JOHNNY Depp let Eric Dane live rent-free in one of his Los Angeles homes, according to a new report.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star was a huge support to the Grey’s Anatomy actor — who died yesterday at the age of 53 — following his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Depp was keen to ease Dane’s financial burden, sources told the New York Post.
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“Eric [had] one less thing to worry about,” a source said.
“He was living basically rent-free in one of the homes Johnny owns above the Sunset Strip. He told Eric to pay whatever he could or — couldn’t for rent.
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“Johnny wanted to do what he could to ease the financial burden.”
Eric had been battling ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease, since early 2024, when he first began experiencing symptoms.
He announced his diagnosis in April 2025.
“I have no reason to be in a good spirit at any time, on any given day,” Eric said.
“I don’t think anybody would blame me if I went upstairs in my bedroom, crawled under the sheets, and spent the next two weeks crying.
“I’m not about to concede my purpose for some disease. I just am not capable of doing that.
“I’m fairly limited in what I can do physically as an actor, but I still have my brain, and I still have my speech, so I’m willing to do just about anything.”
