Johnny Depp: "No one is safe" from "Cancel Culture"

Johnny Depp "No one is safe" ahead of "Cancel Culture"

The San Sebastián Film Festival honored Johnny Depp. The Hollywood star also spoke about the "Cancel Culture".

Hollywood star Johnny Depp (58) received a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. During his appearance in Spain, the actor also spoke about the so-called "cancel culture", which he called "a very complex situation".

In 2020, Depp lost a defamation lawsuit against a British newspaper that had called him a "woman-beater". Nobody is safe from the "immediate rush for judgments," said the 58-year-old, according to "Variety" during a press conference.

"No one is safe"

Depp said, among other things: "The various movements that came out of it - certainly with the best of intentions - but it has now gotten so far out of hand that I can tell you can promise that no one is safe. Not any of you." Only one sentence is needed to pull the rug out from under someone's feet, says Depp.

It didn't just happen to him, he is said to have explained further, apparently without going into detail about what he meant. "It has happened to many. This type of thing has happened to women, men and children who have suffered from various types of inconveniences, and unfortunately at a certain point they start to think that this is normal."

Criticism of the award ceremony

Last year, Johnny Depp sued the publishers of the British tabloid "The Sun". He challenged allegations that he was violent during his marriage to ex-wife Amber Heard, 35. The judge dismissed the lawsuit.

Following the trial, the actor said he had been asked to step down from his role in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. The Spanish festival's decision to award Depp the "Donostia Award" was sharply criticized from various quarters.

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