Johnny Depp Makes Triumphant Return to the United States

After news of being overtaken by an illness, Hollywood star Johnny Depp recently made his return to the stage back in the United States.

Actor Johnny Depp has faced his fair share of hardship lately. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor has had a rough few years between the high-profile, explosive defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, and being cut out from Hollywood due to his allegations of domestic abuse.

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Depp Makes His Return with Hollywood Vampires

After being cast out of Hollywood, many rumors have been circulating about Johnny Depp’s alleged return or rejection of the industry. However, in the meanwhile, the actor has been performing in the band The Hollywood Vampires, alongside Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Tommy Henriksen.

The band is an American rock supergroup that was formed in 2012. It gets its name from The Hollywood Vampires, a celebrity drinking club formed by Cooper in the 1970s, which big names like John Lennon and Ringo Starr of the Beatles, Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon of the Who, and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees.

Johnny Depp Takes the Stage After His Prior Illness

Recently, we reported that the band had canceled performances internationally due to Depp suddenly taking ill. However, as reported by People, “After canceling multiple international performances—most recently last week in Slovakia—[the band] took to the stage in Boston Friday night to play before a sold-out crowd of 3,500 at the Boch Center’s Wang Theatre.”

Not only this, Depp also reportedly made a young fan’s night. Twelve-year-old Molly Smith from Concord, New Hampshire, was beyond herself with excitement when she received a hug from the star and a selfie with him as well.

She shared the photo online, and her mother, Cathy Smith, added, “He really was so nice, and I’ve never seen her that excited,” she says of her daughter’s encounter with Depp. “She will never forget this.”

Cathy Smith also shared that Depp was “unbelievably sweet” to everyone in the crowd that night.