Johnny Depp signs 7-figure deal with Dior after defamation trial victory
10.08.2022 - 00:01
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Johnny Depp has inked an endorsement deal worth seven figures with French fashion house Dior, a source close to the actor confirmed to Fox News Digital Tuesday. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star will be the face of Dior's cologne Savauge as part of a multi-year agreement, sources told TMZ. The gossip site reported that Depp, 59, hammered out the deal after fashion photographer Greg Williams attended one of Depp and English guitarist Jeff Beck's concerts in Paris.
Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London during his defamation case. (Frank Augstein/AP) Depp first signed with Dior in 2015, and the fashion brand stuck with him through his nasty divorce from Amber Heard. After Heard accused him of domestic violence, Dior stopped airing his Sauvage commercial on TV but didn't drop him as an ambassador, according to reports.
After Depp won a sweeping victory at the defamation trial against Heard in Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia, Dior resurrected the fragrance ad. A seven-member jury awarded Depp $10.35 million, finding that the "Aquaman" actress had defamed him in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she called herself a victim of domestic abuse. Johnny Depp performs on stage with Jeff Beck (not pictured) during the Helsinki Blues Festival June 19, 2022, in Helsinki, Finland. (Venla Shalin/Redferns) The panel handed Heard $2 million in her countersuit, but Depp was the clear winner in the six-week court battle.
Both sides have said they are appealing the June 1 verdict. After the trial wrapped, Sauvage sales at Sephora and Ulta spiked, according to TMZ. Amber Heard leaving court. (Getty Images) Meanwhile, Depp's ex was spotted in Israel earlier this month dining with music journalist and supporter
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