Johnny Depp's legal team have requested his upcoming US defamation trial against Amber Heard be delayed to avoid clashing with a movie project.
The Hollywood actor, 57, is suing his ex-wife in the US in a case that's separate from his libel trial against News Group Newspaper in the UK.
The trial had been due to start in early 2020, but Depp's lawyers have filed papers asking for it to be delayed as the actor is now due to start shooting Fantastic Beasts in January.
The movie shoot has been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak, and filming now clashes with the trial. Depp's team filed a motion for continuance asking the court to delay the trial until a date between March and June 2021.
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