Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and their legal teams are due in court on Friday, and their teams are likely going to be dropping a lot of crap throughout the week. There are sources claiming that Depp and Heard’s teams have been in communication, and there are negotiations for a possible settlement already. But Amber wants her day in court and… Johnny might not want his day in court. According to TMZ, Team Amber is preparing for Depp to avoid coming in to court entirely.
Johnny Depp will NEVER testify Friday in the restraining order trial … he’ll take the 5th because he’s afraid he’ll say something that could get him prosecuted for domestic violence — that’s the take of the sources connected to Amber Heard’s case, but it may be a little unfair.
Our sources tell TMZ … Amber’s team is convinced Johnny is afraid to testify and, given the police are already involved, it’s just too risky to take the oath and endure a hard cross-examination. What’s more … Amber’s team doesn’t even believe Johnny will submit a written declaration denying domestic violence. If you recall, Mel Gibson submitted a written declaration in his custody war with Oksana Grigorieva, and in the doc he admitted he had slapped her. That’s what got him prosecuted. Same with Cosby. What he said in his depo formed the basis of the current prosecution.
Amber’s team believes they have the restraining order in the bank. Their thinking goes this way … Amber’s eager to testify, and if Johnny is mum, the judge has no choice but to grant the restraining order. Fact is … Amber triggered a police investigation, and it’s common practice for someone who’s in Johnny’s position to take the 5th in a civil case … even if there’s hard proof he’s innocent.
“…Even if there’s hard proof he’s innocent…” You know, in the magical kingdom of Johnny Depp Is A Magical Unicorn Who Never Gets Wasted And Beats His Wife. In that kingdom, there is “hard proof he’s innocent.” Here in the real world, there’s hard proof (photos, witnesses, documentation) that he’s a wife-beating alcoholic. So no, it wouldn’t surprise me if Depp didn’t testify. It wouldn’t surprise me if Depp didn’t submit a declaration. It wouldn’t surprise me if Depp didn’t even show up for court on Friday and he just let his lawyers do all of the work. And it wouldn’t surprise me if Team Depp planted some additional stories about Amber this week because Johnny Depp the Magical Unicorn doesn’t go on the record.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
I don’t believe innocent people take the fifth
I believe they do. Not saying that is the case here but….
Yeah I’m all for calling Johnny out but there are plenty of reasons why innocent people plead the 5th.
Thing is his friends have no problem taking to the media , his PR team has no problem talking to the media, but in under oath in court Johnny teams gets quite and wants to plead the fifth…..
It looks like someone doesn’t want to perjure himself.
Having actually had to testify in court I’d say you are just relying on stereotypes. There are plenty of reasons.
You can’t take the Fifth just because you want to. Your lawyer would be disbarred if they advised that. There has to be reasonable basis of implicating yourself.
Yes but innocent people can still implicate themselves, just to be clear. Irrespective of Johnny’s case, just because someone takes the 5th does not automatically make them guilty.
Taking the fifth is a right guaranteed in the constitution. You can’t hold it against a person or use it as a basis for concluding that they are guilty. Burden of proof is always on the prosecution. All that said, I believe Depp is guilty as all hell.
They do but not here.
Where is lilacflowers? She would know.
Puzzled as to why anyone would plead the 5th when there is no need to take the stand at all. However, as others have said, there are dozens of reasons for an innocent person to plead the 5th and it is a constitutional right to do so. Additionally, one does not have to plead the 5th to avoid appearing at a hearing on a restraining order. He is represented by counsel. His lawyers will be there to do their jobs. Also, it is not uncommon for one or both parties to skip the hearing and let the lawyers handle it, given the whole restraining order bit about staying away from one another.
I think it’s just conjecture at this point anyway. Header title is a bit misleading.
Thanks @Lilacflowers for explaining some of the procedures or possible reasoning behind both legal teams tactics:)
Of course they do. That being said, I don’t believe Johnny is innocent. I think he and his team believe that saying anything on record can get him in even MORE trouble. So….best to just shut up. I would be shocked if he showed up and actually uttered the words “exercising my 5th amendment right against self-incrimination” because that is a video that would follow him forever.
Don’t innocent people usually say they are innocent, regardless?
