Johnny Depp responds to Cannes critics: ‘I don’t think about Hollywood’

In 2022 Johnny Depp and your ex-wife Amber Heard had the trial on the abuse allegations made against the actor. Since then, both have remained relatively aloof from the media. Until now. During the Cannes Film Festivalwhich started this Tuesday, 16, depp received negative comments for his participation – some reporting a “boycott” that the actor would have suffered in Hollywood.

Back on screen after three years with the film Jeanne DuBarry, in which he plays King Louis XV, depp participated in a press conference after the premiere of the film at the festival this Wednesday, the 17th. Variety about his forced departure from the film series Fantastic Beasts to the accusations, he replied: “Did I feel boycotted by Hollywood? You’d have to have no pulse to feel like, ‘No. None of this is happening. It’s a weird joke'”.

“When you are asked to resign from a film you are making because of something that is just a function of vowels and consonants floating in the air, yes, you feel boycotted”, he said, referring to the process by which he managed to prove your innocence.

The actor ended by saying that he currently no longer feels boycotted by Hollywood, as this is no longer his focus, and criticized: “It’s a strange and funny time when everyone would love to be able to be themselves, but they can’t. with the person in front of you. If you want to live that life, I wish you the best.”

The festival has also been criticized for “support predators”, due to the appearance of depp in the event with the hashtag #CannesYouNot on the social networks. The festival director, Thierry Fremauxdefended his decision regarding the participation of the star, saying “If Johnny Depp had been banned from acting in a movie, or the movie was banned, we would not be here talking about it”.