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Is Johnny Depp parting ways with agent over recent movie flops?

Johnny Depp could be about to part ways with his longtime agent to save his career after a series of box office flops, according to Hollywood rumors.

Depp — who has been with United Talent Agency’s Tracey Jacobs since she spotted him on “21 Jump Street” in 1988 — is said to be devastated over his string of flops, including his latest, “Mortdecai,” and is considering how to move forward, with one source saying he has approached Scarlett Johansson and Leo DiCaprio’s manager Rick Yorn.

However, Depp’s spokeswoman Robin Baum said Tuesday night, “This is not correct information . . . this is not true.” While a source close to Yorn insisted he has not met with Depp, other Hollywood insiders suspect Depp could keep Jacobs on as his agent and install Yorn as his manager.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Johnny Depp star in “Mortdecai.”Lionsgate

Depp, who isn’t known for following agents’ advice when choosing roles, expressed his appreciation for Jacobs in a 2005 letter to Variety.

“You believed in me when no one else did,” he said. “You stuck by me through great difficulties, ugliness and beauty while others turned away.”

And despite his recent recurrence of box office flops, Depp’s upcoming role as Whitey Bulger in “Black Mass” is gathering buzz as an awards and box office hit.