to ex-partners Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, who have been involved in numerous legal cases against each other since the dissolution of their marriage in 2016.

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There was a 2020 UK case where Johnny lost his libel trial after the Sun called him a “wife-beater” and a judge ruled that “the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms Heard by Mr Depp have been proved to the civil standard.” There was also a highly publicized US jury trial in June 2022 that found both Heard and Depp liable for defamation, with Depp winning significantly more in damages.