Johnny Depp Seems as Moonperson at 2022 VMAs

August 29, 2022

Johnny Depp made a shock look on the 2022 MTV VMAs Sunday night time, almost three months after the decision in his defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.


The actor, 59, appeared in a quick cameo towards the start of the present, together with his face digitally superimposed into the helmet of a floating moonperson.


“And you realize what? I wanted the work,” Depp informed the gang on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. He appeared once more because the present got here again from industrial, quipping, “Hey VMAs, let’s get again to the f—ing music, we could?”


Johnny Depp.
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The looks comes months after a seven-person jury sided largely with the actor, discovering that Heard defamed Depp in her 2018 Washington Publish op-ed about home violence, although she did not point out him by identify. He was awarded greater than $10 million in damages. Heard, in the meantime, gained one among her three defamation countersuit claims and was awarded $2 million.



Decide Penney Azcarate denied Heard’s request for a mistrial, and after Heard formally appealed the decision, Depp’s authorized workforce introduced that they’d even be interesting her countersuit verdict.


Earlier in August, Depp’s upcoming return to appearing was revealed when WhyNotProductions and France Télévisions shared the primary take a look at his character King Louis XV within the interval drama Jeanne du Barry. The movie is directed by French director Maïwenn, who may even star. Filming for the manufacturing started final month in a number of areas in France, together with Versailles and Paris.





The movie follows the story of the King of France’s final royal mistress Jeanne du Barry, who was born into poverty however managed to climb the social ladder utilizing her intelligence to turn into Louis XV’s favourite companion, per Deadline.


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Depp can be stepping behind the digicam for the primary time in over 20 years as director of the upcoming movie Modigliani.








In response to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will direct a movie about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, co-produced by Al Pacino and Barry Navidi. That is the second time Depp has been within the function of director for a function movie: He made his directorial debut with 1997’s The Courageous, which he additionally starred in alongside Marlon Brando.


Following the June 1 consequence of the defamation trial, Depp stated in a press release that the jury “gave me my life again” and the “finest is but to return” for him. Heard, in the meantime, known as it a “setback” for ladies who converse out.


The 2022 VMAs are airing reside Sunday night time from the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey.

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