Johnny Depp has admitted he 'owes' his fans after returning to the spotlight

Johnny Depp has admitted he "owes" his fans after returning to the spotlight.

The 63-year-old actor is playing the title role in Ebenezer, Ti West's fresh take on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, eight years after the beginning of his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard.

In 2022, the jury ultimately found Heard liable on all three counts of defamation against him in a 2018 Washington Post article, while Depp was also found liable on one count of defamation in Heard's countersuit, and the couple eventually agreed a settlement in December of that year.

Asked about the fan support he received at the London premiere of Ebenezer on Monday (09.11.26) evening, he said: "There’s no way for me to explain how I feel.

"And it’s deep. These are the people who’ve supported me through thick and thin and I owe them, I owe them. They’re my bosses.”

Ebenezer is Depp's first movie with a major US distributor since Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, marking his return to a major studio production following his legal battle with Heard.