Nina Dobrev, Kate Bosworth, Anna Kendrick and Kelly Osbourne were spotted in the crowd.
Steven Tyler, Evan Rachel Wood and Rain Phoenix and the Art of Elysium children provided entertainment for the event, sponsored by Mercedes Benz and Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
Celebrities Light Up Elysium Heaven Gala
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Linda Perry was named the “visionary” behind this year’s charity event, and “Heaven is Resonance” was the musical theme.
The night’s honorees were Hayes MacArthur and Ali Larter.
Depp and Heard, 27, hit it off when they both were filming “The Rum Diary” together two years ago. They’ve been spotted out around Los Angeles, but this was their first public event together.
Depp was in a long-term relationship with French actress and model Vanessa Paradis and they had two children together. They separated shortly after Depp and Heard were linked.
Depp, 50, steered clear of the red carpet, but the two stuck closely together and were photographed once they were seated inside.
The organization, one of Hollywood’s gold-plated charities was launched in 1997. It encourages actors, artists and musicians to spend time with children who are battling serious medical problems.
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Keith Girard has four decades of experience as an award-winning reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior media executive. Keith’s career began in Washington, D.C., where he was a reporter for The Washington Post and a contributing editor for Regardie’s and Washingtonian magazines. He also worked as a writer/producer in CNN’s Washington Bureau and has written non-fiction books on the U.S. Marines in the Gulf War and Donald Trump and two novels, “The Heidelberg Conundrum” and “The Curse of Northam Bay.”