MANY of us who love to watch Johnny Depp onscreen will now have very mixed feelings about the famous actor.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star is going through a very public divorce from actress wife Amber Heard, and part of this revolves around allegations that Depp has physically assaulted her.

No doubt this particular story will run and run throughout a likely “he said, she said” court case. The photos of the actress’s bruised face, however, appear to offer irrefutable proof that Depp is an abuser.

The fall-out is already tarnishing his public image, affecting the popularity of his films.

While it’s very sad to see such a talented, versatile actor in this situation it rightly shows that the public will simply not tolerate men who beat women.

It would be easy to offer excuses about personal traumas and the state of a relationship that no-one else really knows about. The bottom line, though, is that this kind of domestic violence is not acceptable, whoever is the perpetrator.