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Johnny Depp lined up to star in condom ads

Other News Materials 1 April 2008 10:25 (UTC +04:00)
Johnny Depp lined up to star in condom ads

(showbizspy.com ) - Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp has been offered $10 million to become the face of American condom manufacturer Trojan.

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star, 44, would be expected to appear in a series of offbeat TV commercials for the company's new Magnum range.

Bosses at the contraception firm believe the Hollywood star would not only expand sales in the US but also help inspire an anti-AIDS campaign to send free condoms to third world countries.

The actor is yet to formally agree to the deal - but ad executives have already come up with a slogan: "Stand up with Johnny for safer sex."

A source said: "He's very interested and he's trying to figure out if he can fit it in."

A spokeswoman for California's Safer Sex Awareness Campaign said: "We'd welcome seeing a major Hollywood star helping to promote the cause.

"And there's no one bigger than Johnny."

Father of two Depp - who's dating French singer Vanessa Paradis - has been a big advocate of sex education since starring in TV's teen crime series 21 Jump Street in the Eighties.

He said then: "This show teaches kids about drugs and safe sex, which is why I agreed to do it."

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