Johnny Depp Denied Appeal In “Wife Beater” Libel Case
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deadline.comJohnny Depp will not have his day in court (again). The actor has been denied an appeal in his high-profile libel case with The Sun publisher News Group Newspapers.Depp was looking to overturn a decision that saw a judge rule that the tabloid was fair in calling him a “wife beater”, with the initial ruling asserting that the accusation was “substantially true” in regard to his relationship with ex-wife Amber Heard.
That ruling has now been upheld by the UK Court of Appeal.This is a significant blow for Depp. After the initial verdict, he was dropped from Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts franchise and replaced by Mads Mikkelsen, and he will now be tarred with this damming brush.Andrew Caldecott QC led the bid for appeal on behalf of Depp.
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