Johnny Depp gained attention on TikTok in summer 2021 with a video of him loving a stuffed bear given by a fan. Pirates of the Caribbean actor wasn’t actually active on the social media platform. However, days after the defamation trial between him and ex-wife Amber Heard concluded, Depp joined TikTok, and it didn’t take long for him to collect a lot of followers. Depp finally shared another TikTok post to the account he started.
Johnny Depp’s first TikTok video was a mashup of footage from the trial days he put together to thank his fans for their support, and within 24 hours of that post, he hit 10 million followers. Depp shared this video to promote the album that he and guitarist Jeff Beck recorded. It was announced that the album would come out in July two days after the defamation trial ended, and those who’ve been looking forward to these tunes can listen to them now on streaming and digital. The CD is available for physical media fans. Check out the video.
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At the time of this writing, Johnny Depp’s second TikTok video has been viewed over 1 million times, and TikTok AccountThe account has 15.9 millions followers. It’ll be interesting to see how much that follower count grows over the weekend as more people see the new video. While Depp clearly isn’t among the people who regularly posts to TikTok, evidently he likes it enough to have posted twice on there. This could be a monthly thing.
After Johnny Depp shared his first TikTok video, Amber Heard publicly responded to the post through a spokesperson, saying that Depp’s message to “move forward”It was as “women’s rights are moving backward.”Heard claimed that comments from TikTok as well as other social media platforms had influenced the verdict at the defamation trials. Depp was awarded $10 million in compensatory and $5million in punitive damages. Heard was also awarded $2,000,000 in compensatory damages. Social media’s role in the Depp v. Heard will be explored in a documentary called Marriage on Trial: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard – Truth in the Age of Social Media that will be available on NBC News’ digital platforms.
Johnny Depp’s new TikTok video comes days after the actor resolved another one of his legal predicaments. Depp came to an agreement with City of Lies location manager Gregg “Rocky”Brooks sued Brooks after he allegedly assaulted Brooks during filming in 2017. The trial was only two weeks away, but both sides reached an agreement, although the terms weren’t made public. Depp was announced in June that he will be on tour in summer 2023 with Hollywood Vampires, his celebrity-rock group.
As far as Johnny Depp’s acting work goes, He flew to France to shoot at the end June La Favorite(Previously known as Jeanne du Barry(which will eventually be available on Netflix). CinemaBlend will continue passing along news on Depp’s professional and personal endeavors.