Sir Paul McCartney performed a clip of Johnny Depp from an previous music video as he headlined Glastonbury on Saturday evening.
The former Beatles singer, 80, took to the well-known Pyramid Stage this weekend and actor Johnny, 59, was seen utilizing signal language on a display behind him as Sir Paul sung his monitor My Valentine.
Johnny, who just lately received his defamation trial towards his ex-wife Amber Heard, was featured in the 2012 music video for My Valentine alongside actress Natalie Portman, 41, and Sir Paul’s selection to make use of the clip at Glastonbury divided opinion amongst music followers.
Making music: Sir Paul McCartney, 80, performed a clip of Johnny Depp from an previous music video as he headlined Glastonbury on Saturday evening
The visible, which options Natalie lip syncing to the music whereas Johnny strums an acoustic guitar, was streamed on the massive screens at Worthy Farm in addition to on the BBC.
Sir Paul just lately used the footage in his current US Get Back tour, whereas the Pirates Of The Caribbean star was within the midst of his defamation trial towards his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he later received.
The rocker didn’t deal with Johnny’s $100million court docket case towards Amber immediately in the course of the live performance however as quickly as the photographs of the actor appeared on stage, the group cheered.
Big screens: The former Beatles singer, 80, took to the well-known Pyramid Stage this weekend and actor Johnny, 59, was seen utilizing signal language on a display behind him
Video star: Johnny, who just lately received his defamation trial towards his ex-wife Amber Heard, was featured within the 2012 music video for My Valentine
All stars: Actress Natalie Portman, 41, additionally appeared within the clip which was taken from the music video
The use of the clip divided the opinion of viewers who had been watching Sir Paul’s efficiency on BBC One from dwelling.
Taking to Twitter to reward the musician – who celebrated his eightieth birthday on 18 June – for utilizing the clip, one fan wrote: ‘Happy Birthday Sir Paul, hope it was a blessed and great day and thanks for supporting fellow survivor Johnny Depp.’
Another viewer at dwelling wrote: ‘#PaulMcCartney performed a video of #JohnnyDepp throughout his set tonight headlining at Glastonbury thanks #JOHNNYDEPPWINS.’
While another person shared: ‘#johnnydepp signing on huge screens to #PaulMcCartney singing at #Glastonbury was every little thing.’
Reaction: The use of the clip divided the opinion of viewers who had been watching Sir Paul’s efficiency on BBC One from dwelling
One different particular person tweeted: ‘A mediocre day at Glastonbury till Paul McCartney – incredible.’
And one different devotee posted: ‘Aaah I really like ‘My Valentine’ and I’m glad attractive Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman are being proven on the screens from the video! #Glastonbury2022 #PaulMcCartney.’
However, the usage of the clip of Johnny within the My Valentine video throughout Glastonbury didn’t go down properly with everybody, with one particular person writing: ‘I’m so unhappy {that a} man like Paul McCartney has chosen to provide Johnny Depp a platform.’
Divided: The use of the clip of Johnny within the My Valentine video throughout Glastonbury didn’t go down properly with everybody
One upset viewer tweeted: ‘I really like Paul McCartney however so deeply upset he confirmed the Johnny Depp footage. It’s shameful.’
Someone else posted: ‘Deeply upset in each @PaulMcCartney and @glastonbury for the Johnny Depp video. Feels prefer it goes towards every little thing Glastonbury stands for.’
Iconic! Sir Paul McCartney made historical past because the oldest ever solo star to headline the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, gracing the coveted Pyramid Stage in Worthy Farm
Someone else posted: ‘Paul McCartney taking part in a video of Johnny Depp at Glastonbury within the background seems like a pointed selection.’
While one other viewer wrote: ‘Did Paul McCartney actually have an enormous on display Johnny Depp throughout his earlier tune? Ay caramba, everybody concerned.’
Sir Paul’s use of the clip of Johnny comes after the Hollywood actor’s ex-wife Amber, 36, admitted she will be able to’t afford the $8.3million in damages awarded to him throughout a Dateline interview final week.
