 Johnny Depp paid tribute to young fan and YouTube star Kori Stovell following his untimely death as a result of his heart condition. The 60-year-old actor took to his Instagram stories to share his condolences with the aspiring sea captain's family as he learned of the heart-breaking news. On top of a black background that featured a moving image of the 11-year-old, the Pirates of the Caribbean star penned a meaningful message to Kori. He began: 'Sail on my fellow Captain! You honored us with your life. You humbled and amazed us with the courage and strength to be able to smile through it all. 'You've shown every one of us how to stay ahead of the curve with grace, humor, an incomprehensible understanding, and unparalleled dignity. 'You are a warrior, mate…We will meet again on the highest of seas…All my love and respect to you and your family, as always!!! X JD [sic].' He shared a long message with his followers (Picture: Instagram) Johnny played the infamous Jack Sparrow in Disney's pirate franchise (Picture: WireImage) Kori – who went by Kraken The Box on social media – was reported dead by his mother Pixi in a emotional video she uploaded to her Twitter page. The internet star suffered from a heart condition and died on Monday while in palliative care following two failed organ transplants. Before his death, he amassed 200 thousand subscribers on he video sharing platform and documented his life and love for the sea. My precious boy set sail a little under an hour ago. I am beyond broken pic.twitter.com/eK2AiiPwnT — TheCrapGoth (@PixiCrapGoth) July 9, 2023 The child's mum shared the news of her little boy's death in a video message on social media that she uploaded with a captioned that read: 'My precious boy set sail a little under an hour ago. I am beyond broken [sic].' Struggling to hold back her sobs, the mum-of-three informed her son's followers that 'Kori passed){kind=link}
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Johnny Depp paid tribute to young fan and YouTube star Kori Stovell following his untimely death as a result of his heart condition.
The 60-year-old actor took to his Instagram stories to share his condolences with the aspiring sea captain’s family as he learned of the heart-breaking news.
On top of a black background that featured a moving image of the 11-year-old, the Pirates of the Caribbean star penned a meaningful message to Kori.
He began: ‘Sail on my fellow Captain! You honored us with your life. You humbled and amazed us with the courage and strength to be able to smile through it all.