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Johnny Depp lodges appeal over 'wife-beater' ruling in UK
The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor lost a high-profile libel claim against the publishers of 'The Sun' newspaper over a 2018 article that branded him a...
On Monday, the 57-year-old 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor lost a libel lawsuit against the publishers of British tabloid newspaper 'The Sun', which had called him a 'wife-beater'.
The actor sued News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the author of an article over claims he was violent to ex-wife Amber Heard during their volatile two-year marriage.
Judge Andrew Nicol will deliver his long-awaited verdict at 1000 GMT, after three weeks of rancorous testimony at the High Court in London that included claims of drug abuse and domestic violence.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, and one of its journalists, Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article that called him a “wife beater”.
Johnny Depp denies hitting Amber Heard, and says the claims are a hoax and that he was the victim of her assaults.
The 57-year-old actor - who played Captain Jack Sparrow in the lucrative 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series - told the court last week that all of Amber Heard’s allegations of physical and verbal abuse were untrue.
Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publishers of the 'Sun' newspaper, over an article which labelled him a 'wife-beater'.
The paper argues its story is true and the court has been told Amber Heard, 34, accuses her ex-husband of attacking her on at least 14 occasions between 2013 and 2016 when enraged after drinking or taking drugs.
Johnny Depp, 57, is suing the publisher of Britain’s 'Sun' newspaper for libel over an article which labelled him a “wife-beater” and says it was he who suffered domestic violence at the hands of Amber Heard during their volatile relationship.
The 57-year-old 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star is suing the Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, at London’s High Court after the tabloid labelled him a 'wife beater' in a 2018 article.
The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star also said he knew his marriage to the 34-year-old actress and model was over when the cleaner discovered human faeces in the couple's bed.
On the third day of Johnny Depp's libel trial against the British tabloid 'The Sun' over its 2018 "wife beater" claim, the 57-year-old admitted he had a bad temper and often blacked out.
Johnny Depp told London’s High Court on Wednesday that allegations he had physically abused his ex-wife Amber Heard were a hoax built up over years.
Depp, the 57-year-old star of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, is suing the Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, for libel over an article Wootton wrote in 2018 calling him a 'wife beater'.
Depp is suing publisher News Group Newspapers and an editor for libel over an article that called him a “wife beater”.
The Hollywood star is suing News Group Newspapers, which publishes the tabloid, and its executive editor Dan Wootton over allegations -- strenuously denied -- that he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Two weeks of hearings were due to start in London's High Court on Monday, but the judge heard that two of Depp's legal representatives have already had to self-isolate.
The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor is suing the tabloid and its executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article which accused him of abusing former wife Amber Heard.