Johnny Depphas been in the press much more for his personal life than his professional one recently. Having been the subject of one of the most talked about trials of the last decade, Depp is almost ready to puthis tumultuous relationship with Amber Heardbehind him and get back to doing what he does best on the big screen. One person who has remained silent throughout all of Depp’s legal issues is his daughterLily-Rose Depp. Anyone hoping that she may have some details to share about her father’s troubles is going to be sorely disappointed.
Lily-Rose Depp is preparing for her seriesThe Idolto be released on HBOnext year, and while speaking to Elle magazine (viaPop Culture), she made it clear that she intends to keep her own thoughts when it comes to the personal life of her dad. She told the magazine:
“When it’s something that’s so private and so personal that all of a sudden becomes not so personal… I feel really entitled to my secret garden of thoughts. I also think that I’m not here to answer for anybody, and I feel like for a lot of my career, people have really wanted to define me by the men in my life, whether that’s my family members or my boyfriends, whatever. And I’m ready to be defined for the things that I put out there.”
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While making it clear that she doesn’t want to discussher father’s legal troubles, Depp also shot at those who suggested her career has been boosted by her famous parents. During the interview, Depp addressed how the internet has a habit of making up stories about how her life has been enhanced by where she came from rather than what she had done in her career. She said:
“The internet seems to care a lot about that kind of stuff. People are going to have preconceived ideas about you or how you got there, and I can definitely say that nothing is going to get you the part except for being right for the part. The internet cares a lot more about who your family is than the people who are casting you in things. Maybe you get your foot in the door, but you still just have your foot in the door. There’s a lot of work that comes after that.”
Among her upcoming roles, Depp is set to star alongside Bill Skarsgard in Robert Eggers' long-in-developmentNosferatu remake. It was reported in September that Depp was in talks to take on the female lead in the movie, taking over from Anya Taylor-Joy, who was previously in line for the role in 2019. WhetherThe Northmandirector will see his passion project through to completion this time, having attempted to make the movie with several different leads, it could be just one of the places to see Depp in the near future.
