Testimony at Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard has concluded for the day.

The trial wrapped up for the day with testimony from longtime Depp bodyguard Malcolm Connolly and driver Starling Jenkins.

The jury is due to return to the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom Monday.

Amber Heard got sick from drinking red wine and consuming "magic mushrooms" at Coachella, Depp's driver testified.

Starling Jenkins said that the actress went to the music festival and was "partying it up with her friends" when she got sick.

Jenkins, Depp's longtime driver and bodyguard, also testified that during one fight between the couple Heard tossed Depp's credit cards and mobile phone out the window.

Heard's lawyer noted that Jenkins was loyal to his longtime employer, and suggested it was Heard's pregnant sister, Whitney, who was sick at Coachella despite being sober.

But questioned again on re-direct, Jenkins said he knew the difference.

"One is the boss's wife, one is the boss's sister-in-law," he said.

Johnny Depp's security guard testified that Amber Heard was "crazy, crazy" and "fierce" during a massive fight between the troubled couple.

Malcolm Connolly says Heard was also courteous with him, but described seeing drag-out fights between the two actors in Los Angeles and in Australia, when Depp was filming of fifth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.

Connolly conceded he was still employed by Depp and was loyal to him.

Questioned about one particularly vicious fight between the pair in March 2015 in Australia, Connolly said he wanted to get Depp out of the house.

He denied remembering that a drunk Depp tried to urinate in the foyer.

"I think I would remember seeing Mr. Depp's penis," he quipped.

Next on the witness stand is Depp's driver.

Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have chipped in at least $500,000 to ex-girlfriend Amber Heard’s donation to the American Civil Liberties Union, the organization’s general counsel testified Thursday.

Terence Dougherty said Heard never made good on her $3.5 million pledged to the group, paying only $350,000, according to the ACLU exec’s taped deposition played during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife.

The rest of the $1.3 million the ACLU eventually came from Depp, who forked over $100,000, and a donor Dougherty believes was Musk.

That money included a $500,000 donation from a fund at Vanguard and $350,000 from a Fidelity fund, Dougherty testified.

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A bodyguard for actor Johnny Depp testified that he never saw injuries on Amber Heard -- but did see them on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star.

"It would be scratches on his neck, maybe a fat lip in the corner," security guard Malcolm Connolly said, testifying over a video link from England.

"He had bruising on the eye socket," Connolly said. "It would get more regular. Not every week, but it definitely happened, yeah."

Testifying about a photo taken in 2015 during Depp's and Heard's honeymoon in Malaysia, Connolly said there is swelling evident on the actor's face.

"He walked into a door, or a door walked into him," he said.

But Connolly also conceded that he saw Depp under the influence of drugs on several occasions and that he appeared "happier" and "up" at those times.

"I've seen him smoke marijuana," he said. "I have my suspicions that when he was off to the bathroom he probably does cocaine. I've never seen him do it.

"He's got a very high tolerance of any substance," he said, adding, "I think Jack Sparrow was drunker than Johnny Depp."

Jack Sparrow is the pirate captain Depp portrayed in the hit Disney movie series "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Next up on the witness stand is Malcolm Connolly, who worked security for Johnny Depp and has known the actor for about 23 years.

"I could see Amber wanted to wear the pants in the relationship," Connolly testified. "Amber could get frosty in the drop of a hat."

Before Connolly began testifying, Depp's business manager Edward White told the jury about the star's finances -- which were "challenging."

White said he even settled a $160,000 wine bill for Depp in 2020 in the wake of his split from Amber Heard.

Heard's attorney Ben Rottenborn asked to introduce Depp's tax returns from 2009 through 2019, but the records have to first be redacted, the judge said.

Actress Amber Heard sought a plush payoff from estranged ex Johnny Depp in exchange for holding off on going public with their troubled life together, a new court filing shows.

The “Aquaman” actress said she wouldn’t immediately file an order of protection if Depp gave her access to his SUV and three downtown Los Angeles penthouses — all at his expense, according to a 2016 letter presented at the former couple’s bombshell defamation trial.

The May 24, 2016 letter from Heard attorney Samantha Spector, sought a lucrative arrangement to “do everything possible to keep this personal matter out of the media spotlight.”

Spector said the actress demanded “exclusive use and possession of the black Range Rover, the vehicle she is currently driving, with Johnny to continue to make all payments.”

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Johnny Depp's business manager said Amber Heard's demands for the couple's divorce settlement began at $4 million -- "and then it got worse."

"She initially was looking for a consideration of $4 million, but her demand continually increased," Edward White testified at Depp's defamation trial against Heard.

"It went from $4 million to $5 million. Then it went form $5 million, to $5 1/2 million dollars," White said. "Then it went to $7 million, and then it was $7 million and she required -- demanded -- that Mr. Depp also pay $500,000 to her attorneys.

"So the next event was that all the community liabilities that were unresolved -- approximately $13.5 million -- that Mr. Depp had to pay those liabilities in its entirely. So at that point, she was demanding $14.250 million of consideration.

"And then it got worse," White said. "The next demand was that all of this consideration be paid to her free of taxation."

White said the actress also wanted Depp to make contributions to the ACLU and the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles -- in her name.

Instead, White said Depp made direct $100,000 donations to both.

Testimony in Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex Amber Heard has resumed in Fairfax, Virginia, after a lunch break.

Next on the witness stand is Depp's business manager Edward White.

Judge Penney Azcarate called a lunch break at the end of ACLU General Counsel Terence Daugherty's testimony.

Court will resume at 2:30 p.m. with the next witness.

Amber Heard's 2018 op-ed piece on domestic violence was written in consultation with ACLU staffers -- and left little doubt she was referring to Johnny Depp, according to a witness in the case.

ACLU General Counsel Terence Daugherty said Heard's lawyers suggested tweaks to "neuter" references to Depp in the Washington Post essay so it wouldn't violate the estranged couple's non-disclosure agreement.

But ACLU staffers sought to add "fire and rage" to the piece -- and left little doubt it referred to Depp, even though he was not directly mentioned in the final article, Daugherty testified.

"Based on my review of higher drafts of the op-ed I knew that it was referring to Johnny Depp and her marriage," Daugherty said during the 2021 video deposition shown to the jury.

He said the ACLU also sought to capitalize on Heard's role in "Aquaman" to gain publicity.

"I think that Amber’s contributions to the portion of the op-ed that talks about personal experiences is part of what informred the view that this was a strong op-ed and the importance of women’s righs issues," Daugherty testified.

Heard's lawyers are now questioning Daughtery in the deposition that is being aired at Depp's $50 million defamation trial against the actress.

Johnny Depp seems to be relying on Gummy Bears to get through his $50 million defamation trial against ex-Amber Heard.

Pics from inside the Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom Thursday show a pile of the colorful gluey treats on the table in front of him and his attorney during testimony.

The treats are a staple at the nation's movie theaters.