• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Johnny Depp's Bodyguard Testifies On The Actor's Drug Use

Home> News

Updated 16:50 2 May 2022 GMT+1Published 16:48 2 May 2022 GMT+1

Johnny Depp's Bodyguard Testifies On The Actor's Drug Use

Another member of Johnny Depp's security team has taken to the stand amid the ongoing defamation lawsuit.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Featured Image Credit: Law & Crime TV

Topics: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, US News, Drugs

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Another member of Johnny Depp's security team has taken to the stand to testify on the actor's drug use amid the ongoing defamation lawsuit.

Depp filed a $50 million lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard after she wrote an op-ed piece in 2018 for The Washington Post calling herself a victim of 'sexual violence'. While she didn't mention Depp by name, he has argued her insinuation has cost him his career and reputation.

Heard launched a $100 million countersuit claiming Depp assaulted her on multiple occasions, with the assaults allegedly often taking place after he consumed drugs or alcohol.

The ongoing trial has seen the likes of a forensic psychologist, a doctor and a receptionist take to the stand. The first witness this week is Travis McGivern, who works as part of the Pirates of Caribbean's security team and for Depp personally.

Advert

Travis McGivern, a member of Johnny Depp's security team, was the first witness to take to the stand this week.
Law & Crime TV

The security guard revealed today (2 May) how many times he's seen Depp take drugs and what effect the drugs appeared to have on the actor's mental state.

McGivern testified he has seen Depp use marijuana 'too many times to count'. "I mean daily," he said.

He also stated that he has seen the 58-year-old use cocaine 'a couple' of times.

Advert

The security guard reflected that Depp is 'chill,' 'mellow,' or 'super-mellow' when on marijuana. On cocaine, McGivern testified that he feels like the drug 'levels him [Depp] out'.

McGivern also noted he has only seen Depp drunk once. "Other than that Mr Depp handles his liquor very well," he said.

On the other hand, the security guard testified he has seen Heard drink quite regularly.

Advert

However, McGivern reflected he couldn't remember seeing her drunk apart from on the 23 March - but that he couldn't know for sure if she was definitely drunk.

McGivern is one of multiple security guards who have taken to the stand to testify during the trial.

Last week, on 21 April, a member of Depp's security team called Jenkins testified that Heard admitted to him how she left an unexpected surprise in the couple's shared bed in their Los Angeles residence.

Advert

Malcolm Connelly, who worked as a security guard for Depp and his former partner Vanessa Paradis, also testified via video link.

Connelly recalled what he saw when accompanying Heard and Depp on their honeymoon, reflecting on a picture he took of the pair and Depp's appearance in it.

The security guard also detailed his account of the 2015 incident which saw Depp's finger severed.

Travis McGivern testified he has never seen Depp physically abuse Amber Heard.
Alamy

Advert

During the trial, Depp has opened up about his battle with drugs.

While he explained coming off opioids was like 'nothing he'd ever experienced before' and detailed how his drug use began at the age of just 11 years old, Depp argued he is 'not some maniac who needs to be high or loaded all the time'.

McGivern also testified he has never seen Depp physically abuse Heard.

If you want to discuss any issues relating to alcohol in confidence, contact Drinkline on 0300 123 1110, 9am–8pm weekdays and 11am–4pm weekends for advice and support 

Advert

If you want friendly, confidential advice about drugs, you can talk to FRANK. You can call 0300 123 6600, text 82111 or contact through their website 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, or livechat from 2pm-6pm any day of the week 

  • Psychiatrist Testifies On Johnny Depp’s ‘Narcissistic Traits'
  • Johnny Depp's Team Respond To Amber Heard's Interview
  • Johnny Depp Details How His Drug Use Began Aged 11 During Amber Heard Trial
  • Johnny Depp Describes Horrifying Pain Of Withdrawing From Opioids

Choose your content:

12 mins ago
an hour ago
2 hours ago
  • 12 mins ago

    Forensic experts confirm three minutes cut from prison footage the night of Epstein's death amid Trump controversy

    Analysis also found that the Epstein prison footage had been stitched together from two different clips

    News
  • an hour ago

    Fans shocked after learning exact reason Harry Potter star Emma Watson was banned from driving as laws explained

    Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months

    Celebrity
  • an hour ago

    Police issue major update after TikTok star Emilie Kiser files lawsuit following death of 3-year-old son in family pool

    Chandler Police shared an update following an investigation into the death of three-year-old Trigg Kiser

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    ‘Worst disease possible' explained after right-to-die activist ends life by starving herself so kids won’t see illness

    Emma Bray was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) two years before her death

    News