Johnny Depp greets fans after performing on rock tour following rumoured split from Joelle Rich

Johnny Depp has given his fans a thumbs up after performing in LA in his first appearance since British lawyer Joelle Rich’s split.

His romance with the privately educated mother of two, 37, supposedly began during his highly publicized lawsuit with ex-wife Amber Heard in Fairfax, Virginia.

The pair were seen giving each other tender looks during his trial this spring and Rich was spotted traveling to court with Depp by car.

Johnny was said goodbye to fans in front of the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, where he was performing on his music tour with Jeff Beck in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The 59-year-old actor and musician, a neat figure, welcomed the devoted listeners before leaving the venue.

The Edward Scissorhands actor wore a gray fedora hat with brown braided rope around the base.

He wore an off-white striped shirt with rolled-up sleeves, showing his many tattoos, and a gray vest with black buttons.

When news of the collaboration between Johnny and his now ex-lover Joelle Rich broke last month, it was said that they enjoyed “off the scale chemistry.”

However, there was no sign of the actor as Rich attended a family wedding in Ibiza last weekend and New York sources believe the relationship is on the rocks – and may already be over.

A friend of Depp said, ‘Are they still an item? We are not talking about a normal couple here. It’s not a big, steady, committed love affair and I’m not sure if it ever was.

“I don’t know if they’re together right now. I certainly don’t believe it’s a serious romantic relationship, or even an exclusive one.’

The source added: ‘First off, he just got out of a huge legal battle’ [with ex-wife Amber Heard], so who would want to commit after that? It has been a very traumatic period for him.

Johnny kept it casual with black jeans and a pair of black leather boots, wearing many of his signature silver bracelets, rings and a pair of black sunglasses.

The 59-year-old maintained a youthful, clean-shaven look – after shaving off his signature goatee.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor is currently on tour with rock pal Jeff Beck.

Depp and Beck met in 2016 and became close friends, thanks to their shared love of music and cars.

They eventually started playing music together in 2019 and toured Europe ahead of their first US tour.

He looked in good spirits on Sunday night, where he was joined by his bodyguard, who gave their thumbs up and waved to the fans as they waited outside.

Second, he’s Johnny Depp and I don’t think a standard committed relationship is going to be his thing.

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London friends of Rich say her plans for a divorce from husband Jonathan are still progressing.

Joelle and Jonathan have two children and lived together in a £1.5 million house in North London. They got married in 2011.

Since the trial, in which Depp sued Heard for an article she wrote for the Washington Post, the actor has spent several months in France making the French-language film Jeanne du Barry, in which he plays Louis XV.

Since that ended last month, he has picked up his music career again. He plays dates in the US with guitar hero Jeff Beck and plans a UK tour next year with Alice Cooper in supergroup Hollywood Vampires.

Rich remains a partner at the British law firm Schillings and is said to earn £250,000 a year. She met Depp in 2018 when the company was hired to sue The Sun for defamation after the tabloid called him a womanizer.

He lost his libel action, but the tables were turned in the American trial. It ended with humiliation for Heard, who was ordered to pay him £9.

2 million in damages.

The Law Society’s guidelines state that a relationship between a lawyer and a client is acceptable as long as there is no conflict of interest. There is no suggestion that such a conflict existed in this case.