Is it true that Johnny Depp promised to come to the Russian Federation and recorded a special appeal for Russians?

In July 2023, two news related to the American actor and Russia dispersed in Runet. So, at first there were reports that in the fall of Depp would come to Moscow, and later - that he shot a video message for Russians. We checked whether these stories of reality correspond to.

Will Depp true will soon come to Russia?

July 10 on the possible visit of the Hollywood star to Moscow reported "Gazeta.ru" with reference to the press service of the Yamora group. According to representatives of Russian musicians, the depp fee will be $ 370,000 (it is specified that the amount was supposed to be larger, but the actor allegedly agreed to less money, provided that he would conduct a tour of the country).

The news was widely dispersed through other media outlets (in the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Truth»On this topic It turned out Three at once material), as well as on social networks-for example, on VKontakte, where many publics about cinema and pop culture (examples here And here). In addition, such publications were placed by verified accounts of the cinema network "Cinema is old"And radio Energy. Moreover, often in such posts even Not mentioned Russian group and it is claimed that the visit Walk up Depp himself.

Photo: screenshots of posts on the website vk.com

In the material "Gazeta.ru" It is saidthat negotiations with the Depp team have been conducted since 2018, namely from the moment performances Actor in the Hollywood Vampires group in Olympic. At the same time, the musician “Yamora” Mikhail Lisov clarifies that nevertheless negotiations began only a couple of years later: “Basically, all these years we talked in the spirit:" How is life? " In 2020, we had the idea to record a joint song, we threw this idea to the Depp management. For two years, negotiations have been ongoing, everything has become more complicated by the fact that Depp was suing Amber Hurd. A year ago - after the victory in court - they wrote to me that he was ready to come. " In the same text reportedthat Depp will come to Moscow, but at the same time, the tour, which was allegedly requested by the team of the star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” in exchange for lowering the fee, is planned in the Kaliningrad region. 

“In two weeks, we have a video call with an actor. Exciting, of course, although Johnny is very easy to communicate, does not build anyone, a cool man. Preparations for his arrival are already actively underway, and the realization that this is not a dream was not yet arrived, ” - transfers Lisov’s words “Gazeta.Ru”. In social networks "Yamora" specifiedthat the plans of Russian musicians record a guitar party with Depp to one of their tracks and that now they are "at the most difficult stage - organizational." Over the following days, artists released Another couple posts About why they chose Depp. At the time of the publication of this analysis, two weeks passed, and there were no new details about the arrival of an American artist from the group. 

“Verified” could not find news notes on the possible visit to the Depp of Russia in any authoritative or at least a well-known foreign publication about cinema, music, and in general on pop culture. It would seem that a similar decision of the Hollywood celebrity, to the person of which in recent years, the special attention of the press has been focused on, at least leading tabloids should have been written. There are no references to the autumn visit to Moscow or Kaliningrad and in Instagram* And Facebook* Depp, a schedule In the "Music" section on the artist’s personal website is tour Hollywood Vampires Group until July 30, 2023 (in the plan there are European countries, the Russian Federation is not among them).

The day after the publication of Gazeta.ru, July 11, in VKontakte appeared The following content: “The company Edel / Earmusic, which is an agent of the California rock sensation of Hollywood Vampires, cannot confirm Mikhail Lisov’s statement about Johnny Depp joint recording with the Yamor group, since there were no negotiations about this with the representative of the artist and he did not receive any proposals.” The author of the original entry is a person under the nickname Mr Texas (According to the description of the profile, it works in the PR department of the American company Top Stars Entertainment). In a personal conversation with “verified” Mr Texas said that he had information about Depp from the corporate chat in WhatsApp. However, he refused to share the original message. The EARMUSIC press service did not answer the request “verified”.

July 13, a more official answer appeared - this time from Stephen Doiters, General Director film companies in.2 Films, which Depp Created in 2021. Twitter users asked Deuters whether it would be true in the fall of Depp to visit the Russian Federation, what he answered: "There will be no visits to Russia."

An additional argument can be considered the presence of a set in the network photo-, video- And oral evidence that during the performance of the Caver on the composition of Heroes (“Heroes”) David Bowie on various performances by Hollywood Vampires on the screen behind the artists showed the Ukrainian flag, and thus the team expresses its support to the country.

It is noteworthy that back in February 2023 in an interview with the same Gazeta.Ru Mikhail Lisov toldthat the Yamora group is going to shoot a video in Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin in the village of Gryaz. It is clarified that the team participants for about a year were looking for a location for filming. “All communication happens through a person who is now engaged in the sale of a house. I don’t know how directly this is agreed with Alla Pugacheva, because negotiations are underway through intermediaries, ”said Lisov. Moreover, in July, the Gazeta.Ru itself notedWhat has not yet received any information about whether the team really shot its video in the house of artists.

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Did Depp really record a special appeal for Russians?

On July 13, new messages related to Depp and Russia dispersed the media and social networks. It was claimed that on the prerequisite of the historical film "Jeanne Dubarri"In Moscow, a special video message of Depp was broadcast to Russian viewers, where in conclusion he said:" Take care of yourself, see you "(according to another version -“ take care of yourself, and see you! ”). "RIA Novosti»With reference to the English -speaking edition EPRIMEFEED It was reported that in this way the actor "promised to see fans in the near future."

Many other Russian media, including the aforementioned ""Gazet.ru" Lenta.ru et al. Video and posts about video were encouraged in social networks - for example, on VKontakte in large public About cinema, as well as in the verified community of the cinema network "Cinema is old"And platforms"We look".

Photo: screenshots of posts from the site vk.com

July 12, 2023 in the Moscow Cinema "Artistic" really took place The secular premiere of the painting "Jeanne Dubarri." In particular, at the event Present The basketball player Katerina Keru - some publications who told the appeal of Depp, referred to the video posted by the athlete on Instagram.

It is noticeable on the record that there are Russian subtitles on the video, and at the end of your appeal, Depp supposedly says: “Take care of yourself, and see you!” If you believe the site EPRIMEFEED, then in the original, the actor’s words were like this: “Take Care and See You Soon”. However, if you listen to the speech, you can hear that the artist said: “Take Care, Bye, thank You”. The real phrase of Depp can Transfer How "take care of yourself, for now, thank you." That is, the promise of a meeting with fans from the mouth of the actor did not sound.

Video: Storiz Katerina Keru

But was this appeal in general is addressed only to the Russians?

As already mentioned, the general director of the film company Depp wrote that the actor does not intend to go to Russia. However, this is the commentary of Deuters, who also He performed One of the producers of the Jeanne Dubarri tape was not limited. On his Twitter he wrotethat in the video, Depp turned to the inhabitants of many countries, and not just Russia: "It was a video shot for the world release of the film." The press service of the Russian World Vision film promotion also explainedthat the video message of Depp was recorded to promote the film around the world.

It should be noted that many Russian media have released the reports that Depp will come to the Russian Federation and that he recorded a special video for Russians. However, some publications made it a kind of: for example, "Gazeta.ru" Lenta.ru and platform "We look"Even in their refutations, they insisted that Depp pronounced the words" See you "or" See you. " "Gazeta.Ru" also Provided The video on which Johnny Depp really addresses the inhabitants of Russia and pronounces “See you,” and in Russian. That's just a new video was recorded by a Russian designer, officially replaced The name is to become a nursery of the Hollywood star (previously his name was Igor Rector).

*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns social networks Instagram and Facebook, an extremist organization, its activities in Russia are prohibited.

Photo on the cover: @johnnydepp / @dior (Instagram)

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