The actor, recently divorced from Amber Heard, has become the first male character to walk the runway for the brand. An appearance that caused anger and misunderstanding.
He found himself leaning against a tree, in the middle of a fake forest. Johnny Depp thus became the first person to wear clothes from the Savage x Fenty men’s collection as part of the fourth edition of Rihanna’s signature show, which aired on Tuesday, November 8, on Amazon Prime. We see the actor walking towards the camera in a ponytail to the songs So fresh, so clean, from Outkast. He wears a Savage tank top along with a khaki jacket and pants. At the end of the sequence, the actor leans against a tree before the scene cuts to illustration. Attendance that would have been pre-registered, according to TMZ: And this, to the joy of Rihanna.
Fierce legal battle
Some netizens, however, are far from sharing this happiness. In March 2021, Johnny Depp, who was accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife Amber Heard (from 2015 to 2016), did lose his defamation lawsuit. Sun, who called him “rapist husband”. He was also ordered to pay $2 million (€2 million) to the actress, who was also accused of domestic violence, in a second trial, a decision she has since appealed on Wednesday, November 2.
In turn, the heroineAquaman (2018), who lost a legal battle against Johnny Depp in early June, was found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay him $10 million (€10.2 million), and also filed a call request. Rihanna, in turn, accused her former companion, Chris Brown, of assaulting her in 2009. The latter was then sentenced to 5 years in prison, conditionally. Because of this, some of the singer’s 107 million Twitter followers didn’t take too kindly to her collaboration with Johnny Depp.
“Isn’t Rihanna serious?”
“Can’t Rihanna be serious?” tweeted @feneptune_. Of all the handsome, flawless men in Hollywood, Johnny Depp is the first choice. @MediumSizeMeech also expressed disbelief. “It seems crazy to me (…), he wrote. Where is his team? His agent. His brain? A review shared by @floridasyayo. “It’s disgusting to give an attacker visibility“, he added. However, some of Rihanna’s followers came to the star’s defense. “Why do you have a problem with a victim helping another victim?complained @Lumpy84OH. Rihanna and Johnny Depp have not yet responded to the dispute.
In the video: Amber Heard and Johnny Depp
Source: Le Figaro
