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Johnny Depp Issues a Warning to Fans on Social Media

Johnny Depp is warning his fans not to trust everything they see on social media.

The actor, who recently won a defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, shared a statement to his Instagram Stories on Sunday (19 June).

Depp was addressing the increase in fake profiles pretending to be him. People are pretending to be him because there is a lot of public interest in him following the trial.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor gained 10 million followers within 24 hours of posting his first TikTok video. He had more than three million followers before he even shared a video. As of writing, he has 15.1 million followers on TikTok, and 25.9 million followers on Instagram.

Johnny Depp Issues a Warning to Fans on Social Media

“I’ve been made aware that there are fake accounts pretending to be me or people working with me,” he wrote.

“I do not have any private or side accounts on any platforms. These are the only pages run by me and my team where we share updates and communicate: Instagram @JohnnyDepp TikTok @JohnnyDepp Facebook @JohnnyDepp Discord @JohnnyDepp0854.”

He urged his fans to “remain cautious as it seems these fake accounts can be relentless”. “My team is working to combat the problem,” Depp wrote. “Thank you for your continued support and for making me aware of this issue! Love & respect, JD xx.”

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Earlier this month, a jury found that Heard had lied about Depp on all three counts and awarded him $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages and $5m (£4m) in punitive damages. Heard was awarded $2m (£1.6m) in compensatory damages, but no punitive damages.

The jury found that Heard had lied about Depp and awarded him $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages. He was also awarded $2m (£1.6m) in compensatory damages, but no punitive damages.

Heard’s lawyer recently appeared on morning talk shows to say that her client would be unable to pay the $8.35m (£6.65m) in damages to Depp.

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