Johnny Depp giggles over reference to his penis in Amber Heard trial

Johnny Depp broke out into a fit of giggles when the courtroom turned its attention to the matter of his genitals.

Johnny Depp and his bodyguard are close — but apparently not that close.

As the trial against Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard rolled on Friday, proceedings took an amusing turn when Malcolm Connolly, the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s security agent, was asked if he’d ever seen his employer’s penis, NY Post reports.

“I think I would remember if I’d seen Mr Depp’s penis,” Mr Connelly said — prompting an eruption of giggles from Depp and others in the Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom.

Mr Connelly’s quip came in response to Heard’s lawyer, who asked if the confidante could describe his anatomy — per previous testimony that the actor had been caught urinating in the foyer of the embattled ex-lovers’ home.

The uncomfortable question refers to the couple’s well-reported trip to Australia in 2015 that also saw Depp’s finger severed in a heated argument, according to prior testimony, which Mr Connelly, a former prison guard, described as “chaos.”

Johnny Depp in a fit of giggles when his penis is mentioned in court.

Mr Connelly, who addressed the court via Zoom, also characterised the pair as once “lovey-dovey” and called Heard “lovely, charming.”

However, that began to change, according to Mr Connelly, about the time of the move to Australia, attesting that Heard had called Depp a “coward” as she bandaged his finger.

Mr Connelly is still employed by Depp.

Depp, 58, is suing Heard, 36, with a $US50 million defamation claim over a 2018 op-ed she penned about domestic violence for The Washington Post.

Heard’s team maintains the Edward Scissorhands actor was already in turbulent waters, with money management issues, drug abuse problems, and a chronic lateness problem that annoyed producers.

Depp denies the claims he abused Heard, and says he was victim to her abuse.

Amber Heard is expected to take the stand next week. Picture: Samuel Corum / AFP

Among the major bombshells of the proceedings were the audio recordings.

In one clip played, Heard screamed at Depp to “put his cigarettes out on someone else.”

“Shut up fat arse,” he yelled back.

Heard claimed the actor put his cigarette out on her — which he denied, telling the jury his ex was grossly exaggerating.

In other snippets, Depp calls Heard a “c***” and she referenced a time when he “beat the s***” out of her.

It was also revealed Depp once texted his doctor that Heard “is as full of s*** as a Christmas goose”.

The message came after the now-infamous 2015 fight with Heard in Australia that left Depp with a severed finger.

In the same text, read in court, Depp called Heard “a malicious, evil and vindictive c***” who had an “obsession with herself” and was “so desperate for success and fame”.

The case will resume in court next week. Heard is expected to take the stand.

This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission

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