Johnny Depp Performs at Concert in England as He Awaits Verdict in Amber Heard Defamation Trial

Johnny Depp played at an international rock event over the weekend after closing arguments in his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard were heard in a Virginia courthouse on Friday, May 27.

The 58-year-old singer made a surprise cameo at Sheffield City Hall in England on Sunday, May 29 night, joining Jeff Beck onstage to play the guitar. Beck, 77, who is scheduled to perform at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday and Tuesday, released the song “Isolation” with Depp in April 2020 as a tribute to John Lennon.

Depp has highlighted his music career and playing the guitar, as well as how becoming a musician was always his first dream. He is a member of the band Hollywood Vampires, which also includes musicians Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.

In Fairfax County, Virginia, a seven-person jury began deliberating on Friday, May 27 in Depp’s ongoing trial against Heard, 36. He’s suing the Aquaman actress for defamation after an op-ed she penned in December 2018 on coming forward with domestic violence charges. He is suing for $50 million in damages, saying that it damaged his professional prospects.