Yup. If you were accused of something you hadn’t done and you KNEW you were innocent, would you even remotely act like JD is acting? Even if we factor in that it’s really his lawyers, lackeys and PR people doing the public reacting, if he was innocent you’d think they’d say so. Repeatedly. But they don’t, they just call Amber names and vomit up a bunch of convoluted nonsense about the situation. Never do they simply say, “he didn’t do it”.
Well, there’s that guy she’s suing for defamation … his angle was “he’d never do it.”
That’s still not exactly a denial that he did it. He “would never” do something, it’s subtle but it’s not really a concrete statement. That’s all we’re getting from his people, that kind of language. Saying only that you, or whoever, “would never” do something isn’t the same as saying definitively you did not do it. Children lie like this all the time; it’s a way of seemingly answering a question while not actually answering. It’s an unfinished, open ended statement. “I would never do that! (……. unless someone provoked me.)” This is a true statement, and only speaking the first half out loud makes it “not really a lie”, even though the object is to avoid the truth.
Remember, this isn’t an abstract discussion about abuse, where a statement of “I’d never do that” would make sense. He has been accused of actually doing so, charges have been leveled. If he truly didn’t, now would be the time for concrete denial and protestations of innocence. And yet, nothing.
Nah. I was innocent and still plead guilty (civil case) because I couldn’t prove it, and pleading guilty allowed me to have the charges dismissed after six months. That was after an appeal of the original conviction where I plead not-guilty and started a criminal record at 25 smh
To be fair, there is no ‘right’ way for an innocent (or guilty) person to act, and if we presume someone’s guilt based on their behaviour rather than the facts of the case we are being unjust.
I’ve seen the parents of dead kids be accused of murder and vilified for decades because people decided they acted strangely for grieving parents and thus they were guilty in the court of public opinion. Later on evidence showed they were innocent and everyone had presumed their guilt based on their expectations of behaviour.
It was horrific.
Yes, innocent people do plead the 5th. There are a lot of reasons why innocent people many times are not put on the stand for their own defense. I do think he is guilty, but his wanting to use the 5th doesn’t sway me in that regard.
yep! “he’s afraid he’ll say something that could get him prosecuted for domestic violence —” tells us right he is guilty!! poor dirty depp *eye roll*
TMZ is so rank. i just need to vomit from the misogyny in that one excerpt.
Pass the barf bag.
–TheRealPinky
Yeah- I used to read this site in the morning & then (hiding my laptop from prying eyes) would check TMZ during the day. I always hated their coverage but didn’t realize how damaging they can be until now. I am appalled at how they blatantly they have taken Depp’s side and what they do to push it. Never again will I click on them. I feel like TMZ is that boy that I knew said some sexist jokes but he was just trying to be cool with the jocks and I just found out he is the one who roofies the girls for the jocks. That’s TMZ in a nut shell- the one who slips the pill in a girl’s glass at the jocks bequest, gets five bucks in their pocket, helps drag her to a room and then whistles while they look the other way.
The founder of TMZ used to be a lawyer. He should be ashamed of himself & unable to sleep at night. He does know the law, he knows how these things work & he is spinning this crap to skewer Amber in the public. He says things so that they can’t be sued when they really should. This “journalism”, which is just Wasser calling in favors, is disgusting. I really hope Amber can find a way to have a case against TMZ for slander later.
Harvey Levin should go back to the frickin’ People’s Court where he was discovered as he jumped up & down for attention every time the camera came his way. He was in fine company with all those other dingbats that just wanted 20 secs of camera time.
MC2, great post, thank you. I haven’t gone to TMZ since they started savaging Amber Heard, lying outright about this case, and showing their misogyny so blatantly while they were at it. I deleted my bookmark for their site and the icon on my desktop. Sleazy a-holes, I’m done with them.
I feel the same way. My mom still watches it everynight and I leave the room.
I agree. Tmz is scum, esp when something as serious as dv is involved.
Anyone have any insight into why they are spinning for Depp all the time? Are they being paid or granted favours? How would it work?
His lawyer is at least smart enough not to encourage him to lie under oath, which he would have to do to maintain his innocence. So what does that tell you?
I wonder how Depp’s blindly adoring rabid fanbase will spin this one?
@kitten… The supporters will just say that he’s trying to avoid being trapped by evil Amber’s evil lawyers. TMZ needs to GTFO with their sycophantic coverage.
Kitten, I hope FOR ONCE in Celebrity, USA, justice is served this time and they won’t get a chance to.
