Justice Nicol: Celebs Rumors

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.

Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about surviving domestic violence.Court documents were released yesterday (August 17), according to PEOPLE, denying Heard’s request to dismiss the case – first filed in March 2019 – following Depp’s loss of his libel lawsuit against The Sun.Depp had attempted to sue the newspaper after they had referred to him as a “wife beater” in an article from April 2018.The trial originally took place over 16 days back in July 2020 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?’In a ruling from last November, Judge Mr Justice Nicol said that he found the words to be

lost his libel case against The Sun last year.

Johnny Depp has lost a bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling which concluded he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and left her in fear for her life. Following a three-week trial in July last year, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Hollywood star's libel claim against the publisher of The Sun, finding that an April 2018 column calling Mr Depp a "wife beater" was "substantially true".

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 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

it was announced on Monday, will receive full payment for the new Fantastic Beasts film, despite being forced to resign from his role. As you have no doubt read, he recently lost a libel case against The Sun newspaper, which described him as a “wife-beater”.

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 16-day legal battle against a UK tabloid for calling him a “wife beater” has officially concluded, but it may be a while before we get a court decision.

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.

After almost three weeks, the biggest English libel trial of the 21st century is drawing to a close.

Depp, 57, punching Ms Heard, 34, "really hard in the head ... multiple times" in March 2015 - is "critical".

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

Parts of Amber Heard’s evidence in the postponed trial of Johnny Depp’s libel claim against The Sun newspaper will be heard in private following a High Court ruling.

Johnny Depp’s libel claim against The Sun newspaper over allegations that he was violent and abusive towards his ex-wife, Amber Heard, has been postponed due to the global coronavirus crisis.

Johnny Depp’s text messages from the time of the breakdown of his marriage to Amber Heard were at the centre of the latest High Court hearing in his libel case against The Sun newspaper over allegations he was violent and abusive towards his ex-wife.

Johnny Depp will have to disclose audio recordings of conversations between him and ex-wife Amber Heard as part of his libel claim against a British tabloid newspaper.

The Sun is set to go ahead just days after the Hollywood star was found to be in breach of a court order.The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor is suing publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) and The Sun‘s executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 2018 article that refers to Depp as a “wife beater” in relation to allegations made by ex-wife Amber Heard.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorJohnny Depp’s libel battle with British tabloid newspaper The Sun will go ahead next week after a High Court judge ruled in his favor, despite the Pirates Of The Caribbean star failing to disclose a series of explosive texts related to the case.Depp is suing Dan Wootton, the executive editor of The Sun, and the Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, for defamation over an article in April 2018 that referred to him as a “wife-beater” following allegations made by his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp’s libel claim against The Sun newspaper over allegations he was violent towards ex-wife Amber Heard will go ahead next week, following a High Court ruling.

Johnny Depp is in breach of a court order for failing to disclose texts, which apparently show him trying to obtain drugs, to The Sun’s lawyers ahead of his libel trial against the newspaper.