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Johnny Depp left us stunned when he split with Vanessa Paradis, with whom he spent 14 years and had two children, but it seems as if t "difficult" relationship came to an amicable and natural end.

In his most revealing interview yet, Johnny explained to interviewers at The Rolling Stone that the breakup "wasn't easy on me":

"The last couple years have been a bit bumpy. At times, certainly unpleasant, but that's the nature of breakups, I guess, especially when there are kiddies involved."

"Relationships are very difficult. Especially in the racket that I'm in because you're constantly away or they're away and so it's hard. It wasn't easy on her. It wasn't easy on me. It wasn't easy on the kids."

However, despite rumours the split was due to Johnny's crush on co-star (and rumoured girlfriend) Amber Heard, Johnny kept things vague when explaining WHY he and Vanessa split:

"The trajectory of that relationship – you play it out until it goes, one thing leads to another. So for whatever reason that ­ceases, it doesn't stop the fact that you care for that person, and they're the mother of your kids, and you'll always know each other, and you're always gonna be in each other's lives because of those kids. You might as well make the best of it."

Thankfully, Johnny says he didn't rely on alcohol to ease the pain of the Paradis breakup because "that could have been fatal."

"I felt it was my duty to be real clear throughout that. I had something pretty serious to focus on, really, which was making sure that my kids were gonna be cool."

"They've been incredibly understanding, incredibly strong throughout the whole ordeal. And it's hard on every side. You know, Vanessa's side, certainly not easy. My side, not easy. The kids are the most complicated. The thing is, kiddies come first. You can't shield them, because then you'd be lying. So you can at least be honest with your kids, and you say the absolute truth to your child – that was very important to not pussyfoot around."

It's amazing to see such a famous actor speak so candidly about relationships. We hope Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's new relationships brings them happiness.

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