Johnny Depp 're-signs seven-figure deal' with Dior Sauvage amid Amber Heard legal woes

express.co.uk:

Johnny Depp, 59, has signed a seven-figure sum and has already started shooting promotional photos for Dior Sauvage' new campaign, according to a new report.This comes after Johnny won the very public defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, with new evidence still coming to light.Dior has stood by the Hollywood actor throughout the two highly publicised trials and since allegations of domestic abuse were made against him, which he vehemently denied.Johnny lost many of his Hollywood roles, including his role as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.He also lost his role as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.According to TMZ, Johnny signed the new deal after fashion photographer Greg Williams attended one of Johnny and Jeff Beck's gigs in Paris.They claimed that prior to the concert and again they group met to film the advert for the new Dior campaign.Express.co.uk has contacted Johnny Depp's representatives for comment.According to the Wall Street Journal, Dior has kept the Hollywood actor on due to the increase in sales from the cologne, through the brand and its competitor, Ulta.This comes as Johnny is still embroiled in the aftermath of his court case against his ex-wife.He was awarded $10.35 million in damages after a defamation suit against his ex-wife.But the former Aquaman actress has appealed for the award to be overturned, two months after she was ordered to pay.She was denied her request, after her team argued that one of the jurors was not intended to serve but had taken the place of his father.Since this, Johnny has made a further appeal against the $2 million (£1.7 million) he owes his ex-wife in compensatory damages.The A-lister has made money in recent years by selling his own.