I have been quite surprised by the blind support for Johnny Depp. Celebitchy is the only place where I have seen the majority of commenters supporting Amber. Everywhere else, the world seems convinced Amber is making the whole lot up – evidence included. It’s such a sad thing for any woman or man who has faced domestic violence. It doesn’t matter what you say, who you are or how much proof you may have – people still don’t believe you.
TMZ already spinned their story for them. Saying he doesn’t want to saying anything because it could innocently convict him
They will spin it as more Poor Johnny, caught in this evil woman’s lies and avarice in his time of grief, defending himself in the only way he can. In the face of all Amber’s evidence, it’s mind-blowing that they can still believe him, but then, blind fandoration doesn’t require truth or logic to sustain it.
Considering the misogyny in Hollywood, and it’s only too easy for them to see Amber Heard as a greedy, conniving b*tch.
It’s been unbelievable how quick people have been to believe he’s innocent. Even in the DV support group i still go to, one of the people involved in a different support group was openly like ‘of course she’s lying’. when i pressed her on certain things I deem proof, i.e. those texts being authenticated, shes just shrugged and said ‘i havent really read much about the case, i just think she’s lying’. I could barely contain my indignation!
GNAT: That he’s guilty as sin?
That his legal team wants to silence him because he is a violent drunk mess, the evidences are all there, and everything he says can only make his situation worst.
The story came from Amber’s sources so we don’t know if he’s going to testify, plead the fifth or turn into a unicorn. We don’t even know if the hearing will still take place. I have a feeling there will be a settlement before then.
So far nothing has changed this information came out of Friday by the “New York Post”. They check their facts and TMZ AKA Johnny mouthpiece is not denying this.
So I think it’s safe to say yes we do know.
@Flowerchild This information actually just came out by TMZ. I’m sure Team Depp will fire back in a few hours.
TMZ is Depps mouthpiece. There is no doubt whatsoever that his team was given an opportunity to give a rebuttal quote before the story was published. If Depps side isnt presented on TMZ you should know by now its because he is saying nothing.
Also, I think Ambers side is taunting him with this piece to ensure that he does testify. I cant see any other purpose for releasing such over confident information.
I wonder how Laura Wasser fares once this is over. I am sitting back for the popcorn on that. She is taking a huge chance and not one most high profile lawyers would take (legal family here). I was stunned that she was even his lawyer.
That’s a good point. I always had some respect for Wasser but it is all gone. I think she will be remembered for publicly excusing a wife beater. Defending him (in court) would be fine but she is going dirty & sleazy and seems to just be trying to discredit Amber in public since her client has no defense. She should have kept it classy & followed typical protocol. Dragging Amber & having TMZ on her speed dial is gross & she is an embarrassment to her profession imo.
Me too. I read somewhere that she usually doesn’t take on ‘messy’ cases, so I was surprised about Depp. Is it just about the money?
How does tmz live with themselves? They are despicable.
Well, the big stars pay them danger money only to report nice things about them, so they’re probably pretty happy with the racket they’ve got going on.
I think you’re right about that. But wouldn’t it be nice if just once, someone chose ethics over money…it will never happen though, money rules the world.
“He’ll plead the fifth” – AND THERE IT IS. By saying nothing, he says EVERYTHING.
You can’t always plead the fifth. You don’t get to say “5- up” and it be over. (I borrowed that from a lawyer friend). Where I live, you do have to at least take the stand if demanded.
Ideally, they never see a court and an agreement is done. That is typical. This one is going for full charges and jury. Not a place I want to be.
I wish Johnny’s scarves could testify. Those things look like they’ve seen some sh-t.
Thanks for the giggle. TMZ is nasty, I know this is a gossip site but I feel secondhand shame for even reading their bs here.
Yup. I have never clicked on that site and never will. They are vile.
Word and ditto.
As I said above- I will never look at TMZ again after how they covered this. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Those scarves are so corrupted. Are you kidding? They are terrified and would never make a sound.
LOL I love it
Plus, they look like sh-t. Lol
Kitten, you win the Internet today.
They are too stoned. They would just muffle some nonsense.
The scarves are still drunk.
Yes and Yes to the ugh to the ugh ugh ugh.
If he doesn’t show, she’ll probably get everything she wants. I’m glad she didn’t take the deal to also allow him to have a restraining order on her as well.
