Current:Home > MyWill Smith, Johnny Depp spotted hanging out. Some people aren't too happy about it. -Wealth Empowerment Zone
Will Smith, Johnny Depp spotted hanging out. Some people aren't too happy about it.
View
Date:2025-04-13 12:30:59
Two of Hollywood's most controversial leading men have been hanging out − and the internet isn't too happy about it.
They've played The Fresh Prince and Captain Jack Sparrow, but in real life, Will Smith and Johnny Depp are raising eyebrows for reprising other roles: longtime friends.
The pair were pictured overseas this week on a yacht in Tuscany with Egyptian singer Ahmed Saad ahead of attending Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's 30th-anniversary concert. On Wednesday, a video of the duo was shared on Bocelli's official Instagram Story, but not everybody is feeling the love.
In recent years, both men have been embroiled in highly publicized controversies surrounding assaults and violence − and cast aside as embattled A-listers.
Will Smith makes emotional apologyto Chris Rock in new video: 'This is probably irreparable'
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Will Smith and Johnny Depp criticized for hanging out: 'I've had it'
In a Buzzfeed article published Wednesday, writer Natasha Jokic took issue with the two men for hanging out together.
"I just refuse to sit here and act like it isn't absolutely freakish behavior," adding that "I firmly believe Heard will find her place in groveling, 'we-were-so-wrong' media reexaminations in future years, but I don't care to wait that long."
Some on social media didn't appreciate the snap of Smith and Depp, either.
"Ew. Would love to see Amber and Jada in a pic together instead, two of 'the most hated women in the world'. It would be empowering," one user wrote.
Another said, "Ew. Johnny Depp is a wife beating rapist."
One commenter continued: "Well now I’m glad I didn't see bad boys in theaters. I was planning too soon."
Depp was center stage two years ago in a defamation trial involving allegations of abuse from his ex-wife, "Aquaman" actress Amber Heard. Earlier that year, at the 94th Academy Awards in March, Smith slapped Chris Rock after the comedian joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head from alopecia.
However, the criticism comes amid public comebacks for both men.
Last month, Smith starred opposite Martin Lawrence in "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," the fourth film in the legendary movie franchise. Depp made an acting comeback earlier this year as France’s King Louis XV, in the French-language film "Jeanne du Barry" in May.
veryGood! (3992)
Related
- 51-year-old Andy Macdonald puts on Tony Hawk-approved Olympic skateboard showing
- Toyota Tacoma transmission problems identified in 2024 model, company admits
- Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell homer in eighth, Brewers stun Mets to force Game 3
- Influential prophesizing pastors believe reelecting Trump is a win in the war of angels and demons
- Southern California rocked by series of earthquakes: Is a bigger one brewing?
- Google’s search engine’s latest AI injection will answer voiced questions about images
- Last call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor says yes for one private club in LA Clippers’ new arena
- Republican Liz Cheney to join Kamala Harris at Wisconsin campaign stop
- Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016
- Will gas prices, supplies be affected by the port strike? What experts say
Ranking
- Eva Mendes Shares Message of Gratitude to Olympics for Keeping Her and Ryan Gosling's Kids Private
- Prosecutors’ closing argument prompts mistrial request from lawyers for cop accused of manslaughter
- Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
- NFL MVP race: Unlikely quarterbacks on the rise after Week 4
- 'Stranger Things' prequel 'The First Shadow' is headed to Broadway
- Parole rescinded for former LA police detective convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend’s wife in 1986
- Pauley Perrette of 'NCIS' fame says she won't return to acting. What's stopping her?
- Ryan Murphy Says Lyle and Erik Menendez Should Be Sending Me Flowers Amid Series Backlash
Recommendation
Plunge Into These Olympic Artistic Swimmers’ Hair and Makeup Secrets
Amazon Pulls Kim Porter’s Alleged Memoir After Her Kids Slam Claim She Wrote a Book
A minimum wage increase for California health care workers is finally kicking in
'Professional bottle poppers': Royals keep up wild ride from 106 losses to the ALDS
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from Helene
Rachel Zegler Says Snow White's Name Is Not Based on Skin Color in New Disney Movie
Dakota Fanning opens up about the pitfalls of child stardom, adapting Paris Hilton's memoir