Johnny Depp receives Medal of Merit in Serbia

Johnny Depp may be

(or almost) in Hollywood, but there is one place where he is welcomed with open arms: Serbia.

On the country's national day, its president, Alexander Vučić, presented the

star with the Gold Medal of Merit.

In what honor ?

According to

, it is “for outstanding merits in public and cultural activities, especially in the field of cinematographic art and promotion of the Republic of Serbia in the world.

»

“I really, sincerely thank you, President Vučić, and this Medal of Merit, with which I have the honor to leave, I thank you for having been kind enough to give it to me…”, declared the star.

“I am currently on the cusp of a new life and I love it, I love this new beginning.

And I would like this restart to start here, ”he added, in reference to his career in fallow since he lost his lawsuit against the British tabloid

The

Not unknown

For those who are wondering about the reasons for this surprising honor, remember that Johnny Depp knows Serbia rather well, since he recently filmed

there .

He will also voice a character in

, a domestically produced animated series.

Johnny Depp thus joins Steven Seagal among the Hollywood stars honored in Serbia.

The action movie star was made an honorary citizen of the country in 2016.

Alexander Vučić, the Serbian president, is not so well known for his cinematic tastes but rather for his tendency to violently suppress opposition and muzzle his country's media, according to Amnesty International.

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