Paul Bettany says he and Johnny Depp hadn't spoken in years

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPaul Bettany told The Times he and Johnny Depp hadn't spoken in years when their texts were read at Depp's libel trial against The Sun.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe says the public had him painted as a close friend.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDepp's text said, quote, Let's burn Amber, with three exclamation marks.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd in his reply, Bettany said she was delightful company and expressed doubts about her supernatural status.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's the most polite no I've ever heard. He didn't even raise his voice, he just raised a question about witches.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a gentle redirect. The texts date from twenty thirteen and twenty fourteen, and Depp later said he was embarrassed by them.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEmbarrassed?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe called them unfortunate words written in the heat of the moment.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBettany says anything he says is oxygen for a fire, and there's no fire. Just a lot of exclamation marks.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBefore the top of the hour, whose beach is leaving town before the El Niño arrives?

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorStill, he wasn't sure she was a witch. That's a five-star review from a man who got a text about burning her.