Johnny Depp bought a collective pat on the again on the Cannes Movie Competition on Tuesday, practically a yr after his high-profile authorized battle with ex-wife Amber Heard. (Watch the video under.)
The actor obtained a seven-minute standing ovation after the premiere of the French-language movie “Jeanne du Barry,” by which Depp performs Louis XV, Selection reported.
Depp teared up and applauded again to the opening-night viewers in a clip shared by the present enterprise outlet.
The movie is Depp’s first distinguished film since his bitter authorized battle with Heard that centered on claims of abuse from each events. Depp was awarded $10 million in a defamation go well with in opposition to Heard in June, and Heard was awarded $2 million in a countersuit. The 2 later settled for much less.
Depp bought an enthusiastic reception exterior the Palais des Festivals as properly. He signed autographs and took images with followers, some carrying indicators that learn “Congrats, Johnny” and “We're sorry,” Reuters reported.
The burst of goodwill apparently has but to translate into Hollywood work for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, who was requested to resign in 2020 from the “Implausible Beasts” franchise as Grindelwald. That occurred after he misplaced a libel lawsuit over a Solar story headlined, “How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely glad’ casting Johnny Depp within the new Implausible Beasts movie after assault declare?”
Depp has no main studio work on the horizon, in accordance with IMDB.
A protest known as #CannesYouNot beforehand emerged on-line to lift objections to Depp’s presence at Cannes.
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