Johnny Depp Cannes Triumph Not Ruined Despite Ex-Wife's Supporters' Attempts
Johnny Depp's first movie since his win in the defamation lawsuit just came out, and the Cannes audience cheered it — even though the actor's haters tried to spoil the entire thing.
It's been a long time since the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial started, and over a year since it ended with Depp's win.
Even though the court took its time and was thorough, and the final verdict was announced a long time ago, the actor's ex-wife's supporters still can't get over it and keep trying to ruin Depp's life in many ways.
At the 76th Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp's first movie after the trial was premiered — Jeanne du Barry. The audience met him with nothing short of a standing ovation.
Considering the actor was pretty much canceled in the industry during the lawsuit duration, his entrance was truly triumphant.
Of course, Johnny's return wouldn't have been complete without the burning rage of his ex-wife's supporters surrounding it.
Team Heard tried its best to ruin the actor's comeback, and they pretty much started a campaign to undermine Depp in Cannes.
Near the entrance to the festival, individual protesters gathered. They were handing out flyers that tried to convince people against attending Johnny Depp's movie premiere, and generally causing disturbance among the attendees.
"The film you are about to see — Maïwenn's 'Jeanne du Barry' — contains scenes featuring Johnny Depp, who is involved in proven acts of violence against his former wife Amber Heard," claimed the flyers.
On Instagram, Amber Heard's friend, Eve Barlow, posted accusations pointed at both Depp and the Cannes Festival. In her posts, she was stating that supporting Cannes was the same as supporting "predators."
"Cannes seem proud of their history supporting rapists and abusers. Plus ça change," wrote Barlow in one of her posts.
Another campaign with memes appeared on social media, posting pictures where Johnny Depp is seen together with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski.
The general accusations toward the industry mentioned Harvey Weinstein, Gérard Depardieu, and Luc Besson — the men who were accused or convicted of sexual assault.
The fact that Johnny Depp, unlike many men on this list, was found not guilty after a long and thorough trial, didn't bother Heard's supporters in the slightest.
Using these photos and associations, they aimed at potentially having Depp's Jeanne du Barry removed from the festival or preventing people from attending the premiere.
Despite their best efforts, the audience wasn't convinced. People attended Jeanne du Barry in mass, Johnny Depp was met with an ovation, and Cannes kept going as usual.
Johnny's comeback finally happened, and it was but slightly disrupted by his haters.
Source: Page Six