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Johnny Depp Details How Mom’s Alleged Abuse During Childhood Influenced His Fatherhood Journey

JUL 5 – Johnny Depp said his mother’s physical abuse during childhood influenced his decision to never repeat such behavior with his own children, as he shared in a recent interview.

  • Johnny Depp revealed in a July 5, 2023 interview with The Telegraph that his late mother, Betty Sue Palmer, physically abused him during childhood.
  • Depp discussed this abuse while testifying in his 2022 defamation trial against Amber Heard and said his experience shaped how he raises his children.
  • He described being beaten with objects like a stick, shoe, ashtray, and phone, and called his mother violent and cruel but also noted she softened with age.
  • Depp remarked that he learned from her example what methods to avoid in raising children and expressed his gratitude for that lesson.
  • He expressed love for raising his children with ex Vanessa Paradis and said the south of France was the only place that felt like home to him.
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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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