Johnny Depp 'fired shotgun blanks at terrified assistant' in wild prank, claims Don Johnson

Johnny Depp allegedly "fired shotgun blanks" astatine a petrified adjunct earlier filming of Fear and Loathing successful Las Vegas, a 1998 movie based connected Hunter S. Thompson's caller of the aforesaid name

Johnny Depp "fired shotgun blanks" astatine a petrified assistant, Golden Globe victor Don Johnson claimed.

Johnson, 74, recalled however Depp and writer Hunter S. Thompson hid down cars extracurricular the writer's location to scare Johnson's adjunct with the unloaded guns. Depp and Thompson some reportedly said, "Die, mother!" earlier firing the blanks, which it is claimed led to the adjunct "peeing his pants".

The bizarre prank happened successful the mid 1990s, earlier Depp would spell connected to represent Thompson successful 1998 movie Fear and Loathing successful Las Vegas, a drama escapade based connected the writer's caller of the aforesaid name.

Recalling the mishap connected Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Johnson said it occurred erstwhile helium lived adjacent doorway to Thompson successful Woody Creek, Colorado. Depp, who was successful his aboriginal 30s astatine the time, had struck up a enslaved with Thompson, who often utilized the pen sanction Raoul Duke.

Johnson recounted: "I called implicit to Hunter’s to spot if had immoderate weed and, of course, helium had. Like a ton retired back. He continued, explaining his program to sojourn Thompson for immoderate marijuana owed to having guests: 'So I said, "Listen, I’m going to travel implicit and get immoderate weed ’cause I got a small radical of radical here."

Sending his adjunct to cod the cannabis, Johnson described the shocking moment: "[He] drives up Hunter’s driveway and Johnny Depp and Hunter were hiding down Hunter’s car with shotguns loaded with blanks and my adjunct got retired of the car and they some jumped retired and said, 'Die, mother!' earlier firing the blanks."

The adjunct was truthful terrified that helium "peed his pants", Johnson revealed. Reflecting connected his three-decade relationship with Thompson until the journalist's termination successful 2005 astatine property 67, Johnson told People: "I loved him. I learned truthful overmuch from him. We archetypal crossed paths, judge it oregon not, during the Andy Warhol epoch erstwhile I was filming my debut movie successful New York. We connected due to the fact that helium was the chaotic quality who walked successful with a pouch afloat of drugs, and our movie revolved astir drugs.

"So, we got to cognize each different rather well. Surprisingly, helium ended up being my neighbour, virtually a stone's propulsion distant astatine my ranch successful Colorado. For the adjacent quarter-century, if I was retired of municipality and 1 of my animals fell ill, he'd travel implicit and slumber successful the stall with my pet, nursing them backmost to health."

Depp besides portrayed Thompson's quality successful the 2011 movie adaptation of his publication The Rum Diary. The Rum Diary draws inspiration from Thompson's escapades aft relocating to the Caribbean to constitute for the San Juan Star newspaper. Thompson tragically took his ain beingness successful his bureau astatine his Colorado residence connected February 20, 2005, aged 67.