Bit rich TMZ talking about unfairness.
Right?! They are the most unfair, sexist, childish group of people who try people in the court of public opinion but only spin one side of the story. They give one side of the story, over & over & over & over. Tmz alone is a huge reason why Amber has been doubted & convicted in the public. They (looking at you Harvey) should be ashamed of themselves. Even when db Johnny won’t testify and says that he may incriminate himself (and they use Mell Gibson & Cosby as examples?!) they still spin it at the end that Johnny is…..well, they won’t say innocent…….to spin that Amber is a b$tch.
Total BS. If there was hard proof he was innocent, he wouldn’t be afraid of the police investigation, and his lawyer would prep him to talk. If his lawyer is prepping him to take the 5th, it means one of 3 things.
1. There’s no evidence of his innocence, cause he’s guilty and the lawyer knows it, and is trying to avoid seriously damage.
2. Johnny is too out of control to prep, cause he’s either not caring, not listening, or too stoned/drunk to prep. This is again a sign he’s guilty, cause an innocent man wouldn’t act this way.
3. Johnny is too damn volatile to put on the stand, or too smug/narcissistic. Again, not an indication of innocence.
Good summary.
Possibility of a 4th: The judge would throw him out of court for dressing disrespectfully. Cross reference that august courtroom primer, “My Cousin Vinny.”
You don’t have to prove someone is innocent, you have to prove they are guilty.
@jellybean. Yes, innocent till proven guilty, which is why innocent people aren’t usually afraid to take the stand.
Yes, innocent folks to occasionally plead the fifth. But generally, they do so because
1. They are guilty of something else which might get exposed.
2. They’ve done things that can be construed as guilty.
3. They have an unpleasant personality or can’t do well on stand.
Lawyers know what pleading the fifth looks like….it looks like evasion due to guilt. No lawyer would just randomly decide to do this, not in a case like this, where the personalities matter.
Fact of the matter is that if Johnny was capable of giving a good impression to help his case, he lawyer would put him on stand. If she’s not, it’s cause she knows he cannot support his case on stand, for some reason.
Oh yes you did! Oh no I didn’t! It proves nothing, so what is the point? They say JFK was elected because Nixon sweated under the studio lights, but I don’t think a judge would be so easily swayed. Plus, from what I hear, in this situation he doesn’t even have to be there, let alone take the stand, so there is no need for him to plead the fifth.
I suspect it is a combination of these three. Plus when you watch his TV interviews he is not very articulate and does not express himself well. For an actor he is a horrible public speaker!
With each passing day I’m more disgusted by him.
yup
I wonder if the restraining order will actually hurt AH more? Like will Hollywood types be more inclined to invite Depp, since he’s a “bigger star” and leave Heard out of parties and functions knowing they can’t be around each other?
Side note: I got a bit blasted yesterday for my comment about something being “off” about AH. I maintain that I believe her claims that she was abused by Depp but was merely stating that I feel both. Many of you pointed out that it plays into her not being a perfect victim, and that might be it, I guess it’s hard to fit the two together- ie victim of abuse and opportunistic in one
Given the high prevalence of violence of all types against women, given the high numbers of women who are abused in some way, it becomes impossible to try to single out what’s wrong with that “one” woman who manages to break free and go public. We’re so unused to women going public – due to shame, slander and sheer danger – that we think it means there’s something “off” about those women because the sheer act of speaking up makes people uncomfortable. If all the women who are or were abused spoke up, the sound would be thunderous.
There is no way to prove he never hit amber. Not unless he is filmed 24 hours a day. Tmz needs to climb out of Johnnys butt.
Didn’t his team go hard on Friday that her not going to the deposition was fishy? Even though his team barely give her notice to appear. Now it’s totally normal he’s not going, and if he does go he’s pleading the 5th?
O.o
so true!!
Glad you brought that up.. because there were several comments saying they didn’t trust her because she was “afraid to give testimony under oath”.. so now are they going to apply that to Johnny as well. Is he even in the Country at the moment?
“Depp to avoid coming back to the U.S.” There I fix it for you.
Ugh TMZ. Just ugh. The way they have twisted the narrative with their reporting and trying to victim shame and ugh. Just despicable like commenter above said.
