Johnny Depp’s Donates $2 million for hospital that saved his daughter’s life
Posted on January 14th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Johnny Depp is very grateful to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. In March 2007, Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose spent nine days at Great Ormond Street after being stricken with E.coli poisoning that led to her developing kidney failure. Lily was staying with Depp, 43, and her mother Vanessa Paradis, 34, in a rented mansion in Richmond, Surrey, while he filmed Sweeney Todd, when she contracted the bug. Filming of Sweeney Todd had to be halted so that Depp could be with his daughter as her conditioned worsened and it was feared she could die from the ailment.
Since then Depp has shown his gratitude with some wonderful gestures.
On November 29, unbeknownst to the public, Depp spent four hours at the hospital telling bedtime stories to patients dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow after having his Pirates Of The Caribbean costume flown over from Los Angeles. Can you imagine!
Last week he invited five Ormond Street doctors and nurses to the party for the London premiere of his film Sweeney Todd.
And yesterday Depp again secretly visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to donate $2 million of his own money to thank staff for saving his daughter’s life.
Disney, which made the Pirates Of The Caribbean films, will also today donate $20 million to Great Ormond Street, which needs to raise $340 million in five years to redevelop twothirds of the hospital site.
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I like him even more after reading this article. I just hope it’s true.
im not to sure about the amount tho…. i read on different sites that it was 1 million.
but all the same good job for him!!! the children are the most important thing in the world, and it truely is heart breaking to see or hear of a sick child. you have to do whatever you can do!!
It was probably 1 million pounds you saw, as the donation was in England. 1 Million pounds is 2 million dollars.
Hot Momma is right…..on other sites its noted in English pounds…..here its in US dollars. Johnny Depp has donated £1 million (US$1.9 million)
I think that’s about the sweetest thing!