Johnny Depp will seem in Rihanna’s “Savage X Fenty Vol. 4″ televised style present, the Los Angeles Instances has confirmed.
A Thursday report from TMZ corroborated by The Instances describes the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor’s position in this system as a “featured shock visitor.” In accordance with TMZ, Depp isn’t slated to stroll the runway however shall be carrying designs from Savage X Fenty’s menswear assortment and would be the first man spotlighted for a “star” second in the course of the present.
The most recent “Savage X Fenty” casting information comes months after Depp gained greater than $10 million in his Virginia defamation trial in opposition to ex-wife and fellow actor Amber Heard, who has accused him of home violence and sexual assault. Depp denied Heard’s claims and argued in the course of the trial that she was the abusive one of their relationship. The jury awarded Heard $2 million.
Rihanna’s fourth “Savage X Fenty” present, which premieres Nov. 9 on Amazon Prime Video, will mark Depp’s second post-trial TV look. He beforehand made an surprising cameo on the 2022 Video Music Awards, which projected his face onto a moon-person floating above the stage — a stunt Heard’s sister called “disgusting and clearly determined” on MTV’s half.
Per TMZ, Depp has already filmed his “Savage X Fenty” spot after Rihanna and her crew invited him to hitch the TV special’s star-studded lineup, which additionally consists of “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Empire” alum Taraji P. Henson, “Shang-Chi” breakout Simu Liu and different celebrities.
Whereas some praised Rihanna for placing Depp within the present within the wake of his divisive defamation trial, others sharply criticized her and the Oscar nominee.
“rihanna going out of her strategy to, like, rehabilitate the picture of a home abuser and rapist is f— loopy trigger the hell is johnny depp, a quickly decaying corpse, going to do at a LINGERIE SHOW?” tweeted @kirkxxs. “however even previous all that does she even know her viewers?”
“rihanna can’t be severe?” tweeted @feneptune_. “with all these lovely and unproblematic males in hollywood, and johnny depp is the one which appeals to you probably the most?”
“Rihanna is fr so bizarre for bringing Johnny Depp into her present,” wrote another Twitter user. “NO ONE was speaking about this man till the trial. the ONLY purpose he’s related is for beating girls. like the place is her head.”
Representatives for Rihanna and Depp didn’t instantly reply Thursday to The Instances’ requests for remark. In the meantime, Depp’s supporters launched into full celebration mode.
“I’m feeling so keen about Johnny Depp and his rise from the ashes at the moment,” tweeted @JDisALegend2022. “I’m simply so happy with him. … a bunch of different successes, and at the moment this new factor with Rihanna.”
“Love Rihanna!” tweeted @Abba_Annabelle. “Thanks Fenty for supporting Johnny Depp. Now I’ll sit again and watch all of the QTs from the ‘kids’ crying over their ‘mom’ and screeching ‘soar scare’.”
“Oh that is good, on so many ranges,” tweeted @GellertDepp.
Depp discourse apart, Rihanna has been making loads of headlines not too long ago whereas plotting her long-awaited return to music. Final week, she released “Lift Me Up” from the “Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly” soundtrack — her first new tune in six years. And in February, the “Anti” artist will headline the Super Bowl LVII halftime show at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
