On Sunday, Smith invited Depp (who sued The Sun, the British tabloid, after it referred to him as "wife-beater" but lost the case) to perform "People Have The Power" (the irony!) at her show. As she began her encore, Smith introduced her entire band to the audience, adding: "And Johnny? And Johnny Depp? The original Johnny." So, not only did Depp get an opportunity to play with the legendary singer,
Pacino recounted his long journey to create a film about Modigliani, saying, "There is something in this story that is not just identifiable with [the] artist. There is that connection to rejection in all of us."