Johnny Depp helped himself to a snack of decorative foliage at a Las Vegas soirée over the weekend.
In perplexing footage from a Park MGM after-party for Depp’s rum brand, Three Hearts, Saturday night during Drink Las Vegas, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 63, held a beverage in one hand as he posed for photographers in a dark outfit with a brown wide-brimmed hat.
He accessorized with a loose bandana around his neck, a pair of tinted eyeglasses and weighty rings on seemingly every finger.
At one point, the “Edward Scissorhands” actor paused, walking over to a step-and-repeat wall covered in faux greenery to bury his face in the artificial plants.
He emerged with one leaf, which he munched on as photographers continued to snap photos.
Depp spat out the leaf and returned to the wall for another mouthful, this time raising his drink and smiling for more photos as two leaves protruded from his teeth.
In another clip, he clinked glasses and happily chatted with bystanders at the event. In yet another, Depp took a seat at a table and continued conversing with guests.
The sighting comes as Depp continues to nurture his career comeback following his highly publicized defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
In July, the actor made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con to promote his upcoming movie, “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol” — dressed as Charles Dickens’ iconic Christmas miser.
The actor looked nearly unrecognizable in prosthetics, a bushy brow and gray facial hair. He posed at the event in what appeared to be a re-creation of the forthcoming film’s snowy set.
In August, producer Jerry Jerry Bruckheimer told Deadline at Disney’s D23 convention that Depp could reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow for an upcoming “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel.
“We’re talking with Johnny, we’re working on a screenplay, and hopefully we can get this done,” Bruckheimer told the outlet.
Separate insiders divulged to the outlet that a sixth installment in the franchise would revolve around Margot Robbie’s protagonist, with Depp’s Captain Jack appearing as supporting character.
As for his leaf-munching incident, Depp once admitted he doesn’t necessarily view things the way most people do.
“Most things that are considered normal and that are very well accepted in life, I’m fascinated by,” he told Charlie Rose back in 2013, with a laugh. “Because they just seem like odd things to me.”
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