Dapper: The performer donned a smary navy blue Nehru jacket for the opening moments of his headline set, however later eliminated it, telling the group it will be his ‘solely wardrobe change of the evening’
It’s right here! Greeting the group in the beginning of the present, Paul mentioned: ‘Oh man, it is so good to be right here. We had been speculated to be doing this three years in the past!’
It is unclear whether or not he’ll implement the ruling and ask Amber to pay the excessive sum of cash in its totality.
His legal professionals have hinted which may not be the case, saying his motivation behind the lawsuit, which was to revive his status after Amber raised claims of home abuse in a 2016 Washington Op-ed, has already been achieved.
Speaking to NBC’s Dateline final week, she selected to deal with the positives after the trial left her status severely bruised and her alternatives for work proceed to lower.
Kind: Paul’s present wasn’t with out drama, because it was reported he briefly halted his present to examine on a member of the viewers, who gave the impression to be in misery
The actress mentioned {that a} silver lining of not being busy with work in the intervening time is that she will be able to get pleasure from being a full-time mom to one-year-old daughter Oonagh.
In a chat screened in its entirety for the primary time Friday, Amber informed Dateline’s host Savannah Guthrie that she was ‘terrified’ of telling her facet of the story.
The actress mentioned she had been wounded by the ‘hate and vitriol’ directed at her, however didn’t remorse bringing the case.
‘I do know the scariest, most intimidating factor for anyone speaking about sexual violence isn’t being believed, being known as a liar, or being humiliated,’ she mentioned.
Amber mentioned she was not talking out as a result of she was ‘vindictive’.
‘This could be a extremely awful manner of getting vengeance,’ she mentioned. ‘As foolish as it’s to say this out loud, my aim is – I simply need individuals to see me as a human being.’
Hints: It is unclear whether or not Johnny will implement the ruling and ask Amber to pay the excessive sum of cash from his defamation trial in full. His legal professionals have hinted which may not be the case
Amber’s interview raised eyebrows, with her repeating her defamatory allegations that he beat her.
Despite persevering with to air her allegations, Amber insists that she desires nothing greater than to maneuver on along with her life, telling Savannah: ‘I look ahead to residing my life and I’ve an extended one, I hope, in entrance of me. And I’ll proceed to stroll by this with my chin up.’
In the interview, Amber admitted that she ‘completely nonetheless loves’ Johnny – regardless of branding him a ‘liar’ who swayed the jury along with his ‘incredible appearing’, in addition to: ‘I’ll [stand by my testimony] to my dying day. I do know what occurred to me. I’m right here as a survivor,’ she mentioned.
‘To my dying day I’ll stand by each phrase of my testimony.’
Case: His ex-wife Amber, 36, admitted she will be able to’t afford the $8.3 million in damages awarded to him throughout a Dateline interview final week
Shortly earlier than the interview aired, Amber’s workforce insisted they had been unrepentant.
‘If Mr Depp or his workforce have an issue with this, we suggest that Johnny himself sit down with Savannah Guthrie for an hour and reply all her questions,’ a spokesperson informed MailOnline, as Amber branded Johnny, a ‘liar’ and doubled down on claims that he beat her and sexually assaulted her throughout their relationship.
Amber additionally launched a ‘binder full’ of notes from her therapist, which she claims is contemporary proof proving her allegations of bodily and sexual abuse towards her by Depp – regardless of the notes already being dismissed by the decide.
Amber turned over ‘years’ value’ of notes taken by her therapist detailing cases when she says the actor ‘hit her, threw her towards a wall, and threatened to kill her’.
The decide in her trial towards Johnny had already dismissed the notes as ‘rumour’ and barred her authorized workforce from submitting the paperwork as proof.
Nevertheless, the actress has now gone public with the binder, which ‘dates again to 2011 from the very starting of her relationship’.
Earlier this month, a jury dominated that Amber defamed her ex-husband by publishing a chunk about being a sexual assault survivor within the Washington Post.
She was ordered to pay Johnny $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, though the second fee was decreased to $350,000 per Virginia legislation by the decide.
She was awarded a comparatively paltry $2 million in compensatory damages, which means that Johnny walked away from the case with Amber owing him $8.35million.
Court: Earlier this month, a jury dominated Amber defamed her ex-husband (pictured in October 2015) by publishing a chunk about being a sexual assault survivor within the Washington Post
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