Crew member says Depp punched him

A film crew member says in a lawsuit that Johnny Depp twice punched him on the Los Angeles set of “City of Lies,” a movie about the killing of the Notorious B.I.G., and that he was fired from the production when he refused to promise not to sue over the incident. Location manager Greg “Rocky” Brooks is also suing the film’s director and producers for unspecified damages in the lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Brooks alleges that in April 2017, he informed director Brad Furman that an upcoming take featuring Depp would have to be the last outdoor shot of the night because of legal permits.

The lawsuit says Furman forced Brooks to go beyond his duties and tell Depp himself that shooting had to end. Brooks said he was seeking out the offduty sheriff ’s deputy serving as set security when Depp found him first.

Brooks said Depp smelled of alcohol as he shouted obscenities, then punched Brooks twice in the rib cage.

Brooks said he returned to work the following Monday and was asked by a producer to write and sign a declaration saying he wouldn’t sue over the incident. Brooks says he was fired on the spot when he refused.

Messages left seeking comment with representatives for Depp and the production company Good Films Productions were not immediately returned.

VIANNEY LE CAER/AP A man allegedly punched by Johnny Depp, above, says he was fired when he refused to promise not to sue.