Johnny Depp flashes seemingly new pearly whites after his ‘rotting’ teeth went viral

Reps for Depp did not immediately respond to our request for comment on his apparent new smile, but the consensus among netizens is that “he looks amazing, happy and healthy.”

The Oscar nominee was the center of attention at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival — but it wasn’t just his performance in “Jeanne du Barry” that had people talking.

Pictures of Depp walking the red carpet quickly took the internet by storm, with many people focused on his discolored and crooked chompers.Johnny Depp’s teeth are literally ROTTING,” one X user claimed, while another argued, “johnny depp just looks like someone grabbed his teeth and painted them black.”

The actor even got behind the bar to help the bartender make his drink.

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The pair posed for photos, with Depp putting his arm around the elated employee.

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One particularly disturbed critic wondered, “why do i have to see closeup pics of johnny depp’s teeth against my will,” as yet another dissenter echoed, “Seeing that pic of Johnny Depp’s teeth on my tl just ruined my mood. That’s enough Twitter for me.”

Amid the mass concern over Depp’s oral health, celebrity dentist Dr. Apa suggested to Page Six at the time that it was a simple case of “aggressive” wear and tear.

“He has wear, which has been a cumulative effect over a lifetime,” Apa hypothesized. “Wear like that — sometimes we see it in 30-year-olds in really aggressive cases, and sometimes we see it in cases like Depp.”

Apa said Depp’s passion for espresso and cigarillos was probably to blame for the “stainy” teeth, which he said likely hadn’t been cleaned in “years.”

Depp’s discolored and crooked smile at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival took the internet by storm.A celebrity dentist suggested to us at the time that it was a simple case of “aggressive” wear and tear.

Depp himself once admitted to poor dental hygiene and actually boasted about the optics of his mouth.

“I’ve got loads of cavities,” he told Premiere magazine in 1995. “I had a root canal done eight years ago that’s unfinished. It’s like a rotten little stub.”

The actor, then 31, insisted that he “liked” his flawed smile.

“It’s like when the Indians would make something beaded, they would always put imperfections on it,” he pointed out, adding, “I’m proud of these.”

Depp, seen here in 2016, once admitted to poor dental hygiene and actually boasted about the optics of his mouth.

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I’ve got loads of cavities,” the actor, seen here in 2003, told Premiere magazine in 1995. “I had a root canal done eight years ago that’s unfinished. It’s like a rotten little stub.”