There was a light moment in court on Thursday during the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, when the actor burst out laughing after his bodyguard was asked if he had seen the actor’s penis.
The trial between Mr Depp and Ms Hurd began on April 11 in Fairfax, Virginia. Mr Depp is suing his ex-wife for $ 50 million over an article she wrote in December 2018 calling herself a “public figure representing domestic violence”.
Ms. Hurd did not name Mr. Depp in the article, but his lawyers said the article made it difficult for him to get film roles.
On Thursday, Mr Depp’s bodyguard, Malcolm Connolly, said he accompanied the couple to Australia in 2015, when Mr Depp cut off his finger. At the time, Mr. Depp was making his fifth film about Pirates of the Caribbean.
Regarding what happened at the house in Australia, Ms. Hurd’s lawyer said Mr Depp was trying to urinate “in the lobby” and “pulled out his penis”.
Mr Connelly was asked: “When you arrive at the house, you can hear noise. Correct?”
He admitted that he heard noise, but only “shouting”. He said he could not make out the words.
Ms. Hurd’s lawyer then told the bodyguard, “He went into the house and saw Mr. Depp in the lobby. Correct?”
Mr. Connelly, who said yes, was then asked, “Mr. Depp was trying to urinate in the lobby, wasn’t he?”
When the bodyguard said no, the lawyer asked, “Mr. Depp took out his penis, didn’t he?”
“I think I would have remembered if I had seen Mr Depp’s penis,” Mr Connelly said, provoking laughter from Mr Depp and others in court.
A recording of Mr Depp’s time in Australia was then released in court. He could be heard shouting “how are you fucking me” and “how am I sick”. Mr Connelly confirmed that Mr Depp was angry at the time.
The hearing is also popular on social media.
One user tweeted: “She [Ms Heard] is just vieeeeeee … wow. Her notebook was getting direct etching today … five sheets through … shit. “
Some users also scoffed at the interrogation line.
“And while you were trying to get Mr. Depp out of the house, Mr. Depp was trying to get little Depp out of his own little house, wasn’t he?” tweets one person.
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