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Johnny Depp attends the “Jeanne Du Barry” press conference at the 76th annual Cannes film festival

Johnny Depphas found happiness again after debuting his latest movie a year after his defamation trial againstAmber Heard.

Last week, the actor’s French-language filmJeanne du Barryopened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, whereDepp signed autographsand posed for selfies with applauding fans, laterspeaking about his movie “comeback"at a press conference afterward.

A source tells PEOPLE that Depp, 59, “is doing fantastic” now, one year removed from the controversial Virginia trial with ex-wife Heard, 37.

“Johnny is doing fantastic. He really enjoys working and touring again. He has managed to turn his life around,” says the source of Depp, who willnext direct the movieModiafter touring with his band The Hollywood Vampires. “He is prioritizing his health and work.”

The source adds, “He was living a destructive life and people close to him were concerned. Everyone is excited about how he turned things around. He is much happier too.”

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Johnny Depp attending the photocall for Jeanne du Barry during the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes

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He later added, “I keep wondering about the word comeback because I didn’t go anywhere. As a matter of fact, I live about 45 minutes away. So yeah, maybe people stopped calling out of whatever their fear was at the time. But no, I didn’t go nowhere. I’ve been sitting around.”

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Johnny Depp testifies in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, April 25, 2022. - Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” (Photo by Steve Helber / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images); Amber Heard arrives in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 3, 2022. - US actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” (Photo by JIM WATSON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

While Depp was in France for the film festival launch, Heard was photographed in Madrid, Spain, where she moved with her 2-year-old daughterOonagh Paige. In December, she announced that she and Deppreached a settlement and they both droppedtheir appeals to the June 1, 2022, verdict.

A source previously told PEOPLE of theAquamanactress, “The trial was beyond stressful for her and she just wanted to start fresh out of the country.”

“Sheis excited about working and filming again. She was exhausted and disappointed about the trial. She felt she was mistreated,” the source added. “This is all behind her now, though. She has new energy and is focused on things that she loves.”

source: people.com