File photo : Johnny Depp attends the premiere of Lionsgate's Mortdecai at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, USA, on January 21, 2015. Johnny Depp’s lavish spending led him to brink of financial ruin, ex-managers claim in lawsuit. Johnny Depp spent $3 million to blast Hunter Thompson’s ashes out of a cannon. He spent $18 million on an 150-foot yacht. He spent $4 million on a failed record label. He spent $30,000 a month on wine, $200,000 a month on private planes, $150,000 a month on round-the-clock security, and $300,000 a month to maintain a staff of 40 people. All of these expenses — contained in a blistering countersuit filed Tuesday by Depp’s ex-managers — led him to the brink of financial ruin, the suit alleges. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM