Johnny Depp might be among the many many well-known faces showing in Rihanna’s upcoming “Savage X Fenty Present Vol. 4,” HuffPost has confirmed.
The controversial “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor received’t simply be sporting a glance from the singer’s size- and gender-inclusive lingerie line, however would be the first male mannequin to have a featured “star” second within the model’s historical past, per Selection and TMZ, which was first to interrupt the information.
The most recent “Savage X Fenty” trend showcase, set for launch Wednesday on Amazon Prime, will function appearances from different stars comparable to Winston Duke, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Simu Liu, Taraji P. Henson, Irina Shayk, Marsai Martin, Cara Delevingne and Rihanna herself, alongside musical performances from Burna Boy and Anitta.
The occasion will mark the Depp’s first main public look since a Virginia jury earlier this yr awarded him $15 million in damages in his defamation trial in opposition to ex-wife Amber Heard, who has accused him of home violence and sexual assault. Jurors additionally awarded Heard, who nonetheless maintains that Depp abused her, $2 million in compensatory damages in a countersuit in opposition to the actor.
The case in opposition to Heard centered on a 2018 Washington Submit op-ed wherein she described herself as a survivor of home violence, a press release that Depp argued was defamatory to him.
Rihanna’s inclusion of Depp within the new particular ― her fourth trend expertise on Amazon Prime since 2019 ― has already proved to be a divisive alternative from the billionaire trend and wonder mogul.
On Twitter, one flabbergasted user wrote: “rihanna can’t be critical? with all these lovely and unproblematic males in hollywood, and johnny depp is the one which appeals to you probably the most?”
“Rihanna is … so bizarre for bringing Johnny Depp into her present. NO ONE was speaking about this man till the trial,” said another user, who questioned “the place is her head.”
Others defended the singer, with one writing that “she will have whoever she desires in her personal present.”
“Rihanna goes from feminist icon to trashed in lots of ‘feminists’ minds,” a Depp fan added. “Rihanna has my respect.”
“Savage X Fenty Present Vol. 4” is arriving months after Depp appeared nearly throughout MTV’s Video Music Awards in August, dressed because the ceremony’s mascot. The occasion was his first on-camera look for the reason that defamation trial got here to an in depth in June.
That stunt drew combined evaluations, significantly from Heard’s camp, with sister Whitney Heard slamming the community as “disgusting and clearly determined” on the time.
Johnny Depp has been inching towards a comeback after profitable a defamation go well with in opposition to Amber Heard earlier this yr. (Photograph: Noam Galai through Getty Pictures)
Depp, nonetheless, is seemingly extra employable than he’s been in years.
Along with re-upping a seven-figure, multiyear contract with trend firm Dior, he’s set to star as King Louis XV within the upcoming interval drama “Jeanne du Barry.” He’ll additionally make his return to the director’s chair with the biopic “Modigliani,” following Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani throughout a watershed second in his profession.
As for Rihanna, her new trend present arrives as she charts a return to music, together with her first single in over six years dropping final month. The ballad “Raise Me Up” is featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally.”
Her comeback will seemingly attain a crescendo with a long-rumored new album and a headlining efficiency on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present set for February.
This text initially appeared on HuffPost and has been up to date.
