The ongoing trial involvingJohnny Deppand Amber Heard has many fans criticizing Disney and Warner Bros. for the roles Depp has lost in recent years. According to Depp, allegedly false allegations made by Heard had cost him his roles as Captain Jack Sparrow inPirates of the Caribbean 6and Gellert Grindelwald inFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Depp’s agent also testified that Depp would have been paid over $22 million forPirates 6beforethe sequel was droppedafter Heard wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post describing herself as a survivor of domestic abuse.
Audio recordings, witness testimony, and other evidence presented in the trial has seemingly gotten the majority of the public on Depp’s side. On social media, many Depp fans have been lambasting Disney and Warner Bros. for cutting ties with the actor over unproven allegations. At the same time, the hashtag #ThankYouDior has been consistently trending. That’s because, throughout it all, Dior has maintained its relationship with Depp which includes prominently featuring the actor in promotional materials for his own special fragrance, Sauvage.
“It’s sad when you have to start boycotting things you love because people wanna judge before they gets the facts. At least I can forever be grateful for Dior,” says one fan using the hashtag.
“I sent an email to Dior today to thank them for standing by Johnny Depp. I have always stood by him and boycott Harry Potter, DC, Warner Brothers & Disney,” another tweet reads.
“Went shopping today I saw this Johnny Depp isn’t cancelled #ThankYouDior for standing by him,” writes another fan, posting an image of a Dior display featuring Depp. “I hope he is having a good weekend this man is incredible and still standing strong with everything he has been through, still going through.”
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Dior Came Up During the Defamation Trial
Christi Dembrowski, Johnny Depp’s sister, testified in the early days of the trial. She claimed to have witnessed an incident involving Depp and Amber Heard, allegedly happening when Depp was first in talks with Dior about doing an ad campaign. Dembrowski alleges that Heard berated Depp, appearing to be “in disbelief and sort of disgusted” that the fragrance company wanted to work with the actor.
“Dior? Why would Dior want to do business with you? They’re about class and style, and you don’t have style,” Heard allegedly told Depp.
Dembrowski also noted, “She called him an old fat man… It was insulting. Taking away that one moment, that insult is there.”
What Depp will ultimately have to prove with this trial is that Heard sought to deliberately tarnish his career by allegedly making false allegations about him with her 2018 op-ed. It will be up to the jury to decide if that’s true at the end of the trial. Before then, Heard will be getting her own chance to testify where she’ll have the opportunity to give her side of the story. Meanwhile, Heard hasfired her PR teamto go with a new firm with the hopes of swaying some of the public back over to her side.
