AsJohnny Deppcelebrated his 60th birthday,PEOPLEreported a source close to the actor revealed that he is “happy” and has “moved on from last year.”. Just over a year after thePiratesstar’s public defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, an insider told the outlet that the actor is enjoying his milestone birthday and happy to be “working and touring again.”
On Thursday, more than 40,000 fans of The Hollywood Vampires sang “Happy Birthday” to Depp as the band kicked off their European tour in Bucharest, Romania.
In a video shared by The Hollywood Vampires’sInstagram, theEdward Scissorhandsstar announced to the crowd, “Wow. That’s the largest happy birthday song I’ve ever heard,” following their rendition of the tune.
The actor’s birthday comes not long after Depp’s recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, where the star’sFrench-language historical dramaJeanne Du Barryopened the event. More recently, the film was purchased by Vertical for North American distribution.
In addition to touring with the band, Depp is also currently working on the filmModi, which is produced by Al Pacino. Depp is expected to direct the movie after he wraps up touring with The Hollywood Vampires.
The source told PEOPLE, “In the last year, he’s been able to touch all these different parts of his life that he hadn’t been able to do that much before because he was so busy dealing with the matters tied to the Amber trial. It’s nice for him to be an artist first and foremost.”
During one of thepress conferences at Cannes, Depp shared his feelings about Hollywood after being asked if he felt boycotted by the industry following his legal issues.
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Depp replied to the question of how he felt after the way Hollywood “turned its back on him.” While there have been plenty of stories of Depp being locked out of the industry in recent years, he dispelled some of the stigma.
“Do I feel boycotted now? No, not at all. But I don’t feel boycotted by Hollywood because I don’t think about it. I don’t think about Hollywood. I don’t have much further need for Hollywood myself. Ikeep wondering about the word comeback because I didn’t go anywhere. As a matter of fact, I live about 45 minutes away. So yeah, maybe people stopped calling out of whatever their fear was at the time. But no, I didn’t go nowhere. I’ve been sitting around.”
Following his appearance at the film festival, a source revealed that Depp is currently “doing fantastic.”
The insider added, “He really enjoys working and touring again. He has managed to turn his life around. He is prioritizing his health and work. He was living a destructive life and people close to him were concerned. Everyone is excited about how he turned things around. He is much happier too.”
Backin late May, Depp announced that he’d fractured his ankle, which he referred to as a “drag.” His injury also led to The Hollywood Vampires postponing some of their tour dates.
