Johnny Depp Recites Poetry In First Dior Sauvage Commercial Since Amber Heard Tr
Johnny Depp Recites Poetry In First Dior Sauvage Commercial Since Amber Heard Tr
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00:00 Johnny Depp is back as the face of Dior Sauvage Elixir fragrance.
00:09 The Pirates of the Caribbean star returned for his first commercial campaign for the
00:12 cologne since his trial against ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up in 2022.
00:18 In the sultry 30-second clip, the 60-year-old actor recites poetry while donning black clothing
00:24 and silver jewelry while he plays a guitar.
00:37 The Edward Scissorhands star has been the face of the fragrance since 2015, but there
00:42 were questions surrounding his future with the company in the midst of his highly publicized
00:47 affirmation case against Amber Heard.
00:50 After Johnny won the trial last summer, he reportedly made $20 million to re-up his company
00:55 with Dior earlier this year, making it the biggest men's fragrance deal ever, according
01:01 to Variety.
01:03 Since the trial wrapped up more than a year ago, Netflix has made a documentary about
01:06 the case titled Depp v. Heard.
01:09 Johnny's lawyer in the trial, Camille Vasquez, exclusively gave Access Hollywood her take
01:14 on the docuseries and the social media impact of last year's high-profile trial.
01:20 We had no idea that there was this media social storm brewing outside.
01:25 Can you please tell the jury why you're here today?
01:29 Ms. Heard accused me of abuse.
01:31 My ex-husband is suing me.
01:34 Brutal, cruel.
01:36 This is humiliating for any human being to go through.
01:39 And all false.
01:41 Camille, Depp v. Heard, what was it like for you to go back and relive that trial via the
01:46 docuseries?
01:47 It was fascinating.
01:48 I mean, just to see the way that Emma put together that docuseries, I found it really
01:54 interesting.
01:55 She utilized the court testimony in a way that told a really compelling, truthful account
02:02 of what took place inside those four walls in Virginia.
02:06 And you know, there was what was taking place within those four walls, and then there was
02:10 the world outside.
02:11 There was the social media firestorm.
02:13 What was it like for you really being at the center of that?
02:17 You know, it's interesting, and that's a great question, because while we were there inside
02:22 doing our jobs, we didn't really understand the impact this case was having on social
02:27 media all over the world.
02:30 You know, towards the end, we started getting messages or people sending us things, but
02:35 really for the most part, we had no idea that there was this media social storm brewing
02:41 outside.
02:42 I don't think I've seen anybody do a better job.
02:45 So go Camille Vasquez.
02:48 So you were unaware that there were essentially millions of people talking about you every
02:51 day online.
02:53 We really were unaware, and I'm grateful that we weren't aware at the time, because we did
02:59 have a job to do, and we were so incredibly busy during that time that we didn't have
03:04 the time to focus on what was happening outside of our war rooms and that courtroom.
03:10 It was an act of profound cruelty, not just to Mr. Depp, but to true survivors of domestic
03:16 abuse.
03:18 For Ms. Hurd to hold herself out as a public figure representing domestic abuse, it was
03:24 false, it was defamatory, and it caused irreparable harm.
03:29 What was it like for you watching yourself in court?
03:33 What I see is actually somebody that has always believed in her client and a true advocate.
03:41 I see my expressions to the evidence as it's coming forward, and I very much knew the case
03:48 very, very well.
03:49 I knew the evidence, and I was advocating at all times for my client.
03:55 Was there one key moment when you knew that you'd won the jury over?
04:00 I don't think that we could ever be 100% sure, but there were some key moments during the
04:05 trial.
04:06 Johnny Depp's testimony, I think, was a key moment when he was finally, after six years,
04:10 able to tell his side of the story.
04:13 I felt the responsibility of clearing the record as the only way that I could get to
04:25 the point where I could speak has really taken this full six years, and it's been six years
04:35 of trying times.
04:39 For six years, what we had were, what we say, unfounded allegations made by his ex-wife,
04:46 Amber Hurd, against him, and no response, public or otherwise, from Johnny Depp until
04:51 he filed this lawsuit.
04:53 And he was able to testify there six years later.
04:57 I also think that her cross-examination, which I had the honor of doing on behalf of Mr.
05:02 Depp, was a pivotal moment.
05:06 Being able to confront her with her own words was so important to Mr. Depp and to our overall
05:12 strategy.
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