The actor opened as much as The Telegraph about his late mom Betty Sue Palmer, who he says was bodily abusive throughout his childhood.

“She beat me with a f—ing stick,” Depp recalled to the publication. “A f—ing shoe, an ashtray, a telephone, it did not matter, man. However I thank her for that. She taught me how not to boost youngsters. Simply do the precise reverse of what she did.”

Depp is the daddy of two youngsters, who he shares with ex Vanessa Paradis. Their youngsters embody daughter Lily-Rose, who has made a reputation for herself as an actress, and son Jack, who has maintained his privateness.

Earlier than she handed, the Pirates of the Caribbean star was nonetheless shut together with his mom, regardless of this powerful upbringing. He even introduced her to various massive occasions, together with the 76th Academy Awards in Hollywood. She died in 2016 at 81.

This isn’t the primary time Depp has spoken about his turbulent childhood. Throughout his defamation trial towards ex-wife Amber Heard in April 2022, he known as Palmer “violent” and “merciless.”

Depp described elevating his personal youngsters to The Telegraph as “a part of the great experience I used to be on,” once more, regardless of this experience of life not at all times being easy crusing for the actor.

“I have been accused of the deepest unpleasantries which you can be hit with. And for what motive? I feel that is most likely fairly clear,” he instructed the publication, which wrote that he rubbed his fingers collectively, insinuating he was speaking about cash.

Learn extra about Depp’s relationship together with his youngsters right here.