Johnny Depp asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts film after losing libel trial

mirror.co.uk:

Johnny Depp revealed he has been asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts film after he lost the libel case. He wrote on Instagram: "I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros.

from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request." The actor - who denied ever being violent towards his wife Amber - sued for libel over the story which was published in 2018 and the trial took place at London's High Court.

In his ruling, the judge, Mr Justice Nicol, said: "The claimant [Depp] has not succeeded in his action for libel... "The defendants [The Sun and News Group Newspapers] have shown that what they published in the meaning which I have held the words to bear was substantially