Recently, the public learned that Hollywood star Johnny Depp (born in 1963, shining in the series of 5 Pirates of the Caribbean movies, nominated for an Oscar 3 times) spent over 3 million USD for the burial of his best friend. , Hunter S. Thompson.

Realizing the wish in the will of the writer born in 1937, the highlight of the funeral on February 20, 2005 was the performance of launching the deceased’s ashes after cremation into the atmosphere from a giant cannon.

Information about the amount of money Johnny Depp spent to satisfy the wishes of the author of the novel “Fear and Anxiety in Las Vegas”, was known to the public through the content of the lawsuit filed against the Hollywood star by consulting firm The Management Group, Not long ago, the company also provided Johnny Depp asset management services to the local court. 

With this step, the consulting firm defends against criticism about joint responsibility leading to Depp’s current tragic financial situation.

A representative of The Management Group affirmed that celebrities practice a wasteful lifestyle, spending around 2 million dollars/month in the past few years, resulting in the family being on the verge of bankruptcy. 

The funeral of writer Hunter S.Thompson in early 2005 was cited by the consulting firm as one of Johnny Depp’s typical extravagant expenses.

Before joining the silver screen actor industry, at the age of 24 in the television series “Jump Street” (1987), due to family circumstances, Johnny Depp suffered from self-harm syndrome in his childhood. ) has been working for more than 10 years (dropped out of school at 13 years old) and has made a living as a guitarist for many different rock bands.

Johnny Depp and Hunter S.Thompson became close friends on Christmas 1994.

Admire the crazy talent

Having the qualities of a gangster, Depp greatly admires his senior Hunter S. Thompson, author of more than 15 novels, hundreds of controversial statements, a character passionate about crazy games of making homemade bombs, guns, and racing. large displacement motorbikes and testing for stimulants.

Johnny read Hunter’s novel “Fear and Anxiety in Las Vegas” when he was a teenager. The writer immediately became the idol of Johnny, who loved the street.

On Christmas 1994, completely coincidentally, both unusual characters vacationed in Colorado. At the hotel where the emerging Hollywood star stayed, an acquaintance appeared, who was also a close friend of Hunter S. Thompson. 

As soon as he learned that Johnny passionately admired Hunter, the guest enthusiastically suggested that he wanted to take him to the ball and introduce him to the writer. Hollywood stars happily accepted.

The fun went on for quite a while when Depp appeared. Holding a stun gun in his hand, Thompson slashed at the oncoming crowd with shrill screams, just like a crazy person. Years later, Depp recounted: People trampled each other and fled, giving way to the crazy elements. 

Immediately the idol recognized me. Placing the huge stun gun on the floor, he slowly walked towards me, then shook my hand and loudly said: How do you entertain yourself? I’m Hunter!…

Suddenly, the two unusual people discovered that they had a lot in common: both were born and raised in Kentucky, and both admired the writer Hemingway. The next day, Thompson invited Depp to his residence, where the homeowner wanted to show off his gun collection to his new acquaintance. 

Seeing that Depp was especially interested in cradling a hunting gun, the homeowner quickly asked if he wanted to try shooting. When Depp happily nodded, Thompson shouted loudly, “Wait a minute, I’ll let you pull the trigger.” 

Having finished speaking, the homeowner led the Hollywood star down to the warehouse, picked up a package of explosives, and let Thompson make… a bomb!

Loading explosives into a plastic can, attaching a detonator, Hunter later led Johnny to the large area behind the mansion. Hunter himself carried the newly assembled bomb and placed it on a high mound, about 50 meters from where Johnny stood and told the distinguished guests, he shot it.

Depp raised the gun and pulled the trigger. A ball of fire rose from the ground after a deafening explosion. Recounting the event, the hero of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean considered it a test of courage, which he completed with his idol. From then on the two became close friends.

Twice you played a role in a movie adaptation of your novel

In 1998, thanks to Johnny Depp’s brokerage efforts, Hunter’s novel “Fear and Anxiety in Las Vegas” was adapted by Hollywood and brought to the silver screen called Las Vegas Parano . 

Director Terry Gilliam chose Depp to play the lead role. To successfully portray the eccentric character with strange hobbies Raoul Duke, Depp voluntarily lived for nearly 3 months in the basement warehouse of Hunter’s mansion.

At the end of 2011, Johnny Depp played the lead role for the second time in the comedy “The Strange Diary” directed by Bruce Robinson adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S.Thompson.

Tragic outcome

According to the Aspen Daily News, after a long period of depression, the author of “Fear and Anxiety in Las Vegas” breathed his last breath from a suicide bullet in the head, late in the afternoon of February 20, 2019. 2005. 

Hunter passed away at the age of 67, while his son Juan, daughter-in-law Jennifer and grandchildren visited him, and his wife Anita was away.