Johnny Depp given hero’s welcome in Newcastle after winning defamation trial against Amber Heard

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supports HTML5 videoJohnny Depp was given a hero’s welcome in Newcastle after he headed out to celebrate his win in his defamation trial against Amber Heard.The Pirates of the Caribbean actor hung out with his friend Jeff Beck, and musician Sam Fender, heading to the Brit Award winner’s local, the Bridge Tavern, in Newcastle.In a video, Depp, 58, was seen greeting fans, giving one a fist-bump and shaking another’s hand.

A fan was also heard shouting: ‘We love you Johnny!’The actor was rushed away by security, but not before snapping a few photos with fans, and sitting down for a drink with Beck and Fender, who dubbed the two of them ‘legends’ in a post on Instagram.Depp is in the UK after joining Beck on his tour for his Sheffield and London shows.

He’ll reportedly be on the rest of the tour with him. It meant he did not return to the Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia to hear the verdict.On Wednesday, the jury confirmed that they had unanimously reached a verdict, awarding the Pirates of the Caribbean actor $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages, and a further $5million (£4million) in punitive damages.Heard, 36, won one of her three defamation countersuit claims against Depp, and was awarded $2million (£1.6million).

Depp said in a statement: ‘Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed.‘All in the blink of an eye.