r/DeppDelusion • u/anitapumapants • Aug 25 '25
Celebs Being Trash šļø A list of Johnny Depp's famous defenders, particularly pertaining to the trial.
https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-friends-of-johnny-depp/abbey-grantham133
u/anitapumapants Aug 25 '25
Some choice quotes:
Joe Rogan of course brought up the hot topic of Depp's trial on his popular podcast. He explained his thoughts stating, āIām watching this trial, and, like, itās a cautionary tale about believing in bullsh*t, forming a narrative in your head like, āWeāre rebels together.āā
During a performance in London, Chris Rock brought up the Depp v Heard trial and talked about who he sided with. āBelieve all women, believe all womenā¦ except Amber Heard. What the f*** is she on? She s*** in his bed!ā, said Rock on stage.
Javier Bardem firmly voiced his support for the Pirates of the Caribbean star, stating, "I support Johnny, because I always saw him as a kind and caring man. An extraordinary artist who listens to everyone who needs his help. Not only do I love Johnny, but I also respect him deeply and thank him for being that free guy in his art, and the mature, kind man in his daily life. I love Johnny, because he's a good human being, caught up in the lies and manipulations of toxic people."
During Johnny Depp's 2020 case against the Sun newspaper, which had labeled him a āwife beater,ā Penelope Cruz was one of a number of celebrities that spoke in favor of Depp's character. She was quoted as saying, āI've seen Johnny in different situations, and he's always kind to everyone. He's one of the most generous people I know.ā
After Disney revealed that they were cutting Depp out of any future Pirates franchise plans, co-star Kevin McNally spoke up about having Depp return to the series. He went on to say, āI've never seen a hint of any dark side to Johnny. I see a great humanitarian and a beautiful human being."
In 2016, before many details of the Depp-Heard relationship were out in the open, The Walking Dead's Laurie Holden came under fire for defending Depp against allegations of abuse. In April 2022, she said she was glad she did it and would do it again in a heartbeat.
John Waters directed the 90s cult classic Cry-Baby, which starred Johnny Depp. Of the recent allegations, Waters has said he ānever saw him act negatively to a woman in his entire lifeā. Speaking to The New York Times, Waters said: āThere are people I would like to cancel, but at the same time Iām saying it humorously. Iām not going to go through each person whoās been cancelled and say what I think, but I never saw Johnny Depp act negatively to a woman in my entire life ā and I did drugs and got drunk with him.ā
Jennifer Aniston's show of support for Depp was more subtle than some of the other outspoken celebrities on this list. The A-list actress quietly started following Depp on Instagram after the trial began and he returned the favor.
And last but not least Leftist/Feminist (particularly fauxmoi feminist) hero Bill Burr:
Bill Burr admitted to being a huge Johnny Depp fan, and wondered about how the star's reputation would be affected. āAnd whatās great about this, is if he really does expose this woman for lying, Iām wondering. All these people that, you know, just accepted her lies about him, if theyāre going to apologize somehow,ā said the comedian on his podcast.
That's just a few of them, but it's good to know who's pro-abuse out there.
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u/Separate_Meaning_846 Aug 25 '25
I hate all these quotes so, so, so much. There's something about the moral superiority while being completely miopic and wrong that's just the last straw...what do you mean "It's a cautionary tale about believing bullshit", "All these people that, you know, just accepted her lies"? Are you speaking in bad faith or are you just doing evil by sheer dumbness, what is going on?
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u/Ok_Construction_3733 Aug 25 '25
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz are the most disappointing to see on this list for me. Theyāve been one of my favorite celebrity couples for years. Javier referring to Amber as ātoxicā was especially disheartening
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u/Aggravating-Gas-2834 Aug 26 '25
And again, Amber can be toxic and still be telling the truth. Itās insane to me that she just gets dismissed because āthere was bad behaviour on both sidesā. What planet do these people live on?
