In 2005, Depp funded the funeral of his friend Hunter S. Thompson, spending $3 million to have Thompson's ashes fired from a cannon-a final wish of the legendary writer and journalist. This ...

Thompson’s ashes out of a cannon. TMG claimed the send-off cost $3 million, but Depp puts the figure a tad higher. “By the way, it was not $3 million to shoot Hunter into the f—– sky ...

Due to some production mix-ups, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has a wild Hollywood story centered on the credited writers ...

Hunter S. Thompson, the counter-cultural icon who pioneered ... Stone and the book was turned into a movie starring Johnny Depp in 1998. Thompson proceeded through a distinguished career, writing ...