Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance on stage in UK two days after closing arguments in Amber Heard defamation trial

• Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at a Jeff Beck concert in the UK on Sunday.
• Depp is currently awaiting the verdict of the defamation case with his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp made a surprise return to the stage over the weekend, just two days after closing arguments in his defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard.

Depp is suing Heard, accusing her of ruining his career and reputation over a Washington Post op-ed she wrote in 2018 describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse. Heard is countersuing Depp, claiming that Depp physically abused her on multiple occasions during their marriage and that her career was damaged after the actor's attorney Adam Waldman called Heard's allegations a "hoax."

On Friday, Depp and Heard's lawyers gave their closing arguments in the trial, leaving the jury to deliberate a verdict. However, on Sunday, Depp flew to the UK to surprise fans at a Jeff Beck concert in Sheffield.

According to videos taken from the event that were posted on social media, Depp joined Beck on stage with his guitar and the pair played their 2020 cover of John Lennon's "Isolation," a cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" and Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing." They also performed Depp's unreleased song "This is a Song for Ms. Hedy Lamarr."

Beck is an eight-time Grammy award-winner and has performed with Depp on multiple occasions in the last few years. While Depp is mostly known for his acting career, he was originally a guitarist and has featured on songs by Oasis, Aerosmith, and ex-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis.

In Depp's testimony during his defamation trial, the actor said that music and guitar-playing were his way of escaping a childhood of abuse by his mother.

"It was the only peace that I found in my life at the age of 12, where I knew what I could escape into music and learn music," he said.