Winona Ryder looked back on her breakup with Johnny Depp in 1993. As many people know, Depp and Ryder had dated for some time in the early nineties. Depp even had his ‘Winona Forever’ tattoo changed into “Wino Forever.” Depp has been so predominantly in the news lately; this has caused many people to look back on these two and their relationship. Some are even still “shipping” the two even though that boat has sailed.
Depp and Ryder met in 1989 and seemingly fell madly in love. Not even a year later, the two married. While nothing serious led to the breakup, Ryder says she wasn’t taking care of herself mentally or physically at the time. You can’t be in a working relationship with someone when you don’t fully love yourself yet.
Wino Forever
Winona Ryder looked back on her breakup with Johnny Depp in 1993 and was kind enough to share her thoughts with E! News:
“I truly and honestly only know him as a really good man—an incredibly loving, extremely caring guy who was so very protective of me and the people that he loves, and I felt so very, very safe with him,” Winona, who dates Scott Mackinlay Hahn, said in a statement read in court in 2020. “Don’t want to call anyone a liar, but from my experience of Johnny, it is impossible to believe that such horrific allegations are true. I find it extremely upsetting, knowing him as I do.”
The 50-year-old actress continued:
“I’ve never talked about it,” the 50-year-old continued. “There’s this part of me that’s very private. I have such, like, a place in my heart for those days. But for someone younger who grew up with social media, it’s hard to describe.”
Winona Ryder reflected on her breakup with Johnny Depp in 1993, but not with anger or sadness. Just a genuine understanding that even the closest souls sometimes drift apart and go in different directions. But she stands behind the fact that he never even disrespected her, much less got physical. They were just two young souls who shared a moment in time they both hold in high regard.
It’s just nice to hear a woman speaking so kindly of him after the barrage of lies during his recent trial with his other ex-wife.