Johnny Depp Wins: Ex-Lawyer Finally Agrees to Pay Compensation

Bloom Failed to Hold His Ground.

The legal dispute between Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and his former lawyer Jake Bloom has concluded. This is reported by Variety.

Depp's attorney, Adam Waldman, said that Bloom's firm agreed to pay an eight-figure sum to settle the case. Depp sued Bloom in October 2017, alleging that the lawyer improperly took more than $30 million in legal fees over 18 years.

Bloom claimed that Depp had launched the case in order to obtain compensation because he could not fully pay his bills, but at a hearing in August 2018, the judge ruled in Depp's favor.

Attorney Brian Freedman, who represented Bloom Hergott, said the lawsuit was settled for a "portion" of Depp's original claim. It is noted that as a result of this case, there will now be fewer verbal agreements between lawyers and actors in Hollywood.

Depp sued Bloom at the same time as The Management Group, which he accused of mishandling his finances and driving him to the brink of financial ruin.

The Management Group, in turn, stated that Depp ignored repeated warnings to stop spending money and instead spent it on luxury real estate, wine and private jets. According to the company, Depp spent about $30,000 a month on wine, but the actor himself said that the amount was much higher.

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