Johnny Depp was feted by fans on Tuesday, May 16, as he arrived on the red carpet for the screening of his comeback movie at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, which has sparked anger over the choice to celebrate the divisive megastar.
“This means so much to me because there are hundreds of festivals around the world but there’s only one Cannes,” he said.
But he is a long way from being “canceled,” securing a record $20-million deal to remain the face of Dior fragrance, according to Variety last week, and set to direct Al Pacino in a biopic of artist Amedeo Modigliani later this year.Although his new film is playing out of competition, the jury for the Palme d’Or was asked about Depp’s presence.
“Cannes seem proud of their history supporting rapists and abusers,” Barlow wrote on Instagram, with pictures of Depp alongside past Cannes regulars such as Harvey Weinstein, Roman Polanski and Gerard Depardieu—all of whom have faced sexual-assault allegations.
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