(From The Hartford Courant -- By Pat Seremet)
Actor JOHNNY DEPP has slammed reports he based his eccentric WILLY WONKA portrayal on troubled singer MICHAEL JACKSON, insisting the colorful role was based on a selection of children's TV show presenters.
Depp says Jackson, who was acquitted of child molestation charges last month, would be the wrong person to base THE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY character on, because Jackson loves kids, while Wonka dislikes them.
"It never entered my mind," he said. The true inspirations were CAPTAIN KANGAROO, MISTER ROGERS and UNCLE AL, who mesmerized Depp as a child.
"There were memories I have as a little kid watching children's shows and children show hosts. I distinctly remember thinking their speech pattern was strange."
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