Johnny Depp in Cannes: between applause, tears and controversy

Applause, tears and controversy. Johnny Depp is the absolute protagonist al Cannes Film Festival 2023 thanks to Jeanne du Barrya film that opened the event and in which he plays a glittering Louis XV. The cast, upon entering the theatre, was greeted by approx seven minutes of applausea recognition to which the actor did not stay indifferent: during the standing ovation, in fact, the cameras caught her shining eyes.

However the last years have not been easy for the American star: the colleague Amber Heardwith whom he was in a relationship from 2012 to 2016, she accused him of abuse and domestic violence. A story that immediately appeared controversial, with Depp himself who in 2019 denounced his ex-wife for defamation: a year ago the court, at the end of a trial with great media coverage, proved him right, sending delirious the fans.

Which, precisely, on Croisette they made him feel theirs heat: there are those who invoke it, those who raise placards, those who try to take pictures. Johnny greets and thanks, but woe to talk about return to the scene: «It just seems like a cliché to me, actually I did not go anywhere», he said at the press conference, also answering those who asked him about his relationship with Hollywood what if he felt now boycotted In the USA.

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“No, I don’t feel boycotted because I don’t think about Hollywood. I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel the need for Hollywood », she added without hesitation. “They were written about me horrible and fantastical stories. On the other hand it is a very strange and fun era in which everyone they would like to be themselves but they can’t because they have to align who they are facing. If you want to live that kind of life, I wish you the best. I will be on the other side».

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