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Apropos of nothing, here is Johnny Depp's recount of what happened when he babysat Brad Pitt's bulldog: "Jacques pounced on me from behind and kept jumping around me. He's not small. Around 175lbs of dog was hurled at me, which felt like about 300lbs. I shouted for help and luckily someone came to take that beast off me." [The Sun]