Actor Johnny Depp, who is trying to rebuild his career after an ugly defamation fight with his ex-wife Amber Heard, appeared as a floating astronaut hovering above the crowd at MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday.
Depp's face was digitally imposed inside the helmet of a space man, the inspiration for the VMAs Moon Person statue, and he delivered brief jokes throughout the live ceremony.
"I needed the work," the star of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise joked at the start of the show.
Later in the ceremony, Depp said he was available for "birthdays, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, any old thing you need".
Scroll through the gallery below to see winners at the MTV VMAs 2022
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Taylor Swift accepts the Video of the Year award for 'All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)' at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. AFP -
US singer Dove Cameron presents the Best New Artist award. AFP -
The Red Hot Chili Peppers arrive. Reuters -
Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers accept the Best Rock award for 'Black Summer'. AFP -
Bad Bunny remotely accepts the award for Artist of the Year. AP -
Jack Harlow backstage with his awards. Reuters -
'Do We Have a Problem?' by Nicki Minaj, featuring Lil Baby, wins the Best Hip-Hop award. Reuters -
Brazilian singer Anitta presents the Best Latin Artist award. AFP -
Lizzo accepts the Video for Good award for 'About Damn Time'. AP -
Lisa accepts the Best K-Pop award for 'Lalisa'. AFP -
Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X accept the Best Collaboration award for ‘Industry Baby’. AFP -
US rapper Lil Nas X poses with the award for Best Collaboration for 'Industry Baby'. AFP -
Blackpink speak onstage after winning Best Metaverse Performance. AFP -
Members of the group Maneskin with their award. Reuters -
Panic! at the Disco perform. -
Taylor Swift accepts the award for Video of the Year. PA Media -
Lizzo performs. PA Media -
Dove Cameron, winner of the Best New Artist award. EPA -
Benny Boom backstage with his award. Reuters -
L L Cool J and Nicki Minaj take to the stage to present an award. Reuters
In June, Depp won a near-total victory in his legal battle with Heard, who had accused him of physical abuse. Depp denied hitting her or any other woman.
Two years earlier, Depp lost a libel suit in Britain against The Sun tabloid, which called him a "wife beater". A London High Court judge ruled that Depp had repeatedly assaulted Heard.
He was soon dropped from Harry Potter spin-off franchise Fantastic Beasts and largely shunned by Hollywood.
Since his US court victory, Depp has performed music on tour with Jeff Beck and is set to direct Modigliani, a biographical drama about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
The actor also is set to play King Louis XV in French film Jeanne du Barry.
Scroll through the gallery below to learn more about Johnny Depp's music career
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Johnny Depp performs on stage at the TEC Awards during the Namm Show in California in 2017. AFP -
Depp joins musician Jeff Beck on stage during a concert, in Gateshead, Britain on June 2, 2022. Reuters -
US musicians Alice Cooper, left, and Joe Perry, right, of the Hollywood Vampires perform with Johnny Depp during the Rock in Rio Lisboa festival at Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2016. EPA -
Johnny Depp, right, with Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller at a recording of the 'Help Album' as aid for Bosnia at Abbey Road Studios in London in 1995. Getty Images -
Johnny Depp accepts the MTV Generation Award from musicians Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on stage during the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in California in 2012. AFP -
Johnny Depp performs with Marilyn Manson at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Award Show in California in 2012. AFP
