Johnny Depp Defends Kate Moss  11/11/05

Johnny Depp has slammed fashion bosses who dropped his former love Kate Moss, after pictures emerged of her snorting cocaine.

The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star is furious with executives at Chanel, Burberry and H&M, who all cancelled lucrative deals with the supermodel in the wake of the scandal, accusing them of victimizing the beauty.

He says, "It was unbelievably unfair the way she was treated.

"She was dragged through the mud. She's not running for office and she ain't looking to be the next Messiah.

"I think Kate should live her life how she wants to. She's no dummy, man."

And Depp admits he still has feelings for the British beauty: "She's a great girl and I care about her a great deal."