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Ohnny Depp has celebrated the victory of his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard with a night of curry.
The 58-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor reportedly gave himself and his friends a £ 50,000 banquet at a first-class Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
He was joined by his musician friend Jeff Beck, 77, and twenty others from his entourage when they took over the Varanasi restaurant on Sunday night.
The party arrived at seven in the afternoon and left around midnight with the venue closed to other customers during this time.
While they were there, they received starters of shish kebabs, tikka chicken and tandoori prawns.
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The main course included buttered chicken, paneer tikka masala, karahi lamb and prawn bhuna.
All the food was accompanied by dwarfs, rice and salad.
Depp then finished his meal with panna cotta and cheesecake instead of going for a traditional Indian dessert, it was reported.
They accompanied dinner with a selection of cocktails and pink champagne.
Mohammed Hussain, Varanasi’s chief operating officer, told MailOnline how he had initially thought it was a “liquidation” when he received a phone call earlier in the day informing him that the Hollywood star wanted to go down.
Mr. Hussain was impressed by Depp, and said that he was “a very lovely guy with the people of the land who spent a lot of time talking to the staff, our friends and family and he was happy to put on for photos with them “.
Although he said he had sworn to keep it secret about the exact total of the bill, he confirmed that it had been “easily in five figures” with “no money problems”.
MailOnline claimed that the bill was believed to have reached a total of £ 50,000 and Depp was said to have paid in full.
The Standard has contacted a Johnny Depp representative for comment.
Edward Scissor Hands star was in Birmingham to accompany Beck on stage for his performance at the city’s Symphony Hall.
He recently confirmed that they are releasing and an album together after he also joined him on stage at the Sage Gateshead in the North of England, Glasgow and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Johnny Depp recently successfully sued ex-wife Heard, 36, for $ 50 million for a piece he had written in 2018 alleging he was a victim of domestic abuse.
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His lavish nightmare came after Depp successfully sued ex-wife Heard, 36, for $ 50 million for a piece he had written in 2018.
He won the jury trial in Virginia last week where a judge ordered Heard to pay Depp $ 10 million in damages.
Heard has pledged to appeal the verdict.
The jury was also in favor of Heard, who said Depp’s lawyer defamed her when she described her allegations of abuse as misleading.
Heard will receive $ 2 million of the $ 100 million he was seeking in his lawsuit against the star.