Johnny, Vampires band together for fan
Amber Heard may say her soonto-be ex-hubby, Johnny Depp, is nasty and abusive, but don’t tell that to a fan from Chicopee who had a heartwarming encounter with the Hollywood heavy and his band this past weekend.
The fan, identified only as Amanda, bought tickets to see Depp and his Hollywood Vampires bandmates Alice Cooper and Aerosmith ax man Joe Perry — before an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down.
Because Amanda was unable to attend the concert on her own, her hometown donated an ambulance to transport her to Foxwoods for the show. When she arrived, Amanda was greeted by Depp, Cooper and Perry, who visited with her in the ambulance, then escorted her to the side of the stage, where she and her family watched the show.
Depp, as you may know, is embroiled in a nasty divorce from Heard, who alleges in court papers that she suffered years of abuse from the “Black Mass” star, beginning well before the start of their 15-month marriage.
Depp’s friends, ex-paramours and his daughter have all leapt to his defense with some claiming that Heard is only after money.
The charges haven’t slowed the Vampires’ tour plans. The band has 14 more dates this month. File Under: Johnny Be Good.
••• Is Nantucket the new Vineyard?
We ask because the Little Rock was crawling with celebs over the 4th of July hols, much like the Vineyard has always been —but maybe wasn’t this past weekend because they were all on Nantucket ...
James Franco, star of “11.22.63,” was spotted frolicking on the beach and picking up a snack at Pi Pizzeria, and Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi, who our spies spied exiting a house on West Chester Street, turned up for dinner at oh-so-swish Cru.
Also enjoying the island over the weekend was departed “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush, who is joining the “Today” show next month; and Ramona Singer of “The Real Housewives of New York City” and “60 Minutes” correspondent Leslie Stahl, who was signing copies of her book, “Becoming Grandma,” at Mitchell’s Book Corner.
Meanwhile, down in Rhode Island, Taylor Swift kept her starstudded July 4 party going yesterday, posting more pics of her Girl Squad having a bikini blast at her $17 million Watch Hill summer cottage.
Tay-Tay added a giant inflatable water slide to the seaside festivities yesterday, posting a pic of her and model Karlie Kloss leaping down the slide hand-inhand, and a second pic of a threeperson chain of Swift, Newton homegal Rachel Platten and another pal, slip-sliding down the plastic chute.
The “Wildest Dreams” singer’s pal Britany LaManna also shared a pic of Taylor and her man of the moment, “Night Manager” star (and James Bond wannabe) Tom Hiddleston snoogling on a wicker chair.
But the photo that already has more than a million “Likes” was the entire bikini team — Swift, Kloss, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Martha Hunt, Ruby Rose and her girlfriend, Harley Gusman, Halston Sage, Alana Haim, and Taylor’s nonfamous besties, LaManna and Abigail Anderson — showing off their curves while wading in the water. And how was your weekend?
••• Nineteen-year-old Bravo reality star Brielle Zolciak-Biermann and Red Sox minor league hurler Michael Kopech are Instagram official.
The kids confirmed they’re in L-U-V on social media, posting a selfie of the Sox prospect with his arms around Brielle on Instagram and Snapchat.
“so this is what it’s really like... (heart),” Brielle wrote alongside the photo.
In case you don’t follow Andy Cohen’s creations religiously, Brielle is the daughter of former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak, who got her “Don’t Be Tardy” show spinoff when she tied the knot with NFL free agent Kroy Biermann.
Kopech, 20, who is currently on the disabled list with a leg injury, has had a rather tumultuous year, getting suspended for 50 games for taking a banned substance and then fracturing his throwing hand in an altercation with a teammate. He remains a top Sox prospect and future Inside Track Hall of Famer.