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Johnny Depp joked about needing work during a bizarre cameo appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
The Hollywood actor returned to the spotlight for his first public appearance since his highly-publicised defamation battle with ex-wife Amber Heard to appear at the awards show dressed as the VMAs\u2019 fabled moonman in a pre-recorded sketch which involved him flying across the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
He made a series of appearances throughout the evening and during one skit, he joked: \u201cI just want you guys to know that I\u2019m available for birthdays, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, wakes, any old thing you need. And you know what? I needed the work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Depp later told the audience: \u201cVMAs let\u2019s get back to the f*****g music, shall we?\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s believed to be the actor\u2019s first major TV appearance in the US since his 2017 turn on \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d <\/p>\n
And it marks the 59-year-old \u201cEdward Scissorhands\u201d star\u2019s return to the limelight since he triumphed in his legal battle against ex-wife Heard earlier this year.<\/p>\n
A seven-strong jury decided in June that Heard had defamed the actor on all three counts over an op-ed piece she wrote for the \u201cWashington Post\u201d about being a victim of domestic abuse which didn\u2019t name the actor.<\/p>\n
Depp was awarded $10 million in damages, and Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages but zero in punitive damages, leaving her with a bill she insists she cannot afford to pay.<\/p>\n
In July, Heard filed an appeal against the payment she owes, while 24 hours later Depp filed a notice to appeal the defamation award the jury ordered him to pay his ex-wife.<\/p>\n