You had one job! Court artist’s dubious sketch of Johnny Depp inside the High Court is ridiculed – as critics point out ‘It’s not like you don’t know what he looks like’
- High Court trial has seen both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard appear
- Hollywood legend, 57, is suing The Sun for labelling him a ‘wife beater’
- Court artist sketches of Depp have prompted ridicule on social media
- On Twitter, a user suggested Depp would be ‘livid’ if he saw the pencil portrait
The courtroom sketches of Johnny Depp taking the stand in his explosive legal battle against former love Amber Heard are attracting attention for all of the wrong reasons.
Twitter is ridiculing the court artist sketches that have emerged of the 57-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star, suggesting that Depp looks like he’s at a ‘funeral’ and that the A-lister might be ‘livid’ if he saw the depiction of himself.
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It’s the court case of the year, with some of the finest legal minds in the land gathering to represent A-lister Johnny Depp – but the court artist charged with depicting a realistic pencil drawing of the actor. 57, has found themselves the subject of ridicule on social media.
Many on social media suggested that given Depp’s high profile status, the court artist might have managed a more accurate likeness…but others defended the sketcher’s depiction of Depp’s trademark sharp cheekbones
@davelee1968 wrote: ‘I know court artists have to leave the room and draw these things from memory, so they often don’t render a great likeness. But when it’s Johnny Depp, they can practise all they like before arriving. There’s really no excuse for this.’
@DaveTenacious agreed, writing: ‘Am I alone in thinking that the court sketch artist has done an amazing job of drawing someone who looks almost a bit like one of the most famous and recognisable people in the world (if you squint and somebody told you it’s meant to be Johnny Depp…)?’
@MarkDotPeters5 penned: ‘If I looked like Johnny Depp I’d be livid at this drawing.’
@GuidoBennett added: ‘Imagine being a court artist. And then one day you get told you’re going to be drawing Johnny Depp. And then this is what you come out with.’
Others praised the sketch. @KaffeineEdward5 wrote: ‘Hats off to the scetch artist doing the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard courtcase. Those cheekbones are exquisite Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes.’
Johnny Depp has been accused of slapping Amber Heard three times after she laughed at his infamous ‘Wino Forever’ tattoo on the second day of his blockbuster libel case in London
Depp, 57, and Heard, 34, both arrived this morning at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, where scores of photographers were waiting outside the entrance, wearing face coverings
The second day of the blockbuster libel case saw Depp accused of slapping Amber Heard three times after she laughed at his infamous ‘Wino Forever’ tattoo.
The actor was cross examined on the stand by The Sun’s lawyer who alleged that he slapped Heard in 2013 after she laughed at the tattoo during a period where he was drinking heavily.
Depp, who is suing The Sun after it labelled him a ‘wife beater’, originally got the tattoo reading ‘Winona Forever’ in tribute to his then girlfriend Winona Ryder, and changed it after they broke up in 1993.