Johnny Depp Says “No One Is Safe” in Cancel Culture | THR News - video Dailymotion

The Hollywood actor addressed his fall within the film industry during a press conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

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00:00Johnny Depp is taking aim at cancel culture.

00:03The actor discussed his fall from grace during an appearance at the San Sebastian Film Festival,

00:07where Depp was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

00:10It's a complex situation because it can be seen as an event in history that lasted for however long it lasted for,

00:16this cancel culture, or this instant rush to judgment based on essentially what amounts to polluted air.

00:22The actor was speaking in the wake of losing his libel case against British tabloid The Sun,

00:26which characterized Depp as a wife-beater as it related to the treatment of his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

00:32The actor subsequently did not appear in the third entry in Warner Bros. Fantastic Beasts franchise.

00:37The actor said cancel culture as a movement is so far out of hand now that I can promise you that no one is safe.

00:43Not one of you. No one out that door. No one is safe.

00:47As long as someone is willing to say one sentence.

00:50Depp also argued that one accusation can lead to career ruin.

00:53The carpet has been pulled. It's not just me that this has happened to.

00:57It's happened to a lot of people.

00:59However, he added, but if you are armed with the truth, that's all you need.

01:03It doesn't matter if a judgment per se has taken some artistic license.

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