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At Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp says BԪַI have no further need for HollywoodBԪַ

Emerging from Amber Heard trial, Depp says heBԪַs not interested in returning to studio projects

Appearing at the the day after premiering his first film in three years, Johnny Depp said Wednesday that he has BԪַno further needBԪַ for Hollywood.

Depp made a rare public appearance to face questions from the press following in which Depp plays King Louis XV. The French film, directed by and starring Maïwenn and featuring a French-speaking Depp, is the actorBԪַs first film since

Part of DeppBԪַs argument in that 2022 defamation trial was that he had lost work due to HeardBԪַs allegations. Heard was ordered to pay Depp $10 million in damages, vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her before and during their brief marriage. Heard was also awarded $2 million.

BԪַDid I feel boycotted by Hollywood? YouBԪַd have to not have a pulse to feel like, BԪַNo. None of this is happening. ItBԪַs a weird joke,BԪַBԪַ Depp told reporters. BԪַWhen youBԪַre asked to resign from a film youBԪַre doing because of something that is merely a function of vowels and consonants floating in the air, yes, you feel boycotted.BԪַ

Depp was most notably Now, though, he says heBԪַs not interested in returning to studio projects.

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BԪַJeanne du BarryBԪַ opened Tuesday in French cinemas. It doesnBԪַt have U.S. distribution as of yet.

The BԪַJeanne du BarryBԪַ press conference was among the most circus-like in recent years at Cannes. The press conference began unusually late and started with Maïwenn and other cast members there, but no Depp. He arrived about 20 minutes in, and quickly took the spotlight.

Depp called the majority of whatBԪַs been written about him in recent years BԪַfantastically, horrifically written fiction.BԪַ

BԪַItBԪַs like asking the question: BԪַHow are you doing?BԪַ But the subtext is, BԪַGod, I hate you,BԪַBԪַ said Depp.

Some have debated whether Cannes ought to have given Depp such a prominent platform. Asked how he would respond to such critics, Depp made a comparison that suggested few people feel that way.

BԪַWhat if one day, they did not allow me to go to McDonaldBԪַs for life because somewhere thereBԪַd be 39 angry people watching me eat a Big Mac on a loop?BԪַ pondered Depp. BԪַWho are they? What do they care?BԪַ

BԪַIBԪַve had my 17th comeback, apparently,BԪַ said Depp. BԪַI keep wondering about the word BԪַcomeback.BԪַ I didnBԪַt go anywhere. As a matter of fact, I live about 45 minutes away. Maybe people stopped calling out of whatever their fear was at the time. But I didnBԪַt go nowhere.BԪַ

BԪַJake Coyle, The Associated Press

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