TIFF RED CARPET: Johnny Depp gets mobbed at the premiere of documentary West of Memphis
TIFF RED CARPET: Johnny Depp gets mobbed at the premiere of documentary West of Memphis
The red carpet for West Of Memphis lacked the glitz and gowns of some of the week’s other events, which is somewhat understandable considering Amy Berg’s doc follows the case of the West Memphis Three, a trio of Arkansas teens convicted of murdering three young boys in 1993. One of them, Damien Echols, who co-produced the film, was sentenced to death, but his execution was perpetually postponed, as evidence arose suggesting that the West Memphis Three were wrongfully convicted (they’ve since been released). Their plight attracted many celebrity benefactors, including the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines and actor-slash-heartthrob Johnny Depp, who sent the crowd at Ryerson Theatre into a frenzy (thank goodness he had the protection of a leather jacket and about five other layers of clothing).
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- Actor Johnny Depp, who was among celebrities who helped pay the legal fees to free the West Memphis three. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, musician Henry Rollins and filmmaker Peter Jackson also contributed
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- TIFF RED CARPET: Johnny Depp gets mobbed at the premiere of documentary West of Memphis
- TIFF RED CARPET: Johnny Depp gets mobbed at the premiere of documentary West of Memphis
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- The fans outside Ryerson Theatre as Johnny Depp arrived
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- Tom Bernard, co-president of Sony Classic Pictures, Johnny Depp, musician Natalie Maines, producer Lorri Davis, director and producer Amy Berg and producer and documentary subject Damien Echols
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- Johnny Depp
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- Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks
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- Damien Echols, one of the three men released from an Arkansas prison
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- Some of Echols’ tattoos. He and Depp have maintained their friendship since his release and have some matching ink
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- <em>West of Memphis</em> director Amy Berg
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- Depp’s leather jacket
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- A young Depp fan
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- The fans at Ryerson Theatre
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. Their plight attracted many celebrity benefactors, including the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines and actor-slash-heartthrob Johnny Depp, who sent the crowd at Ryerson Theatre into a frenzy (thank goodness he had the protection of a leather jacket and about five other layers of clothing).
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