Who is Johnny Depp's Scottish bodyguard Malcom Connolly?

Malcolm Connolly was private safety to Johnny Depp for round 23 years and has simply given his testimony in the course of the star's $50 million libel trial with ex spouse Amber Heard.

Malcolm started his working life in Glasgow as an apprentice Bricklayer in 1976, and went on to work in many of the pubs and golf equipment throughout the town as door supervisor round 1983 - the place he says he rapidly discovered diplomacy and civility.

Johnny Depp has sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Courtroom after she wrote column in The Washington Put up in 2018 referring to herself as a "public determine representing home abuse." (Picture: POOL/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

When his dad advised him he was eager that he study a commerce in 1988, Malcolm moved to the Gold Coast in Australia the place he labored as a bricklayer in addition to in golf equipment.

On his arrival again within the UK, he went to work for Music and Arts Safety and commenced mixing with celebrities from the movie and music world, protecting their private security for premiers and press junkets.

Based on The Impartial, he started working as a safety guard for Johnny Depp when he was with Vanessa Paradis.

He reportedly encountered Amber Heard in 2010 for the primary time throughout her promotion for the movie Drive Indignant with Nicolas Cage within the UK.

He guarded Amber for per week then met her once more when she appeared in The Rum Diary with Depp.

He now lives in Essex, talking about Johnny and Amber via a video hyperlink and regardless of travelling the world, he retained his Glasgow accent all through.

He and Johnny appeared to share an in depth bond and he detailed earlier accidents sustained by the star in the course of the couple's relationship.

He additionally spoke a couple of picture of Johnny and Amber taken throughout their 2013 Honeymoon, the place he talked about wounds on Johnny's face.

Malcolm additionally stated he noticed Johnny change from being "glad" to "quiet" and Amber changing into extra "dominant" and "demanding".

Based on the New York Put up, he advised the courtroom: "Originally [it was] all lovey-dovey. Every little thing was nice. Honeymoon interval was on, and yeah it was good. It was nice to see Johnny glad once more. Amber was beautiful, charming - as she normally is - and good as gold."

He continued: "Amber began to alter. Amber began getting a bit extra feisty, demanding. I may see that Amber wished to put on the pants on this relationship. That was fairly apparent."

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