Johnny Depp was given a hefty makeover before being sent on the Cannes red carpet, sources told .
“He was cleaned up,” a festival insider said, adding that the notoriously grubby superstar was tended to by a team of highly paid professionals in a suite at the JW Marriott hotel on La Croisette, where rooms start at $1,000 a night.
For the worldwide premiere of his movie, “Jeanne du Barry” — which opened the festival last week — Depp, 59, wore a bespoke tuxedo by Dior designer Kim Jones.
Depp is the face of the French brand’s men’s fragrance, with an astonishing three-year deal worth upwards of $20 million.
Another source told us that Depp was gussied up for the week by his longtime stylist, Samantha McMillen.
She also works with Oscar winner and Cannes juror Brie Larson — who previously looked tense when asked about Depp — and Elle Fanning.
The actor — who, sources said, had lots of handlers around him — was also dressed by Dior for the movie’s press conference as well as a dinner thrown by the brand and Moët et Chandon champagne.
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Dior also paid for his grooming, is told.
Despite Depp’s sartorial glow-up, the star’s teeth were the talk of the town as his red-carpet grin showed off a mouth full of stained, brown choppers — prompting fans to react with horror online.
Nonetheless, the movie — in which Depp plays King Louis XV — is No. 2 at the French box office, and producers are now looking for a distributor in the US.
And while he had a lot riding on the festival — although sources said he hates the word “comeback,” as he has continued to work through his scandals and court trials with ex-wife Amber Heard — Depp made the decision to skip his movie’s high-profile dinner at the Carlton Cannes hotel.
Photos showed Depp’s empty seat after he decided to go back to his suite — forgoing a feast of white…
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