Johnny Depp in UK court confessed that his drug use began when he was 11-years-old

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and Amber Heard appeared before British High Court in London on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. In court, Depp made a few revelations about his drug us and about allegedly letting his daughter Lily-Rose to take drugs when she was only 13 years old. Johnny Depp revealed in court on Tuesday that his us of drugs started at a young . 57-year-old appeared on first day of testimony in his libel suit and added that he started taking drugs when he was around 11 years old.

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Johnny Deep's controversy

It was reported that during Tuesday hearing  actor was cross-examined by a lawyer who asked Depp to confirm if he found drugs and alcohol pretty early on in his life. Johnny Depp agreed and stated that he did t come from a particularly 'stable or secure home' and that he did t have a 'safe home life'. He reportedly also agreed that he took drugs when he was a mir.

Elaborating on how he found drugs he said that his mor used to ask him to get her ‘nerve pills’ when he was only about 11 years old. He furr revealed that he soon realised that ‘nerve pills’ would calm his mor’s nerves down. He hence took one of her pills and thus began his drug use. Johnny Depp went on to say that his drug use and alcohol was only so that he could 'numb pain' that he felt in his younger .

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Johnny Deep's family

Johnny Depp also reportedly revealed that he considered giving his 13-year-old daughter Lily-Rose marijuana as 'responsible parenting'. 57-year-old stated that allowed his daughter to have drugs at a young and he wanted her to 'feel safe' about m later on in her life. Johnny Depp has two children with his ex-wife Vanessa Paradis. His eldest, 21-year-old Lily-Rose, is an actor, and he also has a son Jack, who is 18 years old.

Johnny Depp had previously stated that his use of drugs and alcohol and his fight with addiction has been reported about quite often. However, he stated that way in which defendants are portraying his addiction is neir fair r accurate 'to reality' of it. He had stated that being inebriated had never made him get violent against anyone before. 

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A magazine reportedly obtained court documents that reveal Johnny Depp recovered from his drug and alcohol addiction during a 'significant part' of his marri with actor Amber Heard. Johnny Depp married actor Amber Heard in 2015. In May 2016, Amber Heard filed for a restraining order against her husband claiming that he had abused her and accused him of domestic violence.

According to reports,  couple had an out-of-court settlement for ir divorce in August 2016. Johnny Depp later filed a defamation case against Amber Heard in 2019, after she made a statement to a news daily, saying that she had to face her 'culture's wrath' after she spoke up about sexual violence. However, she allegedly did t take Johnny Depp’s name in her statement.

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