Evangelical Pastor Claims That Johnny Depp Is Possessed By 'Pirate Demons'

Actor Johnny Depp is demonically possessed, at least, according to some.

Evangelical pastor Bob Larson has been vocal about some pretty extreme views, but his latest claim that Johnny Depp was possessed by “pirate demons” while filming movies for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise has really caught the Internet's attention.

In a video that was shared by christian_nightmares, Larson can be heard saying that there are real things as pirate demons and believes that they have possessed Johnny Depp while he was playing the iconic character of Jack Sparrow for the popular Disney film franchise.

“There are such things as real pirate demons,” Larson said, although he noted that he doesn’t “see them much in the mainland U.S.”

“When I’m in a coastal city, or when I’m ministering in the Caribbean, I see lots of pirate demons, and I’ve encountered them, and I’ve cast them out,” he continued. “So this whole Jack Sparrow role? There’s a bit of truth to that. And I wonder: did Depp get actual pirate demons from playing his Jack Sparrow role?”

One fan commented, “Pirate Demon would suggest that a pirate died and became a demon, but a Demon Pirate is a demon that later made a conscious decision to be a pirate.” While the user does bring up a good question about pirate demon semantics, the line is actually adapted from a “South Park” episode (season 3, episode 10) called “Korn’s Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery.” In the episode, Stan, Kenny, Kyle, and Cartman team up with Korn to hunt down pirate ghosts and engage in a conversation trying to determine whether they are being haunted by ghost pirates or pirate ghosts.

Whether Depp is possessed by pirate demons or demon pirates, it probably won’t change his standing in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard.

As The Blast previously reported, Depp’s talent manager Jack Whigham testified about how much the actor made per movie on Monday, about a week after Depp finished testifying himself.

Depp reported made $10 million for 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and brought in $8 million for 2018’s “Cities of Lies.” Depp made $1 million for 2019’s “Waiting for the Barbarian” and $3 million for 2020’s “Minamata.” He would have made $22.5 million from “Pirates 6” if the movie had been made.

Whigham also testified that he couldn’t get Depp any big studio movie roles after the 2018 op-ed was released. He told the jury, “After the op-ed, it was impossible to get him a studio film, which is what we normally would have been focused on.”

“I was not successful in rescuing ‘Pirates’ for Johnny,” he added, revealing that he tried to convince Disney execs to keep Depp in the franchise.

Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard, have been facing each other at the Fairfax County Circuit Court for about two weeks now. The “Fantastic Beasts” actor is suing his ex-wife for $50 million over a December 2018 op-ed Heard wrote for the Washington Post where she claims that she is a domestic violence survivor. Although she did not mention Depp by name, he claims that he has lost movie roles due to the “clear implication” that he was the “Aquaman” actress’ abuser. Heard is countersuing for $100 million dollars.

Although Depp's legal team is blaming the actor's loss of work on the op-ed, Heard’s legal team compiled a list of Depp’s other not-so-family-friendly behavior that would cause Disney to want to cut ties with the “troubled” actor. In 2014, he was allegedly drunk while giving a speech at an awards ceremony. He insinuated that he wanted to kill then-President Donald Trump in 2017 and allegedly showed up intoxicated to a movie premiere that same year.

In 2018, a Rolling Stone profile revealed that Depp drank vodka for breakfast. Depp was also once accused of attacking a crew member on a film set after drinking all day.

Douglas Bania testified that Heard’s 2018 op-ed “damaged” Depp's reputation, saying, “The public perception of Mr. Depp has been damaged. They like him less.” However, with #JusticeForJohnnyDepp frequently trending since the trial began, public perception may have shifted in his favor.