On another note,Depp looks so desperate and try hard with his million scarves and ten million buttons and is he wearing eye shadow lol
They have dug their grave with him and there is no way for them to safety get out of it. So guess its now ride or die. They are disgusting. They sided with Gibson as well until he admitted he slapped his girlfriend. Sided with Sheen. They must identify with the abusers. Seems like a very misogynistic culture. If you watch their show its a bunch of frat boy humor, with very few women in the room. They usual end up mocking what the say with a bad attempt at humor. Seriously, if you can stomach it just watch one epsiode, its very obvious its a pro bro club.
Kaiser, your reporting on this is great. i like to come and read fair, balanced reporting that is not all Team Johnny or Team Amber. Amber does not have to be perfect to be the subject of DV. you have provided a safe forum for many readers to share their horrific stories. hopefully, the sharing will help others fight the stigma and isolation of DV.
your writing is succinct, humourous and direct. thank you.
I agree. I came to say the same thing.
@joanne, I loved your summation of Kaiser’s writing, you are so, so right. She is always on point, succinct, fair and balanced, and above all humourous to a fault! Which is why I am an unabashed fan. I have always admired good writing/journalism, and secretly envy those, like Kaiser, who can produce that, not only that, but with daily deadlines as well. The same goes for all her Celebitchy colleagues. A word of warning though, never, ever, raise the subject of bangs/fringes in her vicinity, there will be blood!
Yes. Thank you, Kaiser, for giving so many a voice they wouldn’t have otherwise. There are lots of us here who have still not told their own family members and close friends about the DV in their past, or who have skirted over it with no details because of shame and humiliation. That’s how DV controls us: it becomes part of us by omission, our own silence giving it life and staying-power. You’ve given so many a forum with this case and other cases before it (the abuses of Gibson and Sheen and others), and each time the truth is told, even anonymously on a website, a little bit more of the abuser’s power drains away.
I came to say the same! That entire last paragraph is why I read this site.
It’s been really hard to follow this story in other websites other than CB. The level of Misogyny is outstanding and beyond worrying.
I don’t look at them, but from what I’ve seen just on Facebook, it is exactly what you said – outstanding and beyond worrying.
Jezebel has been pretty neutral also. And the comments aren’t toxic.
I just made the mistake of reading the comments on a site that I usually like. People really will tie themselves into the most intricate of pretzels to avoid facing the remotest possibility that a celebrity they adore might have done something terrible, especially if the accuser is a woman.
I always find it so strange that some fans will refuse to believe anything negative about their favoured celebrity. That they are absolutely blindly convinced that Depp could not have done this, just because they like his films or whatever, even though they don’t know him at all. It was the same for M Jackson, Pistorius, OJ, Cosby etc. It just seems a bit lacking in self-awareness, that they cannot distinguish between reality and their projected perception of that person.
I find that lack of perception scary to be honest.
Does anyone know what happened with the expectation Amber would or could produce a video of the abuse?
I read a comment that said it was actually just a video of him out of it, not violent or otherwise abusive. I have absolutely no idea if it is true or not.
I believe the video is of him having a melt down, not physically abusing her (although to be fair, a meltdown can be quite abusive as well).
This! Mental and emotional abuse leave no visible scars but can happen a lot more often than the physical. Ranting at someone can be terrifying to the victim as the victim will have no idea of this time it will get physical too. Dv survivor, ii have lived this
I read the video could ruin Johnny’s career, it’s chilling.
Amber said she didn’t want to bury Johnny, but maybe if they keep pushing her, like sending his people to raid their apartment when Amber is out of the country, she’ll show it this friday
Amber, darling, i’m with you on this but you’re guilty of marrying a total coward that not only would send his team of lawyers and publicist to try to destroy your reputation but also isn’t even able to show his face to you in the court to tell you “i can’t remember” or “i’m sorry”…
Bless you dear, but forget this scumbag and try to find somebody who loves you and respect you enough to say “i’m sorry” by the end
She’s not “guilty” of anything. So it’s her fault that she couldn’t see into the future and see the full nature of his character or how his addictions might spiral out of control? It’s not as simple as, “You picked a loser, sweetheart.” No cause for condescension.
This is the new troll technique: lecturing Amber on how she should “love herself more” or some such garbage.
Hey Kitten.
Yeah, psychobabble substitutes for reasonable thinking. Sometimes I think psychobabble killed such useful expressions as “I’m sorry,” “It was my fault,” and “I won’t do it again.”
