This paragraph really stuck out:
During the good times, Mandel told Depp his goal was to make him financially secure enough that he would never have to take a part just to pay the bills. They never got to that point. According to TMG’s lawsuit, Depp never had more than six months of savings in the bank. This grew exponentially worse after the Pirates of the Caribbean series began, earning him approximately $300 million. Depp had always been critically acclaimed, but it was Jack Sparrow who turned him into a global brand with action figures and $30-million-per-film paychecks coming in. But Depp’s tastes grew wilder, and daily conversations between Mandel and Christi revolved around either trying to stop Depp from buying another house or finding a project that would pay for the new house.
Imagine that Depp could have somehow constrained himself to a $1,000,000/month spend? Of course, would that have meant he wasn't Johnny Depp? Does the emotional roller coaster that he rides to be such a brilliant actor go along with the drug use and the profligacy that we read in this piece?