Johnny Depp has boasted that he's proud of his 'rotting' teeth as the actor's grin caught the attention of fans. The 59-year-old recently attended the Cannes Film festival after working on his first feature film in three years, Jeanne du Barry.
In the historical romance, Depp plays King Louis XV, who himself had to have teeth extracted. After being spotted on the Cannes red carpet, viewers took to Twitter to express their shock and disgust.
Sophia_71_ writing: "STOP POSTING PICS OF JOHNNY DEPP'S TEETH I AM SO SCARED." Twinstar added: "Why do I have to see closeup pics of Johnny Depp's teeth against my will."
AjMurray21 typed: "Johnny Depp looked disgusting--teeth rotting--in his black suit before Cannes. Very very disrespectful." Cocainecross stated: "Johnny Depp’s teeth are literally ROTTING."
It isn't the first time his teeth have hit the news, with an interview from 1995 resurfacing in light of fans spotting his stained gnashers. Back in 1995 he told Premiere Magazine: "I've got loads of cavities. I had a root canal done eight years ago that's unfinished. It's like a rotten little stub."
He went on: "It's like when the Indians [Native Americans] would make something beaded, they would always put imperfections on it. I'm proud of these." But Twitters users weren't having it, with Sparrowqld posting: "Even Beetlejuice has better teeth than Johnny Depp, and he's a corpse."
Depp also claimed having "perfect teeth" would drive him crazy, saying: "I'd rather swallow a tick than have that!"
Depp's new film, Jeanne du Barry, has received mixed reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with the film scoring 50 per cent out of 100 on the Tomatometer. Jeanne du Barry was initially licensed for streaming by Netflix France and it is yet to be announced whether we can expect it to come to the UK anytime soon.
Describing the film's plot on IMDb, they it follows: "The life of Jeanne Bécu who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress."