Johnny Depp an honorary prize amidst accusations of domestic abuse.The San Sebastian Film Festival is due to award Depp the Donostia Award later this month.
However, the announcement of Depp as the award’s recipient was met with instant backlash.“This speaks very badly of the festival and its leadership, and transmits a terrible message to the public: ‘It doesn’t matter if you are an abuser as long as you are a good actor,’” Cristina Andreu, the president of Spain’s Association of Female Filmmakers, told the Associated Press.Today (August 13), the festival’s director José Luis Rebordinos has released a statement defending the decision.“According to the proven data which we have to hand, Johnny Depp has not been arrested, charged nor.
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