Johnny Depp as a ‘wife beater’ is ‘accurate and truthful’, lawyers for News Group Newspapers told the High Court today.Lawyers for NGN, the publisher of The Sun, argue that a raft of evidence, including photos, audio recordings and the Hollywood star’s own text messages supports the defence that Mr Depp ‘beat his wife Amber Heard, 34, causing her to suffer significant injury and on occasion leading to her fearing for her life’.Depp, 57, is suing NGN for libel over a column from The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton from April 2018, which referred to the actor as a ‘wife beater’.Depp strenuously denied allegations that he was abusive towards Ms Heard.In a written opening note at the start of the trial, Sasha Wass QC, barrister for NGN,.
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