Justice for Johnny Depp? The sensational true crime drama behind his new thriller
Stop right there: Johnny Depp in City of Lies Credit: Alamy They told him to get a burner phone, to cover the camera on his computer – and to watch his back. It was 2015 and Brad Furman’s efforts to bring to the screen the story of the police investigation into the killings of rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher “Biggie” Wallace, aka the Notorious BIG, was leading the director down some dark avenues. Out of the blue, an old colleague connected to the Los Angeles Police Department had reached out, advising that Furman proceed cautiously. Powerful people in LA didn’t want the trut...