Actor Johnny Depp on Friday announced that he is resigning from the Fantastic Beasts franchise after he lost the libel case against a tabloid that called him a "wife-beater" in Britain. Taking to Instagram, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor revealed that AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros movie studio had asked him to leave his role as villain Gellert Grindelwald. He wrote, "I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request."source https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/johnny-depp-out-of-fantastic-beast-franchise-after-losing-wife-beater-case-justiceforjohnnydepp-trends-663039
