Either Johnny Depp is a really, really good actor, or "mankind is finished."
That's Ricky Gervais' theory after people failed to recognize that a confrontation between him and Depp was staged.
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In Gervais' upcoming TV series "Life's Too Short," Depp pretends -- just pretends -- to be angry at jokes Gervais made about Depp's box-office failure "The Tourist" during the Golden Globes.
"I actually got together with a few pals after the awards, and we wrote some jokes about you,” Depp says to Gervais in the scene, released online.
He adds: "I want you to know this, and I want you to carry this with you for the rest of your days: No one makes fun of Tim Allen on my watch, and gets away with it."
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People took the video, or stories about the video, seriously, assuming Depp was really angry at Gervais.
The comedian responded this morning via Twitter: "This is why mankind is finished. Loads of people think the Johnny Depp clip is real. I kid you not. It is 100% scripted! Unbelievable."
Check out the clip that stirred the confusion:
