Celebrity | Johnny Depp Johnny Depp's Star Power Stops Mugger Would you really want to steal from 'Captain Jack'? By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 4, 2010 9:02 AM CDT Copied Johnny Depp waves during a ceremony in which he was awarded with the Bahamas International Film Festival Career Achievement Award in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen) Johnny Depp: Just as swoon-worthy in real life as he is in the movies, at least according to the British tabloids. As the actor was leaving an LA recording studio with a friend, said friend got approached by a man brandishing a broken bottle. Hero-of-the-day Johnny looked the mugger “straight in the eyes and told him to back off,” a source tells the Sun. The would-be criminal recognized Depp and backed off. “He looked at Johnny and said, 'I ain't stealing from Captain Jack' and put the bottle down,” the source says. “Johnny gave him a few bucks and told him to straighten up his life.” Read These Next GOP Sen. Tillis suggests Pete Hegseth is 'out of his depth.' Los Angeles tunnel collapses with workers inside. Missing teen surfer found alive on uninhabited island. Trailer for Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary scores a record. Report an error