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Depp's face was digitally imposed inside the
helmet of an space man, the inspiration for the VMAs Moon Person
statue, and he delivered brief jokes throughout the live
ceremony.
"I needed the work," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star joked
at the start of the show.
Later in the ceremony, Depp said he was available for
"birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, any old
thing you need."
In June, Depp won a near-total victory in his legal battle with
Heard, who had accused him of physical abuse. Depp denied
hitting her or any other woman [L1N2XO1UB]
Two years earlier, Depp lost a libel suit in Britain against the
Sun tabloid, which called him a "wife beater." A London High
Court judge ruled that Depp had repeatedly assaulted Heard. He
was soon dropped from "Harry Potter" spinoff franchise
"Fantastic Beasts" and largely shunned by Hollywood.
Since his U.S. court victory, Depp has performed music on tour
with Jeff Beck and is set to direct "Modigliani," a biographical
drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
The actor also is set to play King Louis XV in French film
"Jeanne du Barry."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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