Gawker reported that one of Depp’s lead publicists with Hiltzik Strategies is Carolina Hurley, who was a special assistant to former President Trump. She sent out trial updates to reporters covering the lawsuit and distributed press released about Depp’s forthcoming album with English guitarist Jeff Beck. A source familiar with Hurley’s work for Depp told Gawker that Hiltzik hired Hurley at the recommendation of Ivanka Trump. Hiltzik told Gawker: “We’re proud to have (Hurley) on the team.”This Trump connection in Depp’s PR campaign may be noteworthy given “the right-wing’s obvious investment in Depp’s legal victory,” Gawker said. Overall, Hiltzik is in charge of Depp’s image makeover, The Guardian reported.

Source: Fox News June 17, 2022 17:52 UTC