Johnny Depp Cancels Series Of Shows After Fracturing Ankle During Cannes Film Festival Press Run
29.05.2023 - 21:57
/ perezhilton.com
Johnny Depp is being forced to rest up after a fractured ankle has seriously altered his summer plans.
The 59-year-old actor had been preparing around-the-clock to do a series of live shows with his band, the Hollywood Vampires, across North America this summer. But now, at least three of those shows have been postponed as Depp is being forced by doctors to cut out activity and rest a hairline fracture in his ankle.
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The news of the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s ankle injury first broke via TMZ very early on Monday morning. That outlet reported info from insiders who noted Depp had been dealing with a “nagging” ankle injury since his recent public appearances at the Cannes Film Festival.
It’s unclear what caused the ankle issue in the first place, but sources told the outlet Depp “tweaked his ankle during his Cannes press run.” Then, to make matters worse, he “stressed it further” while trying to tough it out through some recent gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall where he was honoring his longtime past collaborator Jeff Beck.
Sadly, with all that activity, the ankle injury got worse. Now, with Depp struggling to keep going at the pace he had been on in recent weeks, doctors have ordered him to back off altogether.
Per the outlet, with medical professionals demanding Johnny elevate, ice, and rest, his first three summer shows on the east coast are “off the table.” That means tour dates in Boston, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Bethel, New York are all set to be postponed for the time being. Per the outlet, they have been tentatively rescheduled for July 28, 29, and 30 at the back-end of that same tour.
An insider informed TMZ how the ankle injury started: