Sorry Johnny Depp fans ... you won't be seeing the star in tights anytime soon. Despite Internet rumors that crazy-haired director Tim Burton has tapped Depp for a ballet flick, Burton cleared up any misconceptions at Monday's Sweeny Todd premiere.

"There's no truth to that. But I did read that rumor on the Internet," Burton told reporters at the Ziegfield Theater. "I guess once people read anything on the 'Net, they assume it's true, right?"

Burton added, "You know, I do think Johnny's going to become the next David Hassellhoff in Germany. He'll be getting a recording contract there once they hear him sing and realize he can do it."

For the maker of such a bloody film, Tim Burton's kind of a wuss when it comes to his own corpuscles. "I never like seeing my own blood leave my body," he stated. Other celebs arriving told tales of their worst blood loss, including Cheyenne Jackson, star of Xanadu, who told a bevy of journos, "I like to watch blood come out. It's physiologically fascinating, you know? I did have one injury recently, when I was practicing for Xanadu. I put my palm onto a nail on stage, and when I pulled it out, it looked like hamburger. It later took nine stitches to close it up. My face turned white, and I screamed a little, but I finished rehearsing!"