Johnny Depp addresses backlash at Cannes Film Festival
nme.comJohnny Depp has responded to suggestions that he was “boycotted” by Hollywood following abuse allegations from his ex-wife Amber Heard.The actor, who makes his feature film return in Jeanne du Barry, answered questions during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 17) after the film premiered at the festival the day prior.During the conference, Depp addressed his forced exit from the Fantastic Beasts franchise in 2020 after the abuse allegations came to light.“Did I feel boycotted by Hollywood?
You’d have to not have a pulse to feel like, ‘No. None of this is happening. It’s a weird joke,’” Depp said (via Variety). “When you’re asked to resign from a film you’re doing because of something that is merely a function of vowels and consonants floating in the air, yes, you feel boycotted.”Johnny Depp: “Did I feel boycotted by Hollywood?…When you’re asked to resign from a film you’re doing because of something that is merely a function of vowels and consonants floating in the air, yes you feel boycotted." https://t.co/VIiTdGy6dP #Cannes pic.twitter.com/Xjz2IfinDu— Variety (@Variety) May 17, 2023He added: “I don’t feel boycotted by Hollywood, because I don’t think about Hollywood.
It’s a strange, funny time where everybody would love to be able to be themselves, but they can’t. They must fall in line with the person in front of them.
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