Johnny Depp’s fate is changing

“I was ostracized by Hollywood. They turned their backs on the man, the actor who has been stuck in a scandal that has not been glorified for many years.”

It is shared by Johnny Depp in the above interview The Sunday Times in August 2021, after he was supported by Penney Azcarate – Fairfax County judge – to continue to sue his ex-wife for defamation.

Although he failed before Amber Heard, the actor Pirates of the Carribean still not giving up. He’s trying to save his reputation after what happened.

Currently, the situation after the trials in Virginia, USA, has changed. Experts say that Depp has many advantages and is likely to win the case. Those who criticized him have turned to support him wholeheartedly.

Johnny Depp criticized the boycott culture during his speech at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2021. Photo: Reuters.

“Johnny Depp Lost His Hollywood Popsicle”

Back in November 2020, Johnny Depp lost in the court case News Group Newspaper (NGN), the parent company of The Sun, smearing him as the ex-wife beater. The actor’s career path broke from here, he was turned away by the studios and the audience.

According to People, the media fiercely attacked Johnny Depp, labeling him “gypsy”. The actor’s image became worse in the public eye and many people called for a boycott of his work.

Perhaps for Depp fans, the most heartbreaking thing is to read the news that the idol has been taken by Warner Bros. remove the name from the movie Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore At the same time as the photos of Heard opening a party to celebrate the victory were posted.

Depp hasn’t appeared on any major set since leaving Fantastic Beasts 3but still starring in low-budget movies Minamata. However, Andrew Levitas – the film’s director – said that MGM wanted to “bury” the work because it was related to Depp.

Mark Borkowski – a British media expert – compared the actor’s difficult acting path as “climbing Everest without an oxygen tank, having to go barefoot and wearing only underwear”.

Not stopping there, netizens flocked to Dior’s official page because the company did not cut her ex-husband Amber Heard from TVC advertising. For a long time, he has been the face of the French brand Sauvage perfume line.

Hollywood Reporter once posted a look back at Depp’s massive film fortune before its decline, with a passage that reads: “Johnny has lost the pampering that Hollywood gives to a top star. The curse of the swaggering pirate is doomed to failure and misfortune upon him.”

In September 2021, Depp attended the San Sebastián International Film Festival press conference.

When asked about being turned away, the actor replied: “The culture of boycotts, or the tendency to judge others hastily based on rumours, is inherently complex. I assure you this movement is spiraling out of control. No one is safe from it. So do you if there is no one to respond to that culture.”

Derek Long, assistant professor of Media and Film Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, commented in an interview with Variety: “A star’s reputation is like a thin plank, everyone is afraid that it will crack, even a small slit. Cracked board means that the star’s ugly behavior or weakness is exposed to the public, it will cause an explosion that will destroy the board.”

Depp’s team of lawyers is “collecting debris” to rebuild the reputation board, the image of an A-list star for the actor.

The chess is overturned?

Based on what happened in the trials in Fairfax, Virginia (USA), the media said that Johnny Depp is having an advantage because support is on his side. Meanwhile, Amber Heard is the opposite.

The audience competed to express their rage about the actor Aquaman, criticized her for acting in front of a jury while crying, for her testimony against Depp.

From there, the hashtags #amberheardisapsychopath (Amber Heard is a psycho), #AmberHeardIsAnAbuser (Amber Heard is an abuser), and #JusticeforJohnnyDepp (Justice for Johnny Depp) became popular.

May 8, Insider writes that the wave of support for Depp is growing strong when recently, the petition on the page Change.org asked Disney to bring the actor back to the series Pirates of the Caribbean received more than 475,000 signatures.

The petitioner, Kimberly Giles, messaged Disney that Depp is the soul of the series, so it would be impossible to produce a new installment without the actor. “Amber Heard ruined Johnny Depp’s life and career. Please change your mind and don’t release the series without Johnny Depp”writes Giles.

Contrasting expressions of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard during the trial in Virginia (USA). Photo: Reuters/Fox News.

At the same time, another petition also asked Disney to go to the country to negotiate with Depp. Although the petitioner did not mention the lawsuit between the two stars, the petition has so far received more than 778,000 signatures.

In fact, despite the support of a large audience, Depp is still having a hard time with the movie brand that once helped him solidify his name in the sky. Hollywood.

During a recent trial, when asked by Heard’s attorney if he would turn down a $300 million offer from Disney to reprise the role of Captain Jack Sparrow, the actor replied: “It’s the truth”.

But no matter what, Johnny Depp is also receiving positive and encouraging signs. According to VarietyHollywood doesn’t seem to be as harsh on Depp as it used to be.

Some producers have offered to cooperate with the actor. In the short term, he is confirmed to play the role of King Louis XV in the new film directed by Maiwenn.

According to Zing