The jury will reconvene on Tuesday, but Johnny Depp is touring around England
Johnny Depp has been criticised for going on tour around England despite the verdict of his defamation trial against Amber Heard set to be delivered any day now.
In recent days, the 58-year-old has been delighting fans by performing with musician Jeff Beck at gigs.
He made his first appearance on the tour
on Sunday in Sheffield at the City Hall. He then followed this up with a second appearance
on Monday in London.
And his fans
have absolutely lapped it up, posing for pictures with the
Pirates of the Caribbean star.
But some have criticised the actor for his apparent lack of concern over the outcome of his multi-million dollar defamation trial with Amber Heard.
One critic wrote on Twitter: "yeah, performing two nights in a row definitely shows that depp is traumatised by this trial. definitely. not."
https://twitter.com/sugarplum6996/status/1531545033643638787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1531545033643638787%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tyla.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fjohnny-depp-criticised-for-gigs-amid-defamation-lawsuit-20220531
"Trolls: 'he’s moving on with his life, she should too.' She can’t. She has to wait for a verdict. He’s on tour," wrote journalist Eve Barlow.
"It wasn’t about the verdict for him. It was about the opportunity of a trial to further his abuse. Whatever the verdict, he continues freely. She does not."
https://twitter.com/Eve_Barlow/status/1531295562972254210
Meanwhile in another tweet, Barlow mocked the idea that Depp has become a victim of cancel culture because of the trial.
https://twitter.com/Eve_Barlow/status/1531033533396942848
Addressing the negative social media backlash Heard has experienced throughout the trial, a third shared: "He’s on stage while she fears for her life…."
https://twitter.com/iBelieveYouA/status/1531296178075324416
In the final days of the trial, Heard told the court that she
receives hundreds of death threats a day and that people "want to put my baby in the microwave."
But others have defended Depp for his appearances on the tour, saying that he probably had it planned, and it may be helping the actor to deal with the
events of the last two months.
https://twitter.com/ShadowtailCTC/status/1531271532739186690
