10 h, oct 22, 2011 y - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Johnny Depp Banned
From Talking ‘The Rum
Diary’ With ABC Affiliates
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Disney has apparently banned ABC affiliates from speaking with and videotaping Johnny Depp when it concerns his new film, The Rum Diary.
The actor arrived at the Austin Film Festival on Friday where The Rum Diary will be screened and he’s accepting an award from the festival’s organizers for his “Extraordinary Contribution to Film.” But, if you’re watching on an ABC affiliate, you won’t be hearing what Depp has to say on either topic.
According to Houston’s KHOU, no ABC affiliates were allowed to speak with or even shoot the actor at the event due to a clause in his contract with Disney for its successful film franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean.
“We came here expecting to talk to one of the biggest names in Hollywood,” says KHOU News reporter Shelton Green. “But apparently, Disney doesn’t want Johnny Depp’s new movie premiering here at the Paramount [Theatre] to get more exposure than his new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. So, they wouldn’t allow us to interview him nor would they even allow us to get video of him, but hundreds of other people did.”
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