Cannes 2023: Juror Brie Larson Dodges Question About Attending Johnny Depp’s Film; Amber Heard Supporters Protest On Red Carpet
16.05.2023 - 18:35
/ etcanada.com
Brie Larson seemed to dodge questions surrounding this year’s Cannes Film Festival opening with the Johnny Depp-led film “Jeanne du Barry”.
The actress, who is a juror at the 2023 festival, mainly avoided answering whether or not she’ll be attending the world premiere of Depp’s new film — his first leading role in three years following his publicized legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard. Last June, a U.S. jury found that Heard defamed Depp and awarded him $10 million in compensatory damages, followed by the case being settled in December. As a juror, Larson isn’t required to attend since the historical drama is not playing in competition.
“You’re asking me that?” the “Captain Marvel” star responded to the question during a jury press conference on Tuesday. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand the correlation or why me specifically.”
Larson, 33, was seemingly pressed by media given her outspoken advocacy for victims of sexual assault and the #MeToo movement. She previously sat on the now-dissolved advisory board of the advocacy group, Time’s Up, which was founded at the height of #MeToo.
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“You’ll see, I guess, if I will see it,” she said. “And I don’t know how I’ll feel about it if I do.”
On Monday, during a separate press conference, Cannes Film Festival’s chief, Thierry Fremaux, addressed the decision to open the annual event with Depp’s movie after claims that the festival is “for rapists.”
“I don’t know about the image of Johnny Depp in the U.S. To tell you the truth, in my life, I only have one rule: it’s the freedom of thinking, and the freedom of speech and act within a legal framework,” he told