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Depp’s Dior co-star requests Native American donation amid cultural appropriation ad claims

on Sep 5, 2019 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Johnny Depp is facing mounting social media pressure to handover his fee for participating in a controversial Dior ad, amid complaints from co-star Tanya Beatty that it was tantamount to cultural appropriation of Native American culture.
The actress, who is of Native American descent, spoke out on Instagram via multiple posts headed ‘Just Ad Indian’ to critique the Native American-themed campaign for Dior’s Sauvage fragrance.

Beatty claimed to have been hesitant to accept the role and accused producers of having ‘blatantly disrespected indigenous culture’ during the shoot, adding: “When we filmed it, I could only hope that it Read full story ›

Source: The Drum