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Winona Ryder's Depp ban

Jul 31, 2007, 11:10 GMT

Winona Ryder was banned from marrying Johnny Depp by her father. Actress Winona Ryder EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Actress Winona Ryder EPA/ANDREW GOMBERTThe actress - who met the heartthrob actor on the set of 1990 film 'Edward Scissorhands' and was engaged to him for around three years - has revealed her dad Michael Horowitz forbid the pair from tying the knot because she was only 17 at the time.In a joint interview with Vogue magazine, Horowitz recalled: "They were the hottest couple in the US at that time, like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now. They were cool."Ryder said: "But you stopped a wedding." To which Horowitz replied: "We loved Johnny but you were 17."Ryder, now 35, split from Depp in 1993. During their relationship the 'Sweeney Todd' actor had a tattoo etched onto his arm which read "Winona Forever".However, after their separation he had the body art changed to read "Wino Forever".Ryder - who was arrested for shoplifting in 2001 - has since dated Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner and actor Matt Damon.Depp is now in a long-term relationship with French star Vanessa Paradis. The couple have two children together, five-year-old son John Jack and eight-year-old daughter Lily-Rose.(C) BANG Media International

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