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NextImg:Amber Heard supporters protest Johnny Depp Cannes appearance: '#CannesYouNot'


More than a year after the high-profile defamation case between exes Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, fans are making it clear they haven't forgotten.

The 2023 Cannes Film Festival got underway on Tuesday in France. Depp, who stars in the film Jeanne du Barry, was in attendance — drawing the ire of Heard's supporters.

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The French film about King Louis XV premiered at the festival, kicking off its events.

Ahead of the annual festival, protesters began sharing the hashtag "CannesYouNot" on social media.

"Hi um, Depp isn’t the first rapist or abuser that has been celebrated at the Cannes film festival. Also maybe celebrities and the press should start boycotting it. I know they won’t, but that doesn’t mean the festival isn’t a mess. #CannesYouNot," said one protester on Twitter.


Fans also expressed disappointment after stars such as Natalie Portman and Brie Larson didn't strongly come out against Depp.

"I haven’t read much about that. But it can always be better. We will keep pushing for it to be better," Portman said when asked about the festival's choice to open with Depp's film.

Larson, who is a juror at the Cannes festival, pushed back at a reporter who asked whether she would see the film. “You’re asking me that?” she asked. “Um, I‘m sorry, I don’t understand the correlation of why me specifically."

“I’ll see it when I see it,” she said when pressed. “I don’t know how I feel about it, frankly.”

Both actresses were strong advocates of the #MeToo movement when it gained widespread attention around 2017.

"'As always, I stand with the brave survivors of sexual assault and harassment. It's not your fault. I believe you.'"- Brie Larson #CannesYouNot," a Twitter user posted, quoting a tweet from Larson in 2017.


Heard accused her ex-husband of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse, and all of those allegations were expanded upon in great detail during the 2022 defamation trial. However, the actress is accused of physically and verbally abusing Depp as well.

Ultimately, a jury found that Heard was liable for defaming Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she claimed to be a victim of sexual violence.

"'I head butted you in the fing forehead, that doesn't break a nose.' 'write me a letter saying please don't hurt me today.' 'when i told him he kicked you he cried.' 'go put your cigarette out on someone else' 'll slap that ugly c around' #CannesYouNot," a supporter of Heard tweeted.


In response to criticism of the festival, specifically the inclusion of Depp and his film, Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux said, “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 acting within a legal framework.”

“This [controversy] came up once the film was announced at Cannes because everybody knew Johnny had made a film in France … I don’t know why she chose him, but it’s a question you should ask Maiwenn," he added, pointing questions toward the film's director.

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"It's great to see Thierry Fremaux being forced to comment on this but it is disappointing seeing him trying to free himself of blame by feigning ignorance. I mean, it's public knowledge that #JohnnyDeppisawifebeater who also r4ped his ex. So yeah, #CannesYouNot is for r4pists," one user tweeted of Fremaux's response.


The city of Cannes banned all protests along the prominent road, the Croisette, during the festival. Some groups are still planning protests, however, but they will take place further from the festival.