12 July 2005 – There’s been tons of speculation floating around about the high-pitched voice and the pale face of Johnny’s portrayal of Willy Wonka a.k.a Michael Jackson. “The weird thing is that actually it never occurred to me,” said Depp, “that there would be any kind of potential connection to Michael Jackson. It never entered my mind.” He added, “It doesn’t bother me, everyone’s entitled to think what they want, even while being violently wrong.”
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