Johnny Depp Makes a Surprise Appearance at Jeff Beck’s Concert in England as Defamation Trial Jury Deliberates

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A special guest. Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at a Jeff Beck concert as the jury in his ongoing defamation trial against Amber Heard began deliberation.The Edward Scissorhands star, 58, joined the guitarist, 77, onstage at his show in Sheffield, England, on Sunday, May 29, to perform their 2020 duet “Isolation.” Depp, who accompanied Beck on guitar during their performance, also covered Marvin Gaye‘s “What’s Going On” and “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix.

The Jeff Beck Group frontman is currently on tour in the U.K., and fans are speculating that the Oscar nominee will join him for future concerts in London.Depp’s performance comes in the midst of his defamation trial against his ex-wife, 36, which is based on a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she claimed she was a survivor of domestic violence.

Though the Aquaman actress did not mention the Pirates of the Caribbean star in the article, he alleged that her words have negatively impacted his career and life.“It’s not about Johnny.

The only person who thinks it is about Johnny is Johnny,” the Texas native said while on the stand earlier this month. “It’s about me and what happened to me.”The jury in the case began deliberation on Friday, May 27, and will regroup on May 31.According to The Washington Post, the seven jurors will attempt to answer whether or not the claims in Heard’s piece “imply or insinuate anything about Depp” and if so, “whether they were false and/or made with actual malice.” They will also consider Heard’s countersuit against Depp and determine whether both are entitled to damages.During her testimony earlier this month, Heard alleged that her ex-husband had a history of violence in their relationship. “I struggle to find