Mandy Moore denies depression reports

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress and singer Mandy Moore says contrary to media reports she has never suffered from depression.

Moore told the panel of the ABC talk show "The View" that a remark she made to a magazine was "completely misconstrued" and "went everywhere," thanks to the Internet, making her feel like "a poster child for something I don't suffer from."

"I sort of casually mentioned I was going through, like, a blue period and felt sort of depressed and that was what motivated me to start writing for this record ('Wild Hope,')" Moore recalled.

When "View" host Barbara Walters declared the matter now clarified, Moore added: "No depression. Never was depressed."