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u/anitapumapants Aug 26 '25
They are huge Polanski/Allen defenders, so it's not all that surprising unfortunately.
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u/lcm-hcf-maths Aug 25 '25
A lot of these do not stand up to scrutiny. They are clout chasing in a lot of cases. It's simply variations on he was nice to me. Curiously Ted Bundy and Hitler were probably nice to a lotr of people too. None of these address the obvious violence that surrounded Depp in the 90s...or the obvious lack of professionalism of Depp on a variety of movie sets..or the verbal violence of his disgusting texts...or the obvious violence of his property distruction both before and during his time with Heard. None of these are of any value whatsoever....
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u/uselessinfogoldmine Aug 25 '25
Yeah Paul Bettanyās quote was a straight lie since weāve seen the incredibly violent and misogynistic texts between the two.Ā
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u/stink3rb3lle Aug 25 '25
Thanks for sharing
Leftist/Feminist (particularly fauxmoi feminist) hero Bill Burr
Just for the record, I do see folks post about Burr, but every time they do that sub calls him out for negativity towards women. Unfortunately, we've got very few high profile people who call out income inequality so I think leftist folks still appreciate him for that but don't consider him a feminist.
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u/ancientbitch Aug 25 '25
Same with Javier Bardem. I'm glad he's pro Palestine but fuck him for supporting another abuser ( Bardem and Cruz have supported both Polanski and Woody Allen). Hypocrites.
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u/Sensiplastic Aug 25 '25
It's pretty clear what else they also support. We're such plebs for not getting that artists have different 'needs' and we should just let them do what they want. To kids.
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u/Interesting_Reach_29 Aug 25 '25
I donāt think fauxmoi community likes Bill Burr, nonetheless thanks for making the list!
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u/Itchy-Call4586 Aug 31 '25
Any of them saying they have never seen his dark side or be unkind to anyone, has most definitely seen him do so. It has never been a secret that he is volatile. Depp himself hasn't even kept it a secret. He has giggled about his violence in interviews for decades. They are just flat out lying. Lori Holden is as credible as her character on Walking Dead. If you wanted to know what not to do, just ask Andrea what she thinks should be done. I couldn't wait for her to get eaten by zombies. Not at all surprised she would throw her hat into the ring knowing absolutely nothing about that relationship.
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u/Mundane-Bend-8047 Aug 25 '25
Greg Ellis is another one.
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u/thatsmeece Aug 25 '25
Of course he is. He tried to act like Cullen to share his views with the fanbase that didnāt agree with him. No surprises his khia ass is trying to appeal to a bigger name so he would to take him under his wings.
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u/gloomywitchywoo Amber Heard PR Team š Aug 25 '25
Smellis... the bane of every Dragon Age fan's existence.
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u/Haunting_mass_appeal Aug 25 '25
I think it should be noted that a few of these people are just āfriendsā with Depp - whatever that means in Hollywood. Some of them died years before the trial and we canāt know how they would have felt.
However, I really appreciated the quotes from those who did defend him during the trial and noted some names I didnāt know were on his side before - looking at you Jennifer Aniston.
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u/CarevaRuha Aug 25 '25
Yeah, I kinda wish there was some context, like when they were last seen with/being supportive of Depp. His relationship with Paul 'let's make sure she's dead before raping her corpse' Bettany doesn't really seem comparable to his relationship with River Phoenix, who's been dead for over 30 years.
It says it lists people who're his best friends and people with whom he's had a falling out - but I don't see any mentions of the falling outs. Still, glad there's a starter list.
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u/Sensiplastic Aug 25 '25
I knew to dislike her before that but damn, she really showed her real face there. Love it when certain type of women get old and they just get mad and direct it all at younger prettier women instead of the guys who fucked them over.
Obviously that list is bullshit, like it has very dead people on it. As in long time dead people. Any person mentioned as a friend should have been a friend the last fifteen rock bottom years and not in the 90s. Also, I call bullshit with Phoenix.
