When a swashbuckling Johnny Depp descends upon the land of mortals, we're pretty sure the world-famous actor inspires rabid attention from the ladies -- an occasional boob flash wouldn't be a stretch. A recent report implies that even the character he played in "Pirates of the Caribbean" is drawing salacious admiration at Disneyland. Four employees who don the guise of Jack Sparrow at the Anaheim amusement park were allegedly fired for drawing the wrong kind of amusement.

Despite reports to the contrary, Disneyland denies any men were fired because of fans flashing their breasts. A Disney spokeswoman even went so far as to call the reports "absolutely false" and "simply not true." The company cites "declining relevance and diminishing visitor requests" as the reason for the Sparrow severance. We wonder if any phenomenon that inspires women to lift their shirts can be seriously called irrelevant.

Animatronic versions of the scurvy knave will replace the live actors -- but who's to say Depp fans won't continue to expose their assets to the robot Jack Sparrow?

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For further details on the sordid Sparrow affair, check out the video below:



So that's the news on pirates today. Click through the gallery to see what happened to the rest of our boyhood idols.

Boyhood Idols - Where Are They Now?

    John Travolta Then: As Vinnie Barbarino, he offered advice on how to stick a rubber hose up your nose.

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    Now: Watching "Battlefield Earth" on a loop in one of his private planes.

    Jean Baptiste Lacroix, WireImage.com

    Richard Roundtree Then: As Shaft, he excelled at being a bad mother and at making Shaft both his name and his game

    Turner Entertainment Co.

    Now: Still being a bad mutha in everything from "Seven" to, uh, "Desperate Housewives."

    Stephen Shugerman, Getty Images

    Mr. T Then: Pitied fools, drank milk, drove vans through walls.

    Everett Collection

    Now: Continuing endless pity quest via Snickers and World of Warcraft ads

    Scott Gries, Getty Images

    David Carradine Then: "Kung Fu" tough guy and master of Zen wisdom.

    Everett Collection

    Now: Still a master in"Kill Bill" and telephone book commercials.

    Andrew Cooper, Miramax

    Henry Winkler Then: As the Fonz, he possessed the ability to turn on Arnold's jukebox with a single tap, "jumped the shark" when he literally jumped over a shark.

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    Now: Possesses ability to crack us up on "Arrested Development," a show that never jumped the shark.

    Jeffrey Mayer, WireImage.com