Emotional Amber Heard sheds a tear as she and her husband Johnny Depp give hearing aids to the needy in Rio de Janeiro
- Depp and Heard took part in the charity Thursday in Rio
- It was a joint effort between the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Hollywood Vampire, the band Depp appears in with pal Alice Cooper
- They handed out 200 hearing aids to children and adults with difficulties
Johnny Depp took time out of his South American tour with supergroup The Hollywood Vampires this week to help out some locals in need.
Accompanied by wife Amber Heard, the 52-year-old was the star guest at a charity initiative for the Starkey Hearing Foundation in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
The organization will provide more than 200 children and adults with hearing aids as part of a partnership with the Rock in Rio festival, where The Hollywood Vampires are the headline.
However the meet became a little too much for Heard, who began to cry while meeting some of the people receiving the devices.
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Overcome: Amber Heard as Daniele Lopes, 32, receives a hearing device in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. The Starkey Hearing Foundation provided more than 200 people with hearing aids
Johnny Depp puts a hearing device in the ear of a child while his wife Amber Heard puts a bracelet on her arm
Depp puts a hearing device in the ear of a child in Rio de Janeiro as part of a collaboration between the Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Hollywood Vampires band
American actor Johnny Depp poses for a photo with a woman that is receiving hearing devices
Amber Heard puts a hearing device in the ear of a woman before highly-anticipated performance of Hollywood Vampires on the main stage at the Brazilian edition of Rock in Rio festival
Heard shed a tear with Daniele Lopes, 32, after the woman became emotional when receiving her hearing device.
The Starkey Hearing Foundation will then bring some of the fans to the show Thursday night so they can hear music for the first time.
The organization has provided more than 1.8 million free hearing aids to people in need in more than 100 countries.
'Hearing connects us to life, our families and to the world around us,' said Bill Austin, founder of Starkey Hearing Foundation.
Johnny Depp and wife Amber Heard talk with the media in Rio de Janeiro before the concert on Thursday
Austin continued: 'It's a precious gift, and we are excited to work with the Hollywood Vampires to introduce so many to the world of sound and help them hear music for the first time.'
A few hours later The Hollywood Vampires took to the stage for Rock in Rio.
In Rio, the supergroup consisted of the Depp, Alice Cooper, Duff McKagan, and Bruce Witkin.
Outside of the charity appearance, Heard has been busy roaming around Rio.
On Tuesday she was photographed exploring the city's Lapa neighborhood.
Rock stars: The Hollywood Vampires perform live during the Rock in Rio festival on Thursday night
On stage: Depp is playing in the band with Alice Cooper, Duff McKagan, and Bruce Witkin
Alice Cooper strides across the stage at the Rock in Rio concert on Thursday for Hollywood Vampires
Cooper and Depp decided to reunite their band Hollywood Vampires about three years ago
The couple arrived in Rio earlier in the week.
Depp has been on the campaign trail recently for Black Mass, the Boston-set biopic on the life of famed gangster Whitey Bulger.
While performing well at the box office, the movie has received mixed reviews and has come under attack for glamorizing the murderous exploits of Bulger.
Heard has been accompanying on the red carpet for the film's premieres.
After performing during Rock in Rio with his superband 'Hollywood Vampires' Johnny Depp and his wife Amber Heard braved the crowd as they exited the venue
Exit: Depp waved to his fans and shared his unique style with our lenses
Captured: Adoring onlookers were sure to snap images of the stars
Bye! Johnny continued to wave as he and Amber sat in their ride
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