Half a million people signed a petition “demanding” that Johnny Depp return to playing a pirate

Overcoming his ex-wife at trial, Johnny Depp regained the trust of his fans, more than 500,000 people signed a petition supporting his return to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series.

On the Change.org website, there is a petition titled “Justice for Johnny Depp” to create an opportunity for the actor born in 1963 to return as Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie series. Disney guest “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

Fans want Johnny Depp to continue playing Captain Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

The petition was created by Kimberly Giles two years ago, with a goal of reaching 500,000 signatures. However, it was not until recently, when the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard took place publicly, that the wave of support for the famous actor really flared up and the petition received support. Great attention. As of Monday (May 9), “Justice for Johnny Depp” reached more than 570,000 signatures, exceeding expectations.

“Amber Heard ruined Johnny Depp’s life and career. Johnny Depp deserves to return to the life he had before Amber Heard came along because no one of his colleagues can say that this man isn’t a great actor.

If you were accused of something you didn’t do, then there was evidence that you didn’t do it and you were still treated like a bad person, surely you wouldn’t want justice? Johnny Depp deserves to continue playing Sparrow. I believe that removing him was a mistake on your part…” , Kimberly Giles urged.

Not only Kimberly Giles’ petition, another petition asking Johnny to continue playing the role of a “pirate” appeared more than 4 years ago. As of May 7, that petition had more than 778,000 signatures.

Johnny Depp received great support from the public when his trial with Amber Heard was held publicly.

Earlier this month, Jack Whigham, Depp’s manager, testified that the Hollywood star lost $22.5 million after the sixth installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean” was canceled due to allegations of abuse from Amber Heard. .

Depp was also forced to withdraw from his role in the prequel series of “Harry Potter” – “Fantastic Beasts” in 2020 after losing the trial of a defamation lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for calling Depp a “beater”. wife”.

Whigham emphasized that Amber Heard’s article in The Washington Post, claiming to be a victim of domestic abuse, had a serious impact on Johnny Depp’s career.

Besides calling for Johnny Depp to be brought back, in 2020, a person named Jeanne Larson created a petition on Change.org to request that Amber Heard be removed from the “Aquaman 2” project. As of May 7, the petition has reached more than 3.7 million signatures, exceeding the set goal of 3 million signatures.

Currently, the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is still going on. Experts told Insider that despite being weaker than her ex-husband, the actress born in 1986 still has a chance to win the case. The reason for the defamation claim that Depp made is quite vague, because in the 2018 article Amber did not mention his name.

However, with current developments, despite losing the case, Johnny Depp has achieved a bigger goal, which is to regain the love and support of global media and fans.

Whether he wins or loses, Johnny Depp still gains more than he loses, while Amber Heard becomes the “stepchild” of the global public.