Johnny Depp is well-known for his acting roles, from 21 Jump Street to Pirates of the Caribbean. While Johnny is an established actor, he hasn’t spoken very often about his parents, Betty Sue Palmer and John Christopher Depp. The actor is the youngest of four kids that the divorced couple had during their relationship. While Johnny’s relationship with his mom and dad has mostly been kept quiet, the actor has brought up a number of shocking claims during the defamation trial against Amber Heard. Find out more about Johnny’s mom and dad here.
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Johnny receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as his mom and dad join him to celebrate. (Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock)
Betty Sue Palmer
Johnny’s mother Betty was a waitress during his childhood. Betty and her then-husband John were living in Owensboro, Kentucky when Johnny was born, but the family moved around a lot during Johnny’s childhood, as he revealed in a 2002 interview on Inside the Actor’s Studio. His parents split up when he was 15 in 1978. Johnny told James Lipton that he focused on his mom after the divorce. “She’s just one of the smartest, funniest, greatest people I’ve ever been lucky enough to know,” he said at the time. “She is truly one of my best friends.”
Johnny wraps his arm around his mom when he receives a star on the Walk of Fame. (Bei/Shutterstock)
After the divorce, Johnny described the period as a “dark” time for his mom. He revealed that he walked in on his mother overdosing on pills shortly after the split in his testimony during the defamation trial with Amber Heard. He also revealed that he began using drugs as a result of the “trauma” his childhood brought on. “It’s been for trying to numb the things inside that can plague someone who has experienced trauma,” he said, per The New York Post. https://hollywoodlife.com/…/johnny-depp-parents-4710932/
