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Sunday, July 02, 2006
HOLLYWOOD - Johnny Depp has been branded a "cannibal" by tribesmen on the Dominica island, where the Hollywood actor is currently filming the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Members of the Garifuna tribe are furious with a scene in which Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow, is being roasted alive.
Chief Charles Williams says, "The film's depiction of our natives as flesh-craving savages is grossly untrue and very politically incorrect.
"Of course, there was violence and bloodshed in the past. But to stigmatize us today is very wrong. We will continue our fight when Hollywood returns."
The island's natives are also threatening to boycott future sequels because of a scene, which depicts Depp munching on a severed toe.
Depp says, "People were like, 'You can't do that in the movie.' But it's played for laughs and gets them. The last thing we want to do is offend anyone. But it's fantasy and I think people realize that."
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