'Saturday Night Live' mocks Johnny Depp-Amber Heard pooping incident in cold open: 'This trial is for fun'

• "Saturday Night Live" took aim at the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial in its cold open this weekend.
• The cast played out a courtroom scene regarding the poop found in Depp and Heard's shared bed.

The cast of "Saturday Night Live" took aim at the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial this weekend, highlighting the incident where Heard was accused of pooping in the bed she shared with Depp.

Depp testified in April that Heard defecated in their bed after a fight following her 30th birthday dinner, during which Depp said he was leaving her. One of Depp's security guards later alleged that Heard took responsibility and admitted it was a "horrible practical joke."

This week's episode of "SNL," hosted by Selena Gomez, dove into the trial in its cold open, starting with an introduction from Kate McKinnon as MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace. McKinnon skipped over the major news of the week, including the nationwide shortage of baby formula and the Russian helicopters being shot down in Ukraine, to dive into what she called the "Johnny Depp-Amber Heard cuckoo trial."

"Look, I know it's not the most pertinent story of the moment, but with all the problems in the world, isn't it nice to have a news story we can all collectively watch and say, 'Oh, glad it ain't me?'" McKinnon said.

The sketch then jumped into coverage of the trial's defecation incident, with Kyle Mooney playing Depp, Aidy Bryant playing Depp's lawyer, and Cecily Strong playing Judge Penney Azcarte. Despite objections from Heard's lawyer Elaine Bredehoft (played by Heidi Gardner), Strong allowed surveillance footage of house staff discovering the feces to be played.

"I'll allow it, because it does sound fun, and this trial is for fun," Strong joked.

Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, and Melissa Villaseñor played house staff who refused to clean up the mess in the footage and instead discussed taking pictures of the "boo-boo" they said resembled the poop emoji.

Strong later asked Mooney if he found the trial amusing due to his constant smirking. When he responded, "A little," Strong pulled out a glass of wine and said, "You're bad, Captain Jack," referring to Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean" character.

In the closing moments of the sketch, Strong handed down her judgment on the conflict: She believed Depp, but his smirk let her know "This is not the first woman you've made so mad that she pooped in your bed."