Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci shared a candid discussion about what it was like to be gay in the early days when Ricci was only 9 years old.
Ricci was also working with the then-girlfriend of Depp, Winona Ryder, on the 90s classic, “Mermaids.”
“The “Yellowjackets” star remembered the conversation as she chatted with Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM’s “Radio Andy” show. She also remembered the time he worked with Depp for “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas.”
“Johnny Depp is the person who taught me what homosexuality is when I was 9 years old,” she explained.
“There was a situation at the set and somebody was not doing a good job with someone else,” Ricci said.
“And they said”Oh, well it could be that he is homophobic.’ Then I thought”Well I’m not sure what homophobia is.’
there I was, in the Winonatrailer, and she said”I don’t know what to do … I don’t know how to explain it she got my phone on with Johnny.
Then, Johnny explained the situation to me.”
Johnny Depp ‘explained homosexuality’ to Christina Ricci when she was nine years old