Johnny Depp came out on stage during Jeff Beck’s performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday (30 May).

       The actor, who is currently involved in a high-profile legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, previously performed alongside Beck the night before in Sheffield.

       Depp is suing Heard for $50m (￡38.2m). He alleges that Heard implied that he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed about domestic violence.

       Heard is countersuing for $100m (￡80.9m), accusing Depp of orchestrating a “smear campaign” against her and describing his lawsuit as a continuation of “abuse and harassment”.

       Fans shared photos and video of the actor’s unnannounced appearance at the Albert Hall on social media.

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       During his performance in Sheffield, Depp – who began his career as a musician and founded the band the Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry in 2015 – and Beck played their 2020 collaboration “Isolation”, a reworking of a John Lennon song from 1970.

       They also performed covers of “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, and Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing.”

       A report in Deadline suggested that the actor will also join Beck on stage during another Albert Hall date tomorrow (31 May).

       You can follow the latest updates from the Depp v Heard trial here and read about the impact it might have on his career here.

       After beginning deliberations on the high-profile civil suit, jurors have a three-day weekend in observance of Memorial Day before resuming on Tuesday 31 May.