Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival made the controversial decision to honour Johnny Depp with its Donostia Award.
The lifetime achievement honour recognizes “outstanding contributions to the film world,” with the festival giving this year’s award to Depp despite a judge ruling last year that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard on multiple occasions.
An article translated from Spanish called Depp “one of contemporary cinema’s most talented and versatile actors.” Depp is set to receive his Donostia Award at the Kursaal Auditorium in San Sebastian on Wednesday, September 22.
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