It ’s been a busy week for the Depp family .
For a variety of reasons, the Depps have wound up being one of the biggest talking points at this year’sCannes Film Festival.
The annual festivities kicked off May 16 with the world premiere ofJeanne du Barry, which starsJohnny Depp. The film marks his first lead role in three years following his highly publicized legal battles with ex-wifeAmber Heard.
In light of theabuse allegationsthat surfaced during their defamation court case last year — whichJohnny wonin June — the decision to screen the biographical drama sparked intense backlash as the festival got underway last week.
But amid all the controversy, the film was ultimately received well by the Cannes critics, earning an “ecstatic seven-minute standing ovation” from the audience.
After the premiere,videos of Johnnylooking visibly emotional and holding back tears as the crowd cheered for him circulated online, fueling furtherbacklashover his warm welcome back into the industry spotlight.
And despite the criticism, one person whowascertainly pleased by the fanfare was the actor’s daughter,Lily-Rose Depp.
However, Lily-Rose — who was at Cannes promoting HBO’sThe Idol— made a rare comment about her dad’s comeback, tellingET Canadaearlier this week that she couldn’t be more thrilled.
“I’m super happy for him. I’m super excited,” she gushed before adding, “It’s so awesome that we get to do projects that we’re super proud of.”
If you’ve been keeping up with Cannes, you’ll know that Lily-Rose is currently navigating a controversy of her own off the back ofThe Idol’s premiere at the festival Monday.
For some background,The Idoltells the story of a troubled pop star named Jocelyn (played by Lily-Rose) who enters into a complicated relationship with a self-help guru and cult leader named Tedros (played by Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd).
The show — which is directed and cowritten byEuphoriacreator Sam Levinson — has been shrouded in controversy for a while now, particularly after aRolling Stone exposépublished interviews with cast and crew members who compared the show to “sexual torture porn.”
Needless to say, the screening of the first two episodes at Cannes this week did not help mitigate the backlash, withearly reviewsdoubling down on the show’s graphic content and nudity.
Despite this, Lily-Rose — whose character apparently appears naked at various points throughout the first two episodes — was quick tospeak outagainst the backlash, saying during a press conference that Jocelyn is “a born and bred performer.”
“I think that extends to every aspect of her life, not just her professional life. I think that the way that she dresses, for example, is her trying to tell you something all the time or say something to the people that she’s around or express herself in some kind of way,” she said.
She added, “I also think that the occasional bareness of the character physically mirrors the bareness that we get to see emotionally in her.”
