LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Johnny Depp is being sued by a disabled woman who claims that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star's security detail physically assaulted her at a concert in December.
In the suit, the plaintiff — listed as Jane Doe — claims that Depp's security guards caused severe pain, injuries and emotional distress by brutalizing her during a December 1, 2011 Iggy and the Stooges concert at the Hollywood Palladium. According to the plaintiff — who, the suit says, suffers from fibromyalgia and other conditions and must walk with a cane or other implement — she had to buy tickets for the VIP section because the Palladium didn't provide handicapped access at the theater.
All was fine, the suit says, until Depp and his security detail also showed up to the VIP section. According to the plaintiff, Depp's security guards put her in a bear hug, restrained her wrists and pried her iPhone from her hands, one finger at a time.
Then things really got ugly, the suit alleges, as Depp's bodyguards handcuffed her and dragged her through the theater as her pants were removed from her torso and hips, "exposing her buttocks to…
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