Justice Nicol: Last News

Partygate, but the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, of course. Our writers, many of them female, have received abhorrent and unjustified abuse on Twitter, merely for mentioning Depp’s name in less than glowing terms“Come on, you can’t possibly believe Amber ‘poopy’ Heard,” he added, a genuine tinge of disbelief to his voice.

ongoing defamation trial against Johnny Depp, according to reports.The actress is believed to have sacked crisis management specialists Precision Strategies on Thursday (April 28) after being subject to “bad headlines” since the trial began last month.According to The New York Post, a source said Heard is “frustrated with her story not being told effectively”.It’s claimed she’s hired Shane Communications as a replacement, days before her legal team will present evidence at the trial later this week.The new PR team, led by CEO David Shane, has previously worked against Depp before. In 2017, the firm represented the actor’s former business managers The Management Group, who claimed Depp needed to hire a shrink over his “compulsive spending” habits.Depp is suing his ex-wife Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post, where she wrote about being a survivor of domestic violence.Heard didn’t mention Depp by name in the piece, though Depp’s lawyers argue it falsely implies she was sexually and physically abused by him in their marriage.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s upcoming defamation trial.The long-delayed trial begins next month, with Marvel star Paul Bettany joining Franco and Musk as a witness. Representatives from the Walt Disney company and Warner Bros will also testify.According to Deadline, Franco and Musk are being brought in to testify on behalf of Heard after Depp accused them both of having an affair with his ex-wife.In 2019, Depp launched a defamation lawsuit against Heard, after she wrote a 2018 article in The Washington Post claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse.Depp and Heard will testify in person, per Bloomberg.

Johnny Depp shared in court during the latter’s libel trial as “embarrassing”.Back in 2020, Depp sued The Sun newspaper over a column that referred to the actor as a “wife beater”.A series of texts between Bettany and Depp – who have starred in three films together – were read aloud in the trial, where they joked about “drowning” Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard to prove she wasn’t a witch.One of the messages written by Bettany, sent in 2013, read: “I’m not sure we should burn Amber. She is delightful company and pleasing on the eye. We could of course do the English course of action and perform a drowning test.

lost his libel case against The Sun last year.

Amber Heard has broken her silence after her ex-husband Johnny Depp lost his bid to appeal a libel case over an article which branded him a "wife beater".

Inquiries in the US revealed she has given the hospital £72,000, it was alleged at London’s Court of Appeal.The ACLU received £322,000 but Heard claims to have donated a further £358,000.She says she has given more to both organisations.The dispute was revealed yesterday as Depp, 57, sought leave to appeal after losing a libel battle against The Sun.The Pirates Of The Caribbean star had sued the newspaper after it called him a wife beater.Following a sensational three-week trial last year, Mr Justice Nicol ruled Depp assaulted Heard a dozen times and put her in fear of her life, calling the piece “substantially true”.He rejected claims she was a “gold digger”, citing her £5.5million donation.

Amber Heard's claim that she gave her $7million (£5.5 million) divorce settlement to charity was branded a "calculated and manipulative lie", by Johnny Depp's lawyers at the Court of Appeal hearing today.

Johnny Depp 's attempt to overturn the High Court ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard will be examined in a hearing at the Court of Appeal on Thursday morning.

Johnny Depp’s bid to overturn the outcome of his libel case has reached the Court of Appeal.The actor’s appeal will be considered this week, after a three-week trial in July 2020 over an article published in The Sun calling him a ‘wife-beater’.At the time High Court judge Justice Nicol found it was ‘substantially true’ and ruled the 57-year-old had assaulted his ex Amber Heard, 34.The Pirates of the Caribbean star, who denies all allegations against him, applied for permission to appeal against the decision, which will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday morning.

Johnny Depp's bid to overturn a High Court ruling that he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard will be heard by the Court of Appeal next month.

Johnny Depp has made another attempt to clear his name of the so-called wife beater ruling by applying directly to the court of appeal.

Johnny Depp has applied to the Court of Appeal to overturn a High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp has been refused permission to appeal the loss of his libel trial after a judge concluded that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. The actor, 57, had vowed to appeal the High Court Ruling after he lost his case against The Sun newspaper’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, who he sued for a headline that labelled him a ‘wife beater’. Depp had brought legal action after the article in 2018 called him a ‘wife beater’ after Heard claimed he had assaulted her during their marriage.Mr Justice Nicol, who had dismissed Depp’s claim, also refused him permission to appeal against his judgment, saying: ‘I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success.’Last week’s ruling, which was made public

Johnny Depp has been refused permission to appeal against the findings of a judge who ruled that he was a wife beater.

Johnny Depp revealed he has been asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts film after he lost the libel case.

Amber Heard put on a smiley display as she headed out for a hike with a friend on Sunday.

The Sun, it has been confirmed.The actor had been suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 2018 article which referred to him as a “wife beater” in relation to allegations from ex-wife Amber Heard, claims Depp has strongly denied.The trial originally took place over 16 days back in July this year at the Royal Courts of Justice, and concerned an article titled ‘Gone Potty: How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?’However, in a ruling today (November 2), Judge Mr Justice Nicol said that he found the words to be “substantially true”.“Although he has proved the necessary elements of his cause of action in libel, the defendants have

Johnny Depp’s libel trial against The Sun’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) ended on Tuesday after 16 days of shocking accusations against the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard.Yet it may be weeks, or even months, before it is decided whether Depp has won his case.While it may have seemed like Depp, 57, or Heard, 34, were on trial, what with the serious abuse allegations levelled at both over the last three weeks, neither of the stars are the defendants in this case.It is NGN and The Sun’s executive editor that are being sued for libel, and it will come down to what Mr Justice Nicol decides to be true. Depp sued NGN and The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton over an article published on 27 April 2018, reading: ‘Gone Potty: How can JK

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBilled as the biggest English libel trial of the 21st century, Johnny Depp’s 16-day legal battle with Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid newspaper The Sun concluded on Tuesday after both sides made their closing arguments at the High Court.Judge Justice Nicol is now set to take the coming weeks to deliberate over a verdict, which he is not expected to deliver until September at the earliest.

Amber Heard's cross-examination continues for the third day in her former husband, Johnny Depp’s defamation case against The Sun newspaper.