Johnny Depp Settles With Former Lawyer for ‘Eight Figures’ (1)

Johnny Depp agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with his longtime entertainment lawyer, whom he accused in a lawsuit of illegally collecting more than $30 million in contingent fees without a written contract.

Bloom Hergott, the former firm of now-retired Jake Bloom, paid Depp a “massive 8-figure settlement to avoid the shame of evidence in their looming public trial,” according to Adam Waldman, an attorney representing Depp. A trial had been scheduled for December in Los Angeles.

Bryan Freedman, an attorney for the law firm, said in an email that they had “favorably” settled for a fraction of Depp’s demand.

Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.