Johnny Depp threatens paparazzi

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Johnny Depp, the Hollywood star who lives in France, is warning snooping photographers to stay away from his two children -- or else.

He doesn't mind if the paparazzi take his picture, but he is fiercely protective of his children, Jack, 2, and Lily-rose, 5. The star of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and his children live with Depp's long-term partner, Vanessa Paradis.

"I'm warning the paparazzi, 'if you're going to get me have a long lens and make sure you're really far away, because if I get my hands on you it could get ugly.'

He added, "If I catch them I'll bite their noses off and swallow it."