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With Brie Larson attending the Cannes Film Festival as a member of its Jury, the juror for this year was taken aback during Tuesday’s press conference. Considering the actress is known for being a vocal women’s rights activist and pretty outspoken advocate of #MeToo and victims of s*xual assault, she was asked about her viewpoints regarding Johnny Depp’sJeanne du Barry.
Following that Depp’sJeanne du Barrywas set to kickstart the festival on the opening night, it was going to be the first major project that the actor was involved in since his highly publicized trial. However, Larson’s response to the journalist’s question wasn’t well received among fans.
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Twitter blasted Brie Larson after her response regarding Johnny Depp’sJeanne du Barry
During the press conference, jurorBrie Larsonwas startled after she was showered with the question of whether the Marvel star was going to see Johnny Depp’sJeanne du Barryor not. Although she isn’t required to attend the festival premiere as a juror, as it is not playing in competition, the actress mostly tried to evade the question and stated,“You’re asking me that? I’m sorry, I don’t understand the correlation or why me specifically.”
However, after the journalist explained the connection by bringing up the actress’s involvement with Times Up, a non-profit organization formed to support victims of s*xual assault, Larson responded by stating,“You’ll see, I guess, if I will see it. And I don’t know how I’ll feel about it if I do”.
But her conflicted feelings towards Depp’s new project weren’t well received among fans, as they slammed theCaptain Marvelstar for evading the question through Twitter.
Well if she felt so strongly about the me too movement, being on the advisory council she should be asked about it. Shows the hypocrisy of celebrities.
— Dale Brown (@filmdale2017)July 17, 2025
She avoided that like the plague. It’s a valid question tho. If you’re on an advisory board for something like me too and times up then you should know ur stance
— Sandra Mûsk (@pradatonadas)June 30, 2025
https://twitter.com/deiamacedo/status/1658513628356571136
https://twitter.com/QueenMera199/status/1658545608825659411
She is an advocate for the Me too movement, when she is ask about one the most divisive actors in the festival where she is a participant too she have no response. The activism ends where the PR starts.
— Leon Ortz (@LeoNOrtZ)July 16, 2025
You can see the PR Neurons working overtime to concoct some type of answer lmao
— nosferatu (@Dantra11)June 06, 2025
But it wasn’t only Brie Larson who was bombarded with questions regarding Johnny Depp’s first major project since the defamation trial, as the Cannes chief too responded to the controversial project.
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Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux shares support for Johnny Depp’sJeanne du Barry
The decision of kickstarting the film festival withJohnny Depp‘sJeanne du Barrygarnered its fair share of controversies, following the actor’s recent legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard. On asked about their decision of Depp’s movie being the one to kick off the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux stood by his decision and shared his support for Depp’s film. He said,
“I don’t know about the image of Johnny Depp in the U.S. To tell you the truth, in my life, I only have one rule: it’s the freedom of thinking, and the freedom of speech and act within a legal framework.”
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However, it seems thatJeanne du Barrymight not be the grand comeback for Depp that fans were hoping for, as the film has garnered mixed reviews from critics after its premiere on 16th May.
Source:Variety
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
