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SpainтАЩs San Sebastian International Film Festival made the controversial decision to honour Johnny Depp with its Donostia Award.
The lifetime achievement honour recognizes тАЬoutstanding contributions to the film world,тАЭ with the festival giving this yearтАЩs award to Depp despite a judge ruling last year that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard on multiple occasions.
An article translated from Spanish called Depp тАЬone of contemporary cinemaтАЩs most talented and versatile actors.тАЭ
Depp is set to receive his Donostia Award at the Kursaal Auditorium in San Sebastian on Wednesday, September 22.
? Johnny Depp to receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian FestivalтАЩs 69th edition
The North American actor will collect @sansebastianfes‘ highest honorary award in recognition of his career on September 22
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The actor follows in the footsteps of Viggo Mortensen, who was last yearтАЩs Donostia Award recipient.
Previous winners have also included Antonio Banderas, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins and Glenn Close.
DeppтАЩs award comes after a British court refused him permission to appeal a judgeтАЩs ruling that he assaulted Heard.
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It was revealed in November that heтАЩd lost his libel case against The Sun newspaper over an April 2018 article that labelled him a тАЬwife beater.тАЭ
He continues to deny the assault allegations.
