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Depp Speaks Of ‘Great Scare’ Following Daughter’s Illness

andPOP Staff — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:43:58 +0000

Hollywood heart-throb JOHNNY DEPP has broken his silence over his seven-year-old daughter’s terrifying illness two months ago, declaring the time was a “great scare” for his family.

Lily-Rose was rushed to a London hospital after contracting the E.coli bacteria, which caused her kidneys to shut down. Filming on Depp’s latest movie Sweeney Todd was halted so he could keep a vigil at the youngster’s bedside with partner Vanessa Paradis.

Fortunately, little Lily pulled through and her proud father she is back to her old self already.

He says, “It gave us a great scare. What got us through this wasn’t the strength of Vanessa or me but our daughter and her incredible ability to make us feel OK even though she was very unwell. She was super-strong.

“It was a very bumpy patch but she has come through it beautifully and unscathed and she is now as healthy as she always was. She is wonderful.

“It was a reminder to us of how to breathe, walk, talk, think and surround ourselves with people we love.”

Depp’s Daughter Doing Better, Says Rep

andPOP Staff — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:33:33 +0000

JOHNNY DEPP’s young daughter is “doing much better” after being struck down by an undisclosed illness, according to the star’s representative.

British newspaper Daily Mirror reported this week that Depp’s seven-year-old daughter, LILY-ROSE, had been rushed to an English hospital 10 days ago and the actor and his longtime partner, VANESSA PARADIS, had been by her bedside every day.

But, in a statement released by the actor’s representative, ROBIN BAUM, she says, “We are happy to report that their daughter is doing much better.

“The family greatly appreciates the continued support and respect of their privacy.”

Depp has been filming a movie version of the stage musical SWEENEY TODD in England.

A representative from the studio adds, “We have adjusted the schedule to accommodate (Depp’s) needs at this moment. We understand that (Lily-Rose) is improving.

“Obviously, everybody at the studio is certainly with them in their good spirits.”

Depp and French model/actress Paradis also have a four-year-old son JACK.

Screenwriter Plans Pirates Of The Caribbean 4

andPOP Staff — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:40:07 +0000

JOHNNY DEPP, ORLANDO BLOOM and KEIRA KNIGHTLY are on course for a fourth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie, according to the film’s writer.

TERRY ROSSIO reveals plans are afoot to make another sequel for the hit franchise but fans may have to wait a few years to see it.

After making sequels two and three back to back, Rossio feels sure Depp and company will get the chance to ditch their sea legs for a while before returning for a fourth installment.

He tells movie news website MovieHole.net, “It’s like the fourth INDIANA JONES picture – there are forces in play to make it happen, and forces in play to make it not happen.

“I think we will try to write a screenplay. I can’t say if we’ll be able to solve the challenge of making a good fourth film, or if our screenplay will be enough to get a film made.”

Johnny Depp Defends Kate Moss

andPOP Staff — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:22:41 +0000

Johnny Depp is outraged at how ex-girlfriend Kate Moss has been vilified by the media after a British paper published photos of the supermodel allegedly snorting cocaine.

“The first thing that went through my mind was I was concerned for her, hoping that she was OK and that she and her baby were OK,” says Depp, 42, who dated Moss for four years until 1998.

“No. 2 was just being appalled and shocked at the kind of vicious attacks,” Depp said in an interview Friday with a British morning TV show.

“She’s super sharp, really smart and (has) got a great heart. She’s a good mum, and she just happens to be human, and the press wouldn’t allow that, and that’s unforgivable.”

Moss, 31, who recently left an American rehab clinic, has been reunited with her three-year-old daughter Lila Grace.

The British icon paid a heavy price for her drug controversy, losing several modelling contracts with high-end fashion companies such as Chanel and H&M. But she appears to be staging a comeback, landing a Vanity Fair cover shot and a new campaign for designer Roberto Cavalli.