In March, Edwie Planel of Mediapart, a well-known French journalist, filed a criminal complaint against Maven, accusing him of approaching her at a restaurant, grabbing her by the hair and spitting in her face.
She declined to discuss the “ongoing case” with AFP, but acknowledged the attack in an interview on French TV without going into details.
Depp was dropped from the Harry Potter spin-off “Fantastic Beasts” following Heard’s abuse allegations, but he is far from being “canceled”.
According to Variety last week, she has secured a record $20 million deal to be the face of the Dior fragrance.
He is also set to direct Al Pacino in a biopic of artist Amedeo Modigliani later this year.