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Come again? Brie Larson<\/strong><\/a> appeared to be flustered and surprised when she was asked to weigh in on Johnny Depp<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s presence at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re asking me that?\u201d Larson, 33, said during a Tuesday, May 16, press conference in the South of France<\/a> when asked how she feels about Depp\u2019s project, Jeanne Du Barry<\/em>, opening the festival.<\/p>\n The actress, who is also a Cannes juror, added: \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I don\u2019t understand the correlation or why me specifically.\u201d<\/p>\n The reporter then clarified that since the Captain Marvel<\/em> star<\/a> was part of the Time\u2019s Up<\/a> advisory council, he was curious if she had any thoughts on Depp, 59, being allowed kick off Cannes after his alleged past violence toward ex-wife Amber Heard<\/strong><\/a>. (Depp sued Heard, 37, in 2019 for defamation after she called herself a victim of domestic violence in an op-ed for The Washington Post<\/em>. A jury ruled in his favor in June 2022<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Larson was still visibly uncomfortable with being questioned about the Pirates of Caribbean<\/em> actor<\/a>. (The Room<\/em> actress has been vocal amid the #MeToo movement, which champions victims of sexual assault to come forward against Hollywood figureheads as well as in other groups worldwide.)<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll see, I guess, if I see it,\u201d she responded when pressed about whether she\u2019ll watch the film. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t know how I\u2019ll feel if I do.\u201d<\/p>\n The Edward Scissorhands<\/em> actor\u2019s Cannes appearance comes four years after he initially filed his defamation lawsuit against Heard following her Washington Post<\/em> op-ed. While the Texas native didn\u2019t name Depp in the piece, in which she described acts of alleged domestic violence, he argued that readers could read between the lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n Depp then lost his libel case in the U.K. in 2020<\/a> pegged to Heard\u2019s allegations of abuse in the same article. However, he came out victorious in the 2022 defamation case in the U.S<\/a>.<\/p>\n A jury ruled in June of that year that the Aquaman<\/em> actress, who was married to the Kentucky native from 2015 to 2017, owed him $10 million in compensatory damages<\/a> and $5 million in punitive damages. Heard, meanwhile, was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.<\/p>\n Both parties objected the ruling for different reasons, but the case was settled in December 2022<\/a>. \u201cI defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed,\u201d the Zombieland<\/em> actress wrote via an Instagram statement at the time. \u201cThis is not an act of concession. There are no restrictions or gags with respect to my voice moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Depp, for his part, has seemingly began to make a comeback in Hollywood despite his controversial actions and legal woes. Earlier this month, Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed that the What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape<\/em> star inked a new deal with Dior<\/a>.<\/p>\n The lucrative contract with the luxury label is worth $20 million, Variety<\/em> reported on Friday, May 12.<\/p>\n Sign up for Us Weekly’s free, daily newsletter<\/a> and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> actor proceeded to make a splash at Cannes<\/a>, which marked his first red carpet appearance since his and Heard\u2019s trial. After the Tuesday screening of Jeanne Du Barry<\/em>, in which Depp portrays King Louis XV, he and the rest of the cast received a seven-minute standing ovation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Brie](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Brie-Larson-Gold-Gala-About-Last-Night.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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