Johnny Depp’s agent says ex-wife Amber Heard's 2018 op-ed piece describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was “catastrophic” to his career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel. Video / AP
Johnny Depp celebrated his defamation case victory over Amber Heard by running up a five-figure bill on a curry feast said to be up to £50,000 ($96,000).
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, was joined by his musician friend Jeff Beck, 77, and around 20 guests when they tookover the Varanasi in Birmingham on Sunday night.
The group banqueted on specially prepared Indian food along with cocktails and rosé champagne.
Mohammed Hussain, operations director of Varanasi, said: "We had a call out of the blue on Sunday afternoon saying that Johnny Depp wanted to come to eat with a group of people.
"I was shocked and at first, I thought it might have been a wind-up. But then his security team arrived, checked out the restaurant and we let them have the whole place because we were concerned that he might be bothered by other diners."
Depp successfully sued ex-wife Heard, 36, over a 2018 op-ed piece she had written that alleged she was a victim of domestic abuse. Photo / Getty Images
Hussain said the party was served food including starters of shish kebabs, chicken tikka and tandoori king prawns.
The main course was butter chicken, paneer tikka masala, lamb karahi and king prawn bhuna, with sides of nan bread, rice and salad.
Depp finished off his meal with panna cotta and cheesecake before he and his group left around midnight.
MailOnline is reporting the bill for the evening came to around $96,000, paid for by the Edward Scissorhands actor.
They say the venue hire was the biggest cost of the night at between $48,000 and $58,000, with the restaurant's wine list including $2300 bottles.
Hussain added: "We had to promise that we would not reveal the final bill but let's just put it this way; money was no issue, and it was easily in five figures.
"We made more money from Depp's visit than we did from our busiest night of the week, which is a Saturday when we have around 400 diners.
Johnny Depp and around 20 guests banqueted on specially prepared Indian food along with cocktails and rosé champagne following Depp's win over ex-wife Amber Heard. Photo / Getty Images
"In addition to the food, there was champagne, wine and all kinds of drinks being downed. Depp and his group had a great time. They loved the food, the ambience of the restaurant and the service that we provided. It was a real honour to have him here."
Depp has joined rocker Jeff Beck on his UK tour and the pair are planning to release an album together.
He has been revelling in public appearances and talking to fans after he successfully sued ex-wife Heard, 36, over a 2018 op-ed piece she had written that alleged she was a victim of domestic abuse.
