Hadley Gamble, the former CNBC anchor who departed the financial news channel after her affair with NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell led to his ouster, had rave reviews for Johnny Depp.
Gamble posted a photo on Instagram on Tuesday in which she is seen posing with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star after attending the premiere of his new French-language film at the Cannes Film Festival.
When an Instagram user asked Gamble “What was he like?” the former anchor called Depp a “doll” as well as “gracious and smart.”
Gamble’s Instagram followers were giddy over the photo, with one commenter urging the two to become an item.
“This should be a thing bc you guys are HOTT,” one commenter wrote.
Another Instagram user wrote: “Y’all better go to dinner.”
“This is too delicious!!!” wrote another Instagram user.
Gamble, who captioned the photo “In good company,” was a guest at the star-studded film festival of Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal, according to journalist Roger Friedman’s Showbiz411 news site.
Depp’s appearance on the red carpet at Cannes marked his return to the screen following last year’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, who alleged spousal abuse by the actor.
Last June, a Virginia jury awarded Depp a combined $15 million in damages after finding that Heard defamed him in a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post.
The Saudis partially financed Depp’s new film, “Jeanne du Barry,” in which the star portrays King Louis XV.
Friedman reported that Gamble attended the premier alongside the top marketing officer for the Saudi-based Red Sea International Film Festival.
The Showbiz411 story did not name the marketing director, but a search on LinkedIn reveals that Samaher Mously, a US-born Saudi national, heads the organization’s digital marketing and communications arm.
The marketing rep told Friedman that she and Gamble were guests of Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal, according to the outlet.
The Red Sea exec added that prince was “basically her boss,” Friedman reported.
Gamble — who recently parted ways with CNBC in a negotiated settlement with parent company Comcast after she filed a sexual harassment complaint against Shell — said she knew the 78-year-old royal because “I cover oil and gas,” according to Friedman.
The Post has sought comment from Gamble.
The 41-year-old journalist had an affair with Shell and also reportedly had a relationship with Tom Barrack, the wealthy private equity real estate investor and an adviser to former President Donald Trump.
Friedman observed that he “could see how Shell and Barrack enjoyed [Gamble’s] company.”
