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Johnny Depp should be dropped from Dior campaign, charity says | Johnny Depp should be dropped from Dior campaign, charity says |
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Johnny Depp should be dropped as the face of Dior’s Sauvage fragrance campaign if the allegations of domestic violence against him prove true, a leading women’s charity has said. | Johnny Depp should be dropped as the face of Dior’s Sauvage fragrance campaign if the allegations of domestic violence against him prove true, a leading women’s charity has said. |
Last week, a Los Angeles judge granted a restraining order against Depp from his estranged wife, Amber Heard, who accused the 52-year-old actor of attacking her in their penthouse apartment. Photographs submitted to the court showed Heard with a large bruise on her face, and items scattered on the floor including broken bottles, picture frames and shattered glass. | Last week, a Los Angeles judge granted a restraining order against Depp from his estranged wife, Amber Heard, who accused the 52-year-old actor of attacking her in their penthouse apartment. Photographs submitted to the court showed Heard with a large bruise on her face, and items scattered on the floor including broken bottles, picture frames and shattered glass. |
“If the allegations of domestic abuse are proven to be true, we would hope that a responsible fashion house would not continue to work with a perpetrator – no matter how high-profile they may be,” a spokesperson for Women’s Aid told the Guardian. “We need to send out a strong message that domestic abuse will not be condoned or tolerated.” | “If the allegations of domestic abuse are proven to be true, we would hope that a responsible fashion house would not continue to work with a perpetrator – no matter how high-profile they may be,” a spokesperson for Women’s Aid told the Guardian. “We need to send out a strong message that domestic abuse will not be condoned or tolerated.” |
Advance, another women’s charity, said: “Domestic violence affects women of all backgrounds as it affects one in four women in their lifetime. This means it could be your mother, sister, friend or even a celebrity. Society needs to stop accepting it and tolerating it.” | Advance, another women’s charity, said: “Domestic violence affects women of all backgrounds as it affects one in four women in their lifetime. This means it could be your mother, sister, friend or even a celebrity. Society needs to stop accepting it and tolerating it.” |
Some people attacked the campaign, which sees photos of the actor plastered across department stores and billboards, as insensitive in the circumstances: | Some people attacked the campaign, which sees photos of the actor plastered across department stores and billboards, as insensitive in the circumstances: |
anyone good enough friends with dior to quietly mention pictures of Johnny Depp with SAUVAGE printed across might be a bad idea just now | anyone good enough friends with dior to quietly mention pictures of Johnny Depp with SAUVAGE printed across might be a bad idea just now |
Is anyone else finding it awkward that #JohnnyDepp is the face of Dior's 'Sauvage'? It's all a bit poorly timed. | Is anyone else finding it awkward that #JohnnyDepp is the face of Dior's 'Sauvage'? It's all a bit poorly timed. |
@Dior Johnny Depp may not be the best choice to represent the new 'Sauvage' fragrance considering the domestic abuse accusations. Bad timing | @Dior Johnny Depp may not be the best choice to represent the new 'Sauvage' fragrance considering the domestic abuse accusations. Bad timing |
Johnny Depp rolling up his sleeves for a fragrance called Sauvage looks a bit dodgy, given current events. pic.twitter.com/Xr9x7uUMHr | Johnny Depp rolling up his sleeves for a fragrance called Sauvage looks a bit dodgy, given current events. pic.twitter.com/Xr9x7uUMHr |
Heard recently filed for divorce from Depp and is seeking spousal support from the star, to whom she was married for just over a year. | Heard recently filed for divorce from Depp and is seeking spousal support from the star, to whom she was married for just over a year. |
Documents filed by lawyers representing Heard claimed Depp “began obsessing over something that wasn’t true” and “became extremely angry”, eventually throwing a mobile phone at Heard, striking her cheek and eye “with extreme force”. | Documents filed by lawyers representing Heard claimed Depp “began obsessing over something that wasn’t true” and “became extremely angry”, eventually throwing a mobile phone at Heard, striking her cheek and eye “with extreme force”. |
They also alleged two other incidents of domestic violence by Depp in the past six months, including one in April on Heard’s birthday, in which Depp allegedly threw a magnum-sized bottle of champagne at the wall and a wine glass at her before grabbing her by the hair and shoving her to the floor. | They also alleged two other incidents of domestic violence by Depp in the past six months, including one in April on Heard’s birthday, in which Depp allegedly threw a magnum-sized bottle of champagne at the wall and a wine glass at her before grabbing her by the hair and shoving her to the floor. |
In her statement, Heard said: “During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me. I endured excessive emotional, verbal and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included angry, hostile, humiliating and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority or disagreed with him.” | In her statement, Heard said: “During the entirety of our relationship, Johnny has been verbally and physically abusive to me. I endured excessive emotional, verbal and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included angry, hostile, humiliating and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority or disagreed with him.” |
According to representatives for Depp he denies the claims he was violent towards Heard. | According to representatives for Depp he denies the claims he was violent towards Heard. |
The Sauvage campaign, which launched a year ago, includes a video of Depp driving a vintage Dodge Charger through the desert. The ad has run on television and online. | The Sauvage campaign, which launched a year ago, includes a video of Depp driving a vintage Dodge Charger through the desert. The ad has run on television and online. |
Dior declined to comment. | Dior declined to comment. |
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