Johnny Depp has shared his first TikTok after becoming a member of the social media platform, thanking his ‘most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters’ as he shared a montage of clips from his life over the previous few weeks.
The star, whose follower rely has now leapt to 4 million in a matter of hours, wrote alongside the add: ‘To all of my most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters. We’ve been in every single place collectively, we have now seen all the pieces collectively. We've walked the identical street collectively.
‘We did the appropriate factor collectively, all since you cared. And now, we are going to all transfer ahead collectively.
‘You're, as at all times, my employers and as soon as once more I'm whittled right down to no solution to say thanks, different than simply by saying thanks. So, thanks.’
He signed off: ‘My love & respect, JD.’
The video, set to the Love Joys’ observe Stranger, begins with footage of followers waving and holding banners exterior the courtroom in Virginia, the place he gained his defamation case in opposition to ex-wife Amber Heard.
He additionally shared clips of himself rocking onstage with musician pal Jeff Beck throughout his UK tour, in addition to practising backstage as they fine-tuned the set checklist.
In lower than an hour of his posting the TikTok, Depp had amassed a million views of his clip and greater than 420,000 likes.
The Incredible Beasts and The place to Discover Them actor quietly joined the booming social media web site in current days and is verified, however took a pause earlier than posting for the primary time.
His bio reads ‘occasional thespian’, maybe a nod to his halted performing profession, and, as per E!, he had 800,000 followers on Monday – a quantity which has greater than quadrupled in 24 hours.
Following the explosive six-week trial that unfolded between him and Heard, it seems the Pirates of the Caribbean star appears eager to rejuvenate his profession and stay within the highlight.
Depp sued Aquaman star Heard for $50million (£39.8m) over a 2018 op-ed she wrote within the Washington Put up, which didn't point out him by title, titled: ‘I spoke up in opposition to sexual violence — and confronted our tradition’s wrath. That has to vary.’
Final week, the jury confirmed that they'd unanimously reached a verdict, awarding Depp $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages, and an additional $5m (£4m) in punitive damages.
Heard gained certainly one of her three defamation countersuit claims in opposition to Depp, and was awarded $2m (£1.6m).
Decide Penney Azcarate decreased the actor’s $5m punitive damages to as a substitute award $350,000 (£278K), the utmost in Virginia, whereas Depp additionally has to pay Heard the $2m (£1.5m) in compensatory damages she was awarded, so he, due to this fact, walks away with $8.35m (£6.6m) in total damages.
Her lawyer has since revealed that she is the $8m in damages to her ex-husband, as a result of her profession additionally being halted, whereas her sister Whitney spoke about standing by Heard after the defamation trial consequence, including that she’d testify ‘1,000,000 instances over’.
In the meantime Depp has flown to the UK to help musician Jeff Beck on his UK tour, because the pair revealed plans to launch an album collectively in July.
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