Rihanna faces backlash for casting Johnny Depp in new Savage X Fenty show - CNN

Actor Johnny Depp is acceptable to look successful Rihanna's caller Savage X Fenty manner show, sparking online outrage and calls to boycott the singer's lingerie brand.

The 59-year-old actor, who claimed helium was backlisted by Hollywood amid his high-profile ineligible battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, has already filmed his cameo successful the runway extravaganza, which debuts connected Amazon's Prime Video adjacent week. Although Depp is not named successful property materials oregon the show's trailer, his quality has been confirmed straight by CNN. Neither representatives for Rihanna nor Amazon instantly responded to requests for remark astir the determination to formed Depp.

Described by Amazon arsenic a "seductive manner fever dream," the 4th variation of the label's star-studded amusement features performances by Anitta and Burna Boy, arsenic good arsenic appearances from Cara Delevingne, Simu Liu and TikTok prima Bella Poarch. Once quality of Depp's engagement emerged, fans began calling for Rihanna to region his scenes.

"Editing squad amended beryllium retired present deleting this antheral retired of this," work 1 effect to a station promoting the amusement connected Savage X Fenty's Instagram account.

On Twitter, users expressed their disapproval utilizing the hashtag #DitchDepp, with immoderate threatening to boycott the label. Music shaper Drew Dixon described the determination to formed the histrion arsenic "really disappointing," portion British vocalist and histrion Olly Alexander — who has antecedently collaborated with Savage X Fenty connected a societal media campaign — announced connected societal media that helium "won't beryllium wearing" the marque immoderate longer.

With the amusement not owed to watercourse until Wednesday, immoderate commenters questioned whether Depp would adjacent marque the last cut. "For those outraged, I would hold and spot if this really happens," tweeted writer Art Tavana. "This isn't however Rihanna rolls. Her branding is bulletproof."

Following his divorcement successful 2017, Depp sued Heard for $50 cardinal implicit a Washington Post op-ed successful which she described herself arsenic a "public fig representing home abuse."

Heard past countersued him for $100 million, starring to an explosive televised proceedings successful which some were recovered liable for defamation, though the assemblage awarded importantly larger damages to Depp.

Heard maintains that Depp abused her during their marriage, a assertion the "Pirates of the Caribbean" histrion has consistently denied. Depp has besides said that helium was the unfortunate of home unit — a assertion that immoderate of his supporters compared to Rihanna's ain acquisition of maltreatment portion successful a narration with vocalist Chris Brown. "Survivors supporting survivors," wrote 1 Twitter idiosyncratic successful enactment of the singer's casting choice.

During the six-week trial, Depp claimed that Heard's accusations had led to him being dropped from aboriginal "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. The histrion besides mislaid his relation successful the "Fantastic Beasts" movie franchise pursuing his unsuccessful UK libel lawsuit against a British paper implicit home unit allegations.

Depp has nevertheless made respective high-profile appearances successful the months since June's verdict. In August, helium made a astonishment cameo astatine MTV's Video Music Awards, wherever a video of his look was superimposed onto a life-sized Moonman floating supra the stage. "I conscionable privation you guys to cognize that I'm disposable for birthdays, barroom mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes — immoderate aged happening you need," helium joked to the audience.

In his archetypal large instrumentality to screens, Depp is acceptable to look arsenic King Louis XV successful the forthcoming French movie "La Favorite." He has besides reprised his dependable relation arsenic Johnny Puff successful the animated TV bid "Puffins Impossible," and is acceptable to nonstop a movie astir Italian creator Amedeo Modigliani, according to some Deadline and the Hollywood Reporter.

Savage X Fenty, which besides makes men's underwear, has been praised successful the past for its inclusive sizing and divers casting.

Top image: Johnny Depp pictured astatine his defamation proceedings against ex-wife Amber Heard, astatine the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse successful Fairfax, Virginia, April 27, 2022.