Johnny Depp has been refused permission to appeal against the findings of a judge who ruled that he was a wife beater. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 57, has also been ordered to pay £628,000 in legal costs to The Sun for his failed libel action against the newspaper.
Depp had sued The Sun over a 2018 article in which he was called a "wife beater" for his alleged abuse against his then wife Amber Heard.
He had vehemently denied the claims and said that it was Heard, 34, who was abusive to him - claims she then denied. After a three-week trial, Mr Justice Nicol found that Depp had beat Heard on 12 occasions.
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