Don Johnson Claims Johnny Depp Shot His Assistant During Surprise Prank

Don Johnson has fond memories of a young Johnny Depp.

During the Thursday, November 7, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actor, 74, recalled Depp's fun and spunky personality back in the day.

“I called over to Hunter’s to see if had any weed and, of course, he had. Like a ton out back,” Johnson said, referring to being Hunter S. Thompson's neighbor in California at the time. “So I said, ‘Listen, I’m going to come over and get some weed ’cause I got a little group of people here.'”

After Thompson invited him to come over, Johnson sent his assistant to pick up the drug.

“[He] drives up Hunter’s driveway and Johnny Depp and Hunter were hiding behind Hunter’s car with shotguns loaded with blanks and my assistant got out of the car and they both jumped out and said, ‘Die, mother!'" he recalled before they began shooting him.

Johnson said his assistant ended up peeing his pants from the incident.

Johnson and Depp, 61, have been friends for a long time. So much so, during Depp's trial against ex Amber Heard in 2022, Johnson's daughter Dakota Johnson defended the Pirates of the Caribbean star.

“I never experienced that firsthand from any of those people,” she began, referring to Shia LaBeouf, Armie Hammer and Depp while talking to The Hollywood Reporter. “I had an incredible time working with them; I feel sad for the loss of great artists.”

Dakota also previously talked about how she hated being brought up in Johnny's trial.

The actress went viral due to a video from a 2015 press conference which she attended with Johnny at the Venice Film Festival to promote their crime drama Black Mass. In the clip, Dakota seemed to chuckle as Johnny explained why his fingers were bandaged up.