Johnny Depp says the one time he feels ‘normal’ is on his non-public island
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ohnny Depp has mentioned he visits his non-public island within the Bahamas in a bid to “feel absolutely normal” and “escape the scrutiny”.
Reflecting on his connection to the island – named Little Hall’s Pond Cay – as he promoted Dior’s new line of Sauvage frangrances, Depp mentioned it looks like a “sanctuary” the place he could be free.
He advised the South China Morning Post: “Where I feel the most myself in this world, and where I go to feel absolutely normal, I suppose, is my place in the Bahamas, because it’s an island and nobody’s looking at me.
“You’ve got to have some sanctuary, a safe place where you can escape the scrutiny and the interest of others, a place where you can just sit on a beach, read, paint, meditate or whatever, that’s freedom to me. That’s the only real freedom.”
Depp opened up about his ‘sanctuary’ within the Bahamas
/ PA WireHe added that being within the ocean makes him really feel refreshed, saying: “The idea of being under, just free in the ocean, with the wind pounding against you, the sun pounding down on you, and the shimmery ripples across the water, sparkles everywhere … It cleanses your mind.
“The thing that intrigues me most is the most basic, the simplest way of living. I don’t have a decadent lifestyle. Yes, everything boils down to real simplicity for me.
“When you’re on the island, you’re not at some swanky hotel. It doesn’t look like the Four Seasons or anything. It should look like what it is. It should look like a simple island house. Nothing grand, nothing. Just simplicity.”
Interestingly it was reported earlier this 12 months that the Hollywood A-lister bought it to JK Rowling for a whopping $75 million, which seems to be debunked by his newest feedback.
The 60-year-old has been below the microscope in recent times after being concerned in a high-profile defamation case together with his ex-wife Amber Heard over an op-ed within the Washington Post wherein she implied that she was a sufferer of abuse.
Although she didn’t title her ex-husband within the article, he launched a lawsuit in 2019 arguing that he had been boycotted in Hollywood.
Heard then filed a counterclaim for defamation in opposition to Depp price $100 million, accusing him of a smear marketing campaign.
In the six-week court docket showdown, the jury heard many accounts of incidents that occurred whereas the pair had been collectively. This included claims of violence in addition to claims that Heard had defecated in his bed. In May 2022, a jury awarded Depp $15 million (£12.4 million) in damages.