"I’m trying to be very careful" : Pierre Niney breaks silence and responds to controversy about movie starring Johnny Depp

It’s a heated debate in recent days. On Wednesday, May 10, American site Deadline announced that actor Pierre Niney will star in a movie directed by Johnny Depp about the artist Modigliani, notably Al Pacino. After this announcement, a small scandal broke out among the fans of the French player. Indeed, some were moved to cooperate with Jack Sparrow’s interpreter at the center of the domestic violence accusations. Pierre Niney became famous for being sensitive to the feminist cause, especially by appearing in the music video for singer Angèle. “Shake What” and this cooperation is experienced as a betrayal. Many have written messages denouncing the comedian’s double play on social networks in recent days. “Shame on Pierre Niney was a lesson to Will Smith’s slap, but when it comes to advancing your career it’s okay to play for a notorious aggressor and stalker. Are these the values ​​you stand for? Misogynistic violence?We could read. In an interview with our colleagues AvalancheThe actress justified herself and wanted to respond to the discussion.

“Today, I’m trying to be super mindful of all the consciousness awakening we need that is happening but is still a lot of work.”explained in the preface. “Frankly, I would not tolerate working with anyone who would be known for acts of violence”He continued and stated that the movie about Modigliani is still going on. “in draft”. “Basically, it was the producers of Al Pacino who came to see me to offer me this role of a painter named Maurice Utrillo, Johnny Depp wasn’t even involved in the project yet. It’s a great role, we were discussing with Al. a movie that is really close to his heart”added. “As far as I can go, all I can say is that I was trying to be very careful, I’m going to continue to investigate exactly what happened because these are some complicated legal cases. I wanted a careful and somewhat thorough evaluation of all of this to try to understand this complex legal situation.”He defended Pierre Niney.

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