People’s Choice Awards winners Taylor Swift and Johnny Depp bond over actor’s daughter, Lily-Rose
A star struck Taylor Swift accepted a People’s Choice Award from Elton John Wednesday night, and then be treated such as the star she is by Johnny Depp.
The “Speak Now” singer presented the Favorite Movie Actor award to the 47-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, who emerged from backstage to the crowd’s screams plus a standing ovation.
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After a brief t?te-?-t?te with Depp, the 21-year-old songstress retreated to the left from the stage.
“Taylor Swift, by the way,” Depp said upon approaching the mike. “My daughters said easily didn’t say hi to you I’d take big trouble, so.”
Swift waved and issued a “hello” to 11-year-old Lily-Rose Depp, before dad continued to thank his fans.
Prior to the Depp-Swift love in, the country star behaved with Sir Elton John about as star struck as Depp’s daughter might have acted in her presence.
The 63-year-old British musician — “proud papa,” host Queen Latifah called the new father who welcomed home an infant boy via surrogate on Christmas day — received a standing ovation before presenting Swift with all the award for Favorite Country Artist.
“Elton, congratulations to you, you are a dad now,” Swift said after getting a hug plus a kiss in the legend. “I’m so honored to have an award within you.”
She then thanked her fans for “always being people I will count on,” that could be interpreted as a veiled diss to recent ex Jake Gyllenhaal.
If it was, Swift wasn’t angry for too much time. After the show, she tweeted a tale photo of her in the car with long-time friend Selena Gomez.
“Thank you A lot for that Peoples Choice Award! It’s sitting here all sparkly within my accommodation. I enjoy all of you. 
” she wrote.
