Johnny Depp is requesting a delay to his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard so he can film the third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
The 57-year-old is suing Heard for $50 million (£37m) for defamation, after the Aquaman actress said she was a victim of domestic abuse in an op-ed for the Washington Post.However, the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor wants the case in Virginia, which was originally scheduled for January 11, pushed back to between March and June 2021, as Covid-19 delayed the filming of Fantastic Beasts 3.On August 21, Depp filed a motion for continuance asking the court to delay the trial until sometime between March and June 2021.The filing reads: ‘When the Court set the current trial date in this case, Mr..
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