Johnny Depp indulged in $62,000 Indian feast to celebrate trial win
nypost.com“authentic Indian cuisine,” cocktails and rosé Champagne at the Varanasi restaurant serving “heavenly recipes and soothing ambience,” according to its website.
The actor — declared a “down-to-earth bloke” by restaurant staff — famously scored a big victory Wednesday when he was awarded a $10.35 million judgement in his brutal defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, 36.The “Edward Scissorhands” star was hanging out with his musician friend-collaborator Jeff Beck, 77, and 20 other people in their party at what’s billed as “Birmingham’s largest Indian restaurant.”Depp has been staying in the United Kingdom to join Beck on his tour.
He even appeared onstage at several of the guitarist’s shows, including one at London’s Royal Albert Hall late last month.The father of two traveled to Birmingham to perform with Beck onstage for his show in the city’s Symphony Hall.
Depp and his entourage had arrived to the trendy eatery by 7 pm and posed for photos with fans, the Daily Mail reported. The 20,000-square-foot restaurant was closed so Depp and his friends could eat in private, and they left around midnight.Mohammed Hussain, operations director of Varanasi, told the outlet: “We had a call out of the blue on Sunday afternoon saying that Johnny Depp wanted to come to eat with a group of people.”“I was shocked, and at first, I thought it might have been a wind up.
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