Johnny Depp has suffered another defeat in his latest legal woes involving ex-wife Amber Heard. A UK judge has rejected Depp’s permission to appeal against a British court’s ruling that he assaulted Heard, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Judge Andrew Nicol shot down the appeal, stating, “I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success.” RELATED: Mads Mikkelsen Confirmed To Replace Johnny Depp In ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Earlier this month, Depp filed a lawsuit claiming a newspaper committed libel when calling him a “wife-beater.” In a ruling made public on Wednesday, the judge ordered Depp to make an initial payment of 630,000 pounds (approximately $1,094,000 CDN) in legal fees to News Group
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