Johnny Depp's parents' divorce papers show he was ‘abandoned’ by ‘mean’ mom as a teen

Newly unearthed court documents show Johnny Depp was abandoned by his "mean" mom as a teen.

But in interviews, the actor has painted a different picture. He began using drugs at 11, dropped out of high school aged 16 to become a musician and in 1980 began playing guitar in a band called The Kids, moving to Los Angeles and spending months living in a car. His first acting role came in 1984’s "A Nightmare on Elm Street" after meeting Nicolas Cage.

The divorce document, signed in 1981, states, "The wife hereby acknowledges that the parties’ minor child … John C. Depp II is fully emancipated and self-supporting."