Johnny Depp makes first red carpet appearance post split

Los Angeles: Actor Johnny Depp made his first red carpet appearance since his split with estranged wife Amber Heard.

The 53-year-old "Black Mass" star accompanied his "Hollywood Vampires" bandmates for the annual Starkey Hearing Foundation Awards Gala in St Paul, reported E! Online.

The event was also attended by Jennifer Garner, Buzz Aldrin and Jay Leno.

Depp, who caught up in a controversy for allegedly abusing his wife, walked the carpet and posed alongside Alice Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard for camera.

"I've been lucky enough to play characters like Edward Scissorhands, Captain Jack Sparrow and my only sort of goal is of making someday a positive change, he said during the event.