Previously, the characters Johnny Depp played—most notably ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’s’ Captain Jack Sparrow—were popular memes, but now the actor himself has entered the world of his larger-than-life characters.
have cemented him as a man of the people. “His public appearances in the UK have been framed as him being accessible and ‘normal,’ even as crowds of fans wait outside hotels and music venues to greet him,” she says. “The TikTok move can be seen as part of that same strategy: of rehabilitating someone through social media by constructing them as grateful for fan support, for being accessible through this type of platform.
Depp’s comment on his first—and to date, only—TikTok video hints at this. “We have walked the same road together,” he wrote. “We did the right thing together, all because you cared. And now, we will all move forward together.” But while Depp’s trial created a huge new fandom, it remains to be seen whether Depp himself has any long-term interest in walking amongst them.
The video may provide clues as to whether Depp will go all-in on TikTok or simply use it as a short-term sop to his most ardent fans. Much of Depp’s video focuses not on fans but on the star himself as he waves from a moving car at the masses assembled outside the Virginia courtroom in which his trial took place. “It was made by a boomer who clearly did not master the platform vernacular,” says Divon.
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