God he looks terrible – bloated & as my nana used to say “like death warmed over.”
He really looks a mess. I was a huge fan of his for YEARS. I lost a bit of my adoration for him over the past decade but if anyone would have told me that he would become this man .. I would have told them they were nuts.
He does not need to testify, for a restraining order the attorneys can submit on the pleading or do an offer of proof. This would also mean Amber does not have to testify. Getting a restraining order the standard of proof is preponderance of the evidence (the burden is low).
Agreed Pint. I was just going to post something similar.
We can speculate on this matter, but a hearing for a restraining order is not the same as a criminal trial. His attorneys and friends are doing him no favors by the continued attacks on her. To me, it’s the hallmark of a control freak to try to reframe the narrative. If he is, or wants to appear innocent he needs to muzzle his dogs. It is desperate and appears to support her allegations.
And although in crime dramas imply a correlation between taking the 5th and guil beyond a reasonable doubt is a slippery slope.
I believe he’s guilty, but let him dig his own grave. It probably sells more issues of a magazine or generates more clicks online. But I’m hopeful that the truth will win out in the end.
I’ve significantly less regard or esteem for him than I would have previously thought possible. He needs to take responsibility for this. Damage is permanent in my eyes where he’s concerned, but the right thing here is to be accountable. I’m not paying to see anything of his ever again. Not even old favs.
I hope Amber is okay through all of this and that she has solid safe supports still.
If only that getup he’s rigged out in had taken the 5th…good god. Aside from his loathsomeness and disgusting behavior, I think Amber’s law team should present those pics. What a horrible look. On a horrible person. Get help. TRY to make amends. Stop unleashing your demons on the world. Sigh.
The toxic masculinity in this country is really reaching a fever pitch. This case illustrates it, and this weekend made it clear how important it is to do something about it for once. I’m livid and heartbroken and ready to take names.
I am a broken record, I realize, but we have made it our duty to spread the word about frontotemporal dementia, a terminal brain disease whose symptoms Mr. Depp has been displaying for quite some time.
He makes little sense in interviews, is slow on the uptake, can only comprehend simple, one-sentence questions now, because the disease has moved from his right frontal lobe to the left, the language center.
Ms. Heard said she was trying to convince her husband during an altercation that what he believed was untrue. She was unsuccessful because he was having a delusion. His sick brain was playing tricks on him.
Layering clothes, wearing hats and sunglasses, the paunch from craving sweets and junk food are the physical, typical signs of this disease. His erratic and undependable behavior on movie sets, leaving his family, marrying in haste with no prenup, breaking rules and laws (Australia) are all additional signs.
Mr. Depp should see a neurologist.
You don’t sound like a broken record. I wouldn’t be surprised if Depp has the condition to which you’re referring or some other neurological condition, possibly caused by his many years of drug and alcohol abuse. He looks so sickly and it’s wayyy beyond normal aging. His eyes don’t look right anymore. Unfocused and unclear, even when he is supposedly sober.
Interesting that he would plead the fifth. To me that says he is guilty and/or his lawyer thinks he is a massive liability.
This whole case has been so heartbreaking. Mostly because people are devastated, not for another abused and terrorised woman, but at their fallen idol, Depp.
I’m heartbroken. Suffocate in silence. That’s what society condemns women to. Heard is so brave to shout her truth, to stand up to a broken society and justice system, to take a stand for women.
Also, I wouldn’t savage Wasser over this, everyone has the right to competent legal representation, no matter what.
people, look at this collage from a magazine OMG
http://i.imgur.com/1ZiJ71t.jpg
Spread this, for the people who doesn’t believe she was a victim of abuse all these years
I dont’ think he’ll show. If current behavior is any indicator, he’s going to hide and let his lawyers do their thing. I don’t see JD appearing for anything he doesn’t absolutely have to. He’s sticking his head in the sand at his island where nobody can see him still doing drugs and drinking himself into oblivion. I can’t beleive he hasn’t dragged his sorry arse to rehab since Amber’s claims. That was probably the one thing that would’ve influenced a judge’s decision. At first I thought he was in denial, but after everythinig that’s come to light, I realize now, he simply does not want to give up booze and drugs and he’s likely not going to unless it’s forced on him (jail) which probably won’t happen. He’s going to slowly kill himself and feel sorry for himself all the way.