MOSCOW, 25 Mar. Actor Johnny Depp spoke about his life and moving to Somerset after a scandalous divorce from Amber Heard, Metro UK reports with reference to Somerset Studio Magazine.
According to the Hollywood star, he chose to live in the UK because of measured and calm way of life of local residents.
«»I love places with character! The British don't overstep boundaries. I'm quite a shy person. That's one of the great things about Britain. I can be myself here. It's great. I like to go to different places and meet people. But I'm not such an extrovert how they think of me,» Depp admitted.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star added that in Somerset he manages to avoid annoying attention, although sometimes it is crowded there.
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«Here I'm not surrounded by people who want to take a selfie,» Depp said.
The actor purchased a mansion in Somerset for £13 million in 2014. According to media reports, the house has 12 bedrooms and eight bathrooms. However, he recently moved in.
Depp filed a defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post article published in late 2018 in which his ex-wife Amber Heard complained about her experience of domestic violence. Depp stated that this publication cost him the roles. He demanded compensation from Hurd in the amount of $ 50 million, in response, she filed a lawsuit to recover one hundred million dollars from Depp, accusing the famous actor's lawyer of defamation.
During the trial, the meetings of which were broadcast live, unpleasant details of the joint life of the movie couple were revealed. Hurd's lawyers have claimed cases of violence by Depp, the actor, in turn, denied this, stating that he was the victim. The court heard an audio recording, from which it allegedly follows that Hurd told Depp that it was she who beat him, and not he beat her. According to Depp, during one quarrel, Amber threw a bottle at him, the tip of his finger was cut off. The actress, for her part, said that she beat Depp only in self-defense. She also spoke about the serious problems of her ex-husband with drugs.
Depp and Hurd began their relationship in 2011, in January 2014 he proposed to her, a year later they got married, but already in May 2016, Amber filed for divorce.< br />