Tracey Jacobs

Tracey Jacobs represented Depp for about 30 years, including at United Talent Agency, until their professional relationship ended in 2016. In recorded deposition testimony, she said his repeated on-set lateness and increased substance abuse had damaged his standing in the industry before Amber Heard’s 2018 op-ed. She said she had referred Dr. David Kipper to Depp for help with sobriety.

Questioned by Depp’s attorney, Jacobs acknowledged that Depp had not been fired during the period she described and confirmed substantial film deals, including $5 million for Murder on the Orient Express and $25 million for Pirates 5. She said she had never witnessed Depp hit, kick, or throw an object at a woman, had not seen marks on Heard, and knew of no other woman who had accused him of physical abuse. She also testified that Depp asked UTA to give him $20 million rather than lend it to him, and that agency leadership declined.