Johnny Depp slams Wichita moviegoers
Johnny Depp's new movie, Rum Diary has been struggling at the box office, so far earning only about $5 million.
His excuse? He told Britain's Guardian newspaper that he expected his film to earn about $13 in Wichita because it's only in the bigger cities in the United States where people are interested in "intelligent films."
We asked Wichita moviegoers outside the Old Town Warren Theatre what they think about that, and as you might expect they're not crazy about Depp's insinuation that they're not intelligent.
"It doesn't make me very happy," Ryan Sayler says. "In fact, I think it shows how unintelligent Johnny Depp is."
Taleeda Crawford says, "I think (Depp's comment) is ignorant because there are smart, intelligent people and dumb people everywhere. So why single-out Wichita?"
Satch Garrison says, "I don't think it was fair to the city of Wichita."
And, if Depp thought the film would tank in Wichita before he made the comment, some say he has now guaranteed it.
"Oh, Johnny Depp, why do you have to be an idiot?" laments Crawford. "He's going to lose some fans, including me!"
Courtesy: Jim Grawe, KWCH 12 Eyewitness News. For more on reactions to Depp's comments, click here.
To read The Guardian's coverage on Depp, Wichita reaction and more, click here.
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