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Actor Paul Bettany said in a recent interview that he and Johnny Depp had not spoken in years by the time private text messages between them were read aloud during Depp's libel trial against The Sun. Bettany said the public wrongly perceived him as a close friend of Depp's based on that exchange. The comments offer new context on the fallout Bettany experienced from being tied publicly to the high-profile legal case.