During his Late Show With David Letterman appearance, Johnny Depp also talked about his hope that his role as Tonto would serve as an inspiration for Native American kids. Johnny Depp said ...

and his Native American comrade Tonto (Depp). But before Depp fans get their feathers ruffled, they should know that this Tonto is a super-sized sidekick: "I was honest early on with Johnny that ...

the questioning murmurs of whether or not it’s cool to have Johnny Depp portray (the already racist depiction of a Native American!) Tonto are growing louder. Depp has stated that he is ...

Already, Johnny Depp’s portrayal of the Lone Ranger’s Native sidekick, Tonto, has created a storm of controversy, with many saying that the character is racist.

The film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto — a character who during his ... Disney and Depp quietly courted Native American approval long before cameras rolled on the $250 million Gore Verbinski ...

Disney’s The Lone Ranger is ripe with opportunity to point out the perils of putting a white dude— no, sorry, a part-something Native American dude— dressed as a white guy’s interpretation ...

However, the decision to cast Johnny Depp as Tonto, paint his face ... Snyder faces a trademark lawsuit filed by Native American plaintiffs including Navajo spokeswoman Amanda Blackhorse ...

Johnny Depp has tossed on a lot of outlandish costumes in his long career. In the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, he plays a buccaneer; in "Dark Shadows," a vampire; in "Charlie and the ...

Though this revisionist western has Tonto holding the reins, some prominent Native Americans aren’t smiling at Depp’s flamboyant ... to do a movie and make Johnny the sidekick.

In fact, Depp has ... turn as Tonto. His exaggerated Marilyn Manson face paint, the dead bird he wears on his head—none of that has sat particularly well with many Native Americans.

“I think there hasn’t been enough change and ability to have more knowledge about Native Americans ... Johnny Depp as a Comanche, in a performance that seems to both bolster and dismantle the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Johnny Depp has been made an ... Harris said she had read in interviews that Depp identified himself as being part Native American, so she thought it would be fun to adopt ...