Rihanna’s star-studded lineup for her Savage x Fenty Vol 4 includes one surprising face.
Johnny Depp is among the celebrity guests featured at the event, a source tells E! News. The actor is expected to have a stand-out moment during the runway presentation, which has previously featured celebrity cameos from Gigi Hadid, Cindy Crawford, Irina Shayk and more.
The “Lift Me Up” singer has also teased the return of some stars—such as Bella Poarch and Joan Smalls—who’ll once again walk the runway in Savage X Fenty Vol. 4, which will release on Prime Video on Nov. 9.
Depp’s inclusion marks one of his first public appearances since his defamation trial against ex Amber Heard concluded in June.
After a trial that lasted more than six weeks, on June 1, a jury found Heard liable of defaming Depp after she had written a 2018 essay in the Washington Post describing herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse,” without publicly naming Depp. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor was awarded $10.4 million in damages, though the jury also found him liable of defaming Heard in her countersuit, from which she was granted $2 million in compensatory damages.
Heard appealed the verdict on July 21, with the actor filing a notice of appeal the following day.
Two months after the trial ended, Depp returned to the public spotlight with a virtual cameo at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. His face appeared as a floating moon man during the show’s opening, and telling the audience at one point, “And you know what? I needed the work.”
Following the award show, Heard’s sister, Whitney Henriquez, criticized MTV for including Depp.
“@MTV you’re disgusting and clearly desperate!” she wrote on her Instagram Stories on Aug. 29. “I really hope that none of the people that made this call have daughters…”
Source: Eonline.com