Speaking with The Telegraph, Johnny Depp recounts his experience of being let go from the Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Depp was initially reported to have stepped down from the role, but the actor reveals the studios asked him to resign,

Johnny Depp is detailing just how not fantastic his experience was in the “ Fantastic Beasts ” franchise amid his controversial defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp had only filmed a single scene for the third film, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” before being asked to walk away.