Johnny Depp makes rare comment about his children as he reflects on raising them in the public eye

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Johnny Depp's children have remained notoriously private throughout their dad's defamation trial against Amber Heard.MORE: Amber Heard's ex Elon Musk reacts to Johnny Depp's closing statement The Pirates of the Caribbean star is a doting father to daughter Lily-Rose Depp, 22, and 20-year-old son Jack Depp, who he shares with ex-wife Vanessa Paradis.Johnny has tried to keep his children out of the spotlight during the trial although has made several references to them over the last few weeks, including a rare insight into raising children in the public eye.VIDEO: Inside Johnny Depp's private lifeWhen discussing the level of fame that occurred after the first Pirate of the Caribbean movie in 2003 - which he described as a "completely different way of life my family and I were plunged into" - he admitted to fearing for his childrens' safety.MORE: Inside Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's 'intensely passionate' 15-month marriageMORE: The real reason Johnny Depp REFUSED to look at Amber Heard during trial"At our house in Los Angeles you would have people trying to climb the gates to see Captain Jack Sparrow and you would have people trying to bust into the gates dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow," he said."Following you, following you and your family.

There was no other way but to hire more security guards and I was certainly worried for my kids' safety so that's when just one the guy we had several security people because I wanted to make sure that my kids were safe when they went to school or when they went to Disneyland or the mall." Johnny Depp revealed his fears for his children's safety during his height of fameJohnny continued: "We were just getting followed by hoards of paparazzi.