Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAmber Heard, the ex-wife of actor Johnny Depp, can watch him testify in a libel case over allegations of domestic abuse, a court has ruled.Depp is suing the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers (NGN), and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article which described Depp as a “wife beater.” The article cited claims by Heard that Depp was physically abusive during their marriage, a charge he has denied.The case is planned to be heard in a UK court on Tuesday.
NGN’s legal team failed to get the case thrown out of court earlier this week.In UK criminal cases, witnesses cannot be present in court while others testify.
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