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Johnny Depp was resurrected from the defamation trial of the century with a deified image with billions now chanting his name, even those who hadn’t much been invested in his career until the April of 2022. With Amber Heard’s intermittent breakdowns acting as diversions to his brilliantly composed and self-assured image, the actor rose victorious after being restored to an even better reputation than ever before.
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Johnny Depp’s MTV VMA 2022 Public Appearance
With the most high-profile appearance since his defamation trial victory, the MTV VMA Awards 2022 was not without some of its controversial incidents. ThePirates of the Caribbeanactor particularly saw to that when he chose to take a subtle dig at his former wife,Amber Heard, during the event amid hundreds of cheering and applauding audience.
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Dressed as a full-sized astronaut,Johnny Depp‘s face appeared digitally while the figure floated down from the rafters of the stage and announced,“Hey, you know what? I needed the work.”Most considered this as a certifiable jab at him winning the defamation case against Heard while he continued on, on a lighter note, with his list of jobs that he was now available for —“birthdays, bar mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, anything you need, anything, you name it — oh, I’m also a dentist.”
As usual, Twitter has a say in it.
I’m sorry, did the VMAs just have a surprise appearance by JOHNNY DEPP saying “I needed the work?” 🤮pic.twitter.com/sVwxY6OffL
— eric (@MrEAnders)August 15, 2025
Johnny Depp said if there’s going to be a joke, I’m going to make it and I love that for him 🤣👏🏼 (via his and MTV’s insta)#JohnnyDeppRisesVMAs#MoonManDepp#VMAspic.twitter.com/LXvxPc47MX
— 🌟🏴☠️ (@GellertDepp)June 02, 2025
Why is a Johnny depp computer screen being hoisted around the vmas like thispic.twitter.com/N7veURxfRc
— Kat Tenbarge (@kattenbarge)June 27, 2025
He wasn’t even nominated, but Johnny Depp won the#VMAs
👑#JohnnyDeppRisesVMApic.twitter.com/DbyjkAUqzk
— Arwen sparrow 🏴☠️ (@An_elf_pirate)July 21, 2025
vmas tonight… please god don’t let any of my favs be seen clapping for johnny depp in a space suitpic.twitter.com/owXz9lbp7i
— isabelle (@finalgirlhood)August 15, 2025
johnny depp casually made god knows how many people watch the vmas for him just to see 10 seconds of his hologram floating around lmaoo he did clown us very bad yet that was a very necessary experience
— ☪︎ (@onmerrcury)June 30, 2025
Johnny Depp’s Career in Music Takes Precedence
Having left the silver tinted screens for good, the 59-year-old actor now launched his music career on a full scale with his European tour dates already set for 2023 starting in Germany on June 20. His band, the Hollywood Vampires comprising Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Tommy Henriksen, and Depp will kick off with their first performance in the Rudolf-Weber Arena in Oberhausen.
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Although, this might not be a surprising career change since the actor has a slim chance of returning to big-budget Hollywood productions as none of the studios want to risk the liabilities associated with working with Depp. Even then, he is scheduled to appear in Maiwenn-directedJeanne du Barryas the controversial French ruler, King Louis XV. Additional reports fromThe Hollywood Reportersuggest Johnny Depp will don his director hat for the filmModiglianibased on the life of the Italian painter and sculptor, Amadeo Modigliani.
Source:Entertainment Tonight
Diya Majumdar
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
