Staff from the pub where Johnny Depp celebrated his victory against Amber Heard have opened up about meeting the actor.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star rocked up in Newcastle as the world found out the verdict in one of the world's most-followed trials.
Amber was found guilty of defaming the Jack Sparrow star and ordered to pay $15 million in damages.
The Aquaman actress attended court in Virginia, but Johnny was on this side of the pond.
Rocking up in the Bridge Tavern in the Toon, he was joined by musicians Jeff Beck and Sam Fender.
Photos of the father-of-two have emerged from the boozer and now pub manager Janine Latchford has opened up about the "surreal" experience.
"He was the loveliest man I have ever seen in my life," she told Chronicle Live.
"My assistant is heavily pregnant and he was telling her how beautiful being a parent was. He was really down to earth, he was lovely.
“He was incredible. He gave me a hug and I told him that I loved him pretty much as soon as I saw him."
Janine added that Johnny tucked into fish and chips at the pub, which he 'throughly enjoyed'.
The Edward Scissorhands star has had a testing time after his private life was under the microscope in the dramatic trial.
The star sued his ex-wife over her 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post entitled: "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change."
The article does not mention Johnny by name, but his lawyers said it falsely implied he physically and sexually abused Ms Heard while they were together - and the jury agreed.
The unanimous decision was delivered yesterday following a dramatic delay after the judge pointed out the jurors hadn't completed the paperwork correctly.
After the verdict, Johnny said he “feels at peace” and was “truly humbled” , thanking the jurors for 'giving him life back'.
In his statement, issued through his spokesperson, the actor said he only pursued the case “after considerable thought” because he wanted to “reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome”.
Meanwhile, Amber is said to be appealing the decision.
The mum-of-one's representative Alafair Hall told the New York Times the news after the actress said she was 'heartbroken' by the result.
