Johnny Depp Fights For His Views

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Apr 30th 2006 at 4:03PM

Johnny Depp may be famous for saying that he is raising his kids in France but that he still wants them to enjoy the view when they are in Los Angeles. The LA Times reports that Depp has filed a lawsuit over plans for a retail project that might impinge on the views from his Hollywood Hills home. Depp owns a $5.4 million home on Sweetzer Ave. (the same street Morrissey lived on before putting his house on the market). Depp's claim is that the city violated environmental-quality laws by approving the development on a lot beneath his home and that his his children may be deprived of their view. Those on the other side of the debate are flabbergasted since Depp has been quoted as saying that he would not raise his children in the States. Depp lives in a Norman-style mansion known then as "The Fairy Castle." The proposed project, across from The Standard hotel on the Sunset Strip would be about 40 feet below Depp's house but the building would block views from the sloping bottom backyard terrace where the children would play. The project is now delayed.

Tags: california real estate, gossip, johnny depp, JohnnyDepp, real estate

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Source

Subscribe to these comments

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Banafsheh Apr 30th 2006 4:57PM

GOOD FOR JOHNNY!I WOULD DO THE SAME!Stand up!

Jeff May 1st 2006 9:09AM

So whats the Big Deal,I would and so would you,be protective of such a large investment,his home.Remarks about his choice of up bringing dont belong in the article,And so far as my decision to live in HAWAII from Capistrano Beach,well to each,his own.Aloha Baby,Love ya work JD Jeff&Paul,and Oreo. Big Island ROCKS

Leslie May 1st 2006 1:03PM

I agree with Jeff. Also, did the developers do due diligence? Did the City circumvent CEQA, if that applies in this case? No one can be blamed for wanting to protect what they see as the best interests of their children. Not just a line-of-sight issue. In this instance, security no doubt is the biggest factor in Mr. Depp's mind. Also, there might be the additional concern that said adjacent development will devalue the worth of the Sweetzer Avenue property. I can relate, both as a mother and as a homeowner.