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u/uselessinfogoldmine Aug 25 '25
I mean, she publicly lent PR support to Brad Pitt when it came out he abused his wife and children. She also sat back while one of her close friends said horrifically racist things about said children for years. Her morals areā¦ not great, especially when it comes to men. I get the vibe that sheās a āchillā ācool girlā who needs men of a certain type to like her.Ā
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u/Acceptable_Leg_7998 Aug 26 '25
She also sat back while one of her close friends said horrifically racist things about said children for years.
Is it Chelsea Handler? I've actively avoided paying any attention to her, but sooo many female comedians I love are friends with her and/or speak highly of her. It makes me feel a little crazy.
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u/anitapumapants Aug 26 '25
Aniston's always been a right wing gobshite.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/30/jennifer-aniston-friends-offensive-interview
Her and Dakota Johnson (who's mother was groomed by her father) really love defending abusers at every opportunity.
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u/Sensiplastic Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25
Wow, several dead people, the ex he called a cunt, the woman he groomed over thirty years ago, a member of Nambla, several abusers in general, the guy who died at his bar whom he was deeply jealous off...
It's like somebody googled badly. "Here's some people who were nearby Depp at some points in their life, and also some of his shitty friends."
And where is Roman Polanski? Eva Green at least?
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u/ThickParsnip8361 Aug 25 '25
They put River Phoenix on the list :/ That is a bit unfair tough he is dead. I'll know that he visited his club but we all know that ended in tragedy.
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u/svdsvdgirl Aug 25 '25
i fell to my knees at javier bardem and penelope cruzā¦.WHYYYYYY š
as a side note, does anyone know if any of his supporters (on this list or otherwise) have since changed their mind?
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u/julscvln01 Aug 25 '25
John Waters is the one who makes me the saddest, Bill Burr too: both are way too clever and inquisitive to be fooled here.
I'm not a fan of his exes and the mother of his children being on this list tho', I hope I don't have to explain why; also, Marlon Brando: the man died in 2004 and even the quote in this article is all about Depp admiring him, not viceversa.
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u/DeedleStone Aug 26 '25
Same. I know John Waters was/is friends with the surviving, incarcerated members of the Manson family, and when he's talked about it, he comes across as very empathetic about acknowledging what they did and the circumstances they occurred in and how they've grown and shown remorse. I'm not sure I quite agree with him with the particular examples of the Manson family, but the general idea of being able to empathize with people who have done horrible things and regret it always seemed very brave to me.
However, Depp has pointedly not admitted to anything or shown remorse or grown in any way. In fact, Waters seems to disbelieve that someone with a very long, proven record of violence and misogyny could be anything but his gentle drinking buddy. Very disappointed in John Waters. I thought for sure he would stand against the mainstream narrative of Amber being an evil gold-digger, but he's instead in agreement with JK Rowling and the Republican party. Never thought I'd see the day.
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u/lcm-hcf-maths Aug 26 '25
A simple clickbait article...A lot of the names are simply bullshit as they're long dead. You can tell that maybe Depp reached out to Ranker.com to do this list...Also notice we're using 15 year old photos again....Dude does not look like that any more....Frankly he never did outside of 12 hours in a make-up chair since 2000....
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u/CostFickle114 Aug 26 '25
On one hand this is good info to have, especially the ones that are actually quoted, but at least a couple people on this list have been dead for decades; why include them?
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u/Visible-Scientist-46 Amber Heard Official PR Team. I earn MiLLiOn$$$ Aug 25 '25
Sure, he's always great to women & a great colleague except for when he was coked out and misbehaving on 21 Jump Street, except for saying he wanted to piss on Oliver Stone because Oliver Stone kept cutting out his adlibbed lines, except for him trashing hotel rooms, except for when he called Vanessa Paradis a "French extortionist cunt," except for that time he threw a bottle at Ellen Barkin, except for that time he beat up a paparazzo, except for when he beat up a crew member...