Johnny Depp’s VMAs cameo is the last stop on his payback tour

“Hey, you know what?” he said on one of the few appearances during the show.

The strange moment – perhaps on the brand of This is the award ceremony It was Depp’s first major public appearance since then Winning the defamation trial Against ex-wife Amber Heard in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed describing herself as an actor of domestic violence. After the June ruling largely in favor of Depp, awarding him $15 million in damages and $2 million for a counterclaim, the 59-year-old actor said, “The jury got my life back.”

Depp charted reviving his career in fields outside of MTV as well. Less than a week after the ruling – while creating an account on TikTok, which has 16.5 million followers as of Monday – Depp sided with British guitarist Jeff Beck as Beck. Advertise at a concert They are going to release an album together. And even though he joked about his need to work, Depp has booked a few times already movie gigsIncluding a biography of the artist Modigliani he He will direct and participate in the production With Al Pacino.

Dior, who has hired Depp as the celebrity face of his Sauvage cologne since 2015, stood by him throughout the high-profile trial and He reportedly re-uploaded his contract earlier this month with a seven-figure multi-year deal. The fashion house did not respond to The Washington Post’s request for confirmation, but its Instagram account hinted at a continuation of the partnership the day before reports of the deal broke when Shared photos of Deb Behind the scenes at a music show.

“Bold yet human, just like Sauvage,” the caption read.

Heard, 36, confirmed that she did not intend for Depp to lose her job as a result of publishing the op-ed, she said “Today” host Savannah Guthrie told In an interview with Glos after the sentencing: “I have absolutely no ill feelings or ill will toward him,” Heard said. “I know it can be hard to understand, or it can be really easy to understand if you’ve ever loved anyone.”

Lawyers representing Heard in July filed a notice to appeal the ruling, which was filed by attorney Eileen Breedhoft. He said in a separate “Today” appearance. She sent a “horrific message” to women who have survived domestic violence. Deep team Affiliate suitsubmit their own notice of appeal the next day.