Depp gives cocaine advice to Jason Donovan

Jason Donovan was advised by Johnny Depp to calm down after nearly dying after doing drugs at Kate Moss’ 21st birthday party in Los Angeles in January 1995.

After spending much of the night snorting lines of cocaine, Donovan collapsed in the Viper Room while Depp and INXS frontman Michael Hutchence performed on stage, providing musical entertainment for guests.

The Neighbors star remembers passing out and being carried out of the club on a stretcher by paramedics. He was treated by Australian doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital but was discharged three hours later and returned to the hotel where Depp and his girlfriend were having a small after-party.

Donovan picks up the story, using excerpts from his autobiography Between The Lines: My Story Uncut:

“I felt so guilty for ruining Kate’s party that I knew I had to apologize to her. She and Johnny were having an after party at my hotel so I knocked on their door. Johnny answered. “I’m so sorry for what happened, mate,” I ventured.

“‘It’s cool, don’t worry’,” he said, patting my back. “‘We’re just glad you’re okay. Now take my advice, go to your room, get some sleep and, for God’s sake, rest in the future.

“I went back to my room with my tail between my legs. I had made a complete fool of myself. I had tried to party with the big boys, I had tried to be very rock ‘n’ roll, but everything what I had done was make a complete fucking idiot out of myself.”