Johnny Depp blocked from appealing Sun libel case
msn.comJohnny Depp lawyers vow to appeal ‘perverse and bewildering’ libel verdictThe film star brought the case against the paper after a column alluded to “overwhelming evidence” that he had attacked Heard during their relationship.After a three week trial, Mr Justice Nicol ruled that Depp had violently abused Heard 12 times over the course of their relationship.At the time, Depp said the judgement was “as perverse as it was bewildering” and said he would appeal the judgement.Now it has been revealed that Nicol has dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it does not have a reasonable chance of success.Before the Open newsletter: Start your day with the City View podcast and key market dataIn his ruling, which was given last week but made public.
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