Johnny Depp emerges unharmed from another case ahead of Amber Heard's new plea

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, who may face Amber Heard again in Virginia in

million-dollar defamation trial, has reportedly settled the assault and battery

lawsuit which was to begin later this month in Los Angeles.

The Pirates of The Caribbean star has reached a tentative deal to resolve a suit

from a City of Lies crewmember who says the actor assaulted him on

set, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The 59-year-old actor settled with location manager Greg “Rocky” Brooks in a

deal that requires Depp to follow through with unspecified terms of the settlement by the end of August.

“The settlement agreement conditions dismissal of this matter on the satisfactory