Johnny’s life has been in a slump in recent years.

Marriages, divorces and poor onscreen character choices have turned the once eligible movie star into a bit of a lacklustre celeb, clawing at anything to save face.

Sad, isn’t it?

Towards the end of last year, Depp put up his 41-acre equestrian state for sale at a casual $3,4 million (R44 million), but although the price tumbled to $2,9 million (R38 million), it has now been put up for auction which is set for September 15, reports Variety.

And get this:

The “21 Jump Street” teen idol turned three-time Oscar nominated movie star, born in nearby Owensboro, KY, but raised mostly in Florida, has an interesting history of ownership with the rural property that he first purchased in 1995 for $950,000 and sold in 2001 for $1 million only to buy it back in 2005 for $2 million.

The property was purchased for his mother, Betty Sue Palmer, who passed away early last year.

No wonder his life has taken a bit of a tumble.

So let’s get to it; take a look at what you could possibly own, especially if living on a horse farm in Kentucky is something you could see yourself doing:

A long, gated drive swoops and curves up to a sprawling, ranch-style main residence of 5,944-square-feet that dates to 1915 and is fronted by a genteel, Georgian-style portico that provides a sweeping view over the farm’s rolling, postcard-picturesque pastures.

The interiors are certainly more prosaic and less opulently decorated than the grandiose bohemian extravaganzas of Mister Depp’s myriad residences around the world and include six bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, a home office and a spacious family room that adjoins a glass-roofed sunroom.

The sky light topped kitchen has been redone with sleek, modern cabinetry, butcher-block counter tops, high-end appliances and, curiously, wall-to-wall shag carpeting.

The house opens to grassy backyard with a swimming pool and a children’s playground and the property additionally includes a small guesthouse or manager’s cottage, a detached four-car garage, a couple of barns with 15 stalls for horses and four automatically watered paddocks.

I just don’t get the carpets in the kitchen. No wonder the house didn’t sell.

[source:variety]