Actor Johnny Depp is looking rather thin in recent photos posted on Instagram, making fans wonder if he’s prepping for a new movie role or is simply sick.
Depp posed with fans at a Four Seasons hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia, last week, while on tour with his band Hollywood Vampires. The 54-year-old guitarist looked visibly thinner than in previous appearances.
“I think my hero looks ill,” one user commented on Facebook of the shared fan photo.
Other comments included, “He looks thin” and “F-k me is that Johnny Depp?”
Folks on Twitter were split on whether Depp looks ill or actually looks happy and healthy. Some fans speculated that he might be preparing for a new role—although his IMDB page only indicates that he’s in post-production for City of Lies and Richard Says Goodbye.
https://twitter.com/TheMiaWarren/status/1002996351288905728
Having just finished reading the chilling biography of Robin Williams with his wealth then suicide, I encourage you to pray for Johnny Depp who is troubled and does not look well. pic.twitter.com/eWN5ByZ4Y7
— Larry Tomczak (@LarryTomczak) June 2, 2018
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Sweety get yourself well, I hope you are looking after yourself. A far cry from the gorge guy previous to this. Stay strong & blessed, you know you are. #JohnnyDepp #actor #actorslife #musician #musicians 🌱 https://t.co/2ecuT8rbCo
— Sonya Stewart (@son2008) June 2, 2018
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Johnny Depp looked sick, disipated, and gaunt. I send prayers his way; in dping so, I foster a sense of hope that Mr. Depp will be with us for years to come#prayforjohnnydepp # WeloveyouCaptainJack #KeepcastingspellsGrindelwald
— John Alan Hale Jr. (@johnhale2) June 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Wilma_Ballsdrop/status/1002998393755533312
Not that I care that much, but I see peolle freaking out about a recent picture of a sickly looking Johnny Depp, thinking hes dying or something. Did people forget that he's an actor and it just may be he has to look malnourished for a upcoming movie part?
— Rigo-Wan (@SolidRigs2113) June 2, 2018
Maybe stop putting every photo of Johnny under a microscope? He's fine, looks healthy, and is having the time of his life on a world tour. Enough with the negativity. #JohnnyDepp #dontbepetty
— thathaleybitch (@reineyelah) June 2, 2018
Depp hasn’t been in the news for the happiest of reasons in the past year. Most notably, he’s been criticized by former fans for allegations made by his ex-wife Amber Heard, who says he abused her physically.
He’s also been in the middle of a legal dispute with his former management company, which he alleges loaned millions to third parties without permission, failed to keep proper books, and invested his money in business ventures in which it had ownership interests.