{"id":2150332,"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2150332"},"modified":"2026-09-18T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:00:13","slug":"johnny-depps-hollywood-vampires-no-longer-being-sued-for-scrapped-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2150332","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp&#8217;s Hollywood Vampires No Longer Being Sued For Scrapped Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/16by9\/2026\/09\/17\/0e3b671c90ff4592818d9f8b77dcadb8_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Johnny Depp&#8217;s Hollywood Vampires No Longer Being Sued For Scrapped Concert<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Johnny Depp&#8217;s Hollywood Vampires<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Score Legal Win Against Concert Promoter<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-17T17:00:13-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:00 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c84e40b73518ad92e0d51d3d0b206f73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260917_0e3b671c90ff4592818d9f8b77dcadb8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:68c3df32-df96-4c2d-a5dc-15dd1324d4f7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/4by3\/2026\/09\/17\/0e3b671c90ff4592818d9f8b77dcadb8_md.jpg\" alt=\"johnny depp Hollywood Vampires getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-98c5e82286d7934c73a6b1bed455d675\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/johnny-depp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Johnny Depp<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s band Hollywood Vampires just took a stake to the heart &#8230; a court dismissed the suit brought by a concert promoter who claimed they owed him around $277K for bailing last minute.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-21fadb0e5af8a0782838dc28b2429b4f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The court noted that Slovakian promoter <strong>Sten Hard<\/strong> already dropped band members Depp, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alice-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alice Cooper<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-perry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joe Perry<\/strong><\/a> as individual defendants earlier in the case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f77c1ed82ebb9b4192c042f518d0ff39\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-6616756e-6abc-4153-9566-36c84dd1f3b6\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/05\/28\/johnny-depp-and-the-hollywood-vampires\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:6616756e-6abc-4153-9566-36c84dd1f3b6\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:68c3df32-df96-4c2d-a5dc-15dd1324d4f7\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ba\/4by3\/2023\/05\/28\/ba033cfb2af047abb5752b47b478107b_md.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Depp &amp; The Hollywood Vampires\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Johnny &amp; The Hollywood Vampires<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08c0050065e42117bc7d1c1a836e4c8d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sten was still going after the band&#8217;s corporate entity, Hollywood Vampires Touring, but the judge ruled that the band lacked any meaningful contacts with the state of Texas where he filed the case and therefore couldn&#8217;t be sued there.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-650898e677a02ddf42ce35e528db2fbb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As a result, the court tossed the case for lack of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8f54dc0418a91fa5d574121bf31b800d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-71aad1ad-9ad5-57da-b5c6-0565bcf96b0a-1497216753-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4a\/16by9\/2016\/05\/27\/4add44c611485a0389842c24e040211c_md.jpg\" alt=\"052716_johnny_depp_song_kaltura\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer 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concert.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-84db4c4340444fc9423cbf9be3bf99f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The promoter claims Hollywood Vampires said the venue was inadequate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/17\/johnny-depp-hollywood-vampires-lawsuit-dismissed\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:68c3df32-df96-4c2d-a5dc-15dd1324d4f7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on 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