As his divorce continues to play out in the public arena, Johnny Depp has been overseas touring with his band the Hollywood Vampires.
The 52-year-old actor posted a surprise video to fans over the weekend to promote the bandโs upcoming show in Bucharest, Romania, and marks his first official appearance since news of his split โ and subsequent claims of abuseโ broke.
โWe hope to see you there and have some big fun,โ Depp says to the camera. โHave fun.โ
Depp has not yet commented directly about Heardโs domestic violence claims, however his lawyer has stated, โAmber is attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse.โ
The video comes in the wake of news Amber Heard is sueing comedian Doug Stanhope for defamation.
Stanhope, who said he was a friend of Deppโs, penned a scathing guest column for The Wrap with the headline: โJohnny Depp is Being Blackmailed By Amber Heard โ Hereโs How I Knowโ.
In the article, Stanhope accuses Heard of โthreatening to lie about [Depp] publicly in any and every possible duplicitous way if he didnโt agree to her termsโ and alleges that his friend โgot used, manipulated, set up and made to look like an aโholeโ.
Heard claims that Stanhopeโs accusations of false claims and blackmail are โcompletely falseโ.
โHeard never undertook any action that could even remotely be described as โblackmailโ,โ reads the suit.
The 27-year-old โRum Diariesโ star is seeking the โmaximum possibly jury awardโ, which she will donate to a domestic violence charity โin an effort to counter the setback made to women by the defendantsโ defamatory article and related wrongful acts,โ says to her lawyer, Charles J Harder.