Johnny Depp insists he never struck a woman

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Gallery: 'Being a celebrity is. . . dumb!' Did you know these 10 celebrities HATE being famous? (BANG Showbiz)He said:"I felt it was my responsibility to clear my name and my children of this horrid thing that they were having to read about their father. "My goal is the truth, because it killed me that people I'd met over the years. . .

would think that I was a fraud and had lied to them". He went on to discuss the impact the allegations have had on his Hollywood career.

He said: "It's very strange when you're Cinderella, so to speak, and then in zero seconds you're Quasimodo. I didn't deserve that.

I pride myself on honesty and truth. Truth is the only thing I'm interested in, lies will get you nowhere. I'm obsessed with the truth. " Johnny was also asked by his lawyer to talk about his childhood in Kentucky and the abuse he allegedly suffered at the hands of his mother.