Depp tells court ex-wife attacked him on night he learned he'd lost $650 million

Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up Tuesday in a London, court, with the star’s lawyer calling Heard “a compulsive liar” and claiming that Depp was the real victim of abuse in the relationship.

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.

Johnny Depp's libel action against The Sun newspaper was drawing to a close. She said: "I travelled here to the UK to testify as a witness to assist the court."After obtaining a restraining order in 2016 and finalising my divorce, I just wanted to move on with my life.

By Alistair SmoutLONDON (Reuters) - Johnny Depp was not violent towards former wife Amber Heard and she was the one who would attack him, a London court heard on Tuesday, as the Hollywood actor's libel trial against a British tabloid neared its end."Pirates of the Caribbean" star Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, and one of its journalists, Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article that called him a "wife beater".Depp, 57, and his former wife Heard, 34, both gave evidence at the

An email that was allegedly drafted by Amber Heard to her then-partner Johnny Depp was read aloud in court today in his ongoing court case against a UK tabloid for calling him a “wife beater.” Johnny has repeatedly denied these claims.

LONDON — U.S. actress Amber Heard on Wednesday denied severing the tip of ex-husband Johnny Depp’s finger during a violent argument, saying that the Hollywood star had been throwing bottles at her “like grenades.”

While things have gotten ugly between Johnny Depp, 57, and Amber Heard, 34, in their British legal battle, the scene was a pleasant one across the English Channel on Friday, July 17. Vanessa Paradis, 47, along with her and Johnny’s son Jack Depp, 18, was seen packing up a car to leave Paris.

Amber Heard has accused ex-husband Johnny Depp of abusing her both physically and verbally while he was allegedly bingeing on alcohol and drugs, claiming that at various times during their tempestuous relationship she feared for her life. On the first day of her testimony Monday at Britain's High Court in London, Heard also denied accusations she was a heavy drug user and drinker as well as a controlling and abusive person.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAmber Heard has told the British High Court that her former husband Johnny Depp made her scared for her life, as she took to the witness stand during Depp’s explosive libel battle with The Sun.Depp is suing the British tabloid after it branded him a “wife beater” over his alleged treatment of Heard during their relationship between 2011 and 2016.

By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - Actress and #MeToo campaigner Katherine Kendall said on Friday Britain's Sun newspaper had deliberately misused her quotes in an article which labelled Hollywood star Johnny Depp a "wife beater".Depp, 57, is suing the publisher of that newspaper for libel over the article, saying he had never struck his ex-wife Amber Heard, and it was Heard that hit him during their volatile relationship.The paper argues its story is true and its lawyers have told London's

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s tumultuous relationship has been put on full display amid his court battle with the United Kingdom’s The Sun newspaper. Depp is currently suing the outlet for libel after they published a story about him which featured the term, “wife-beater,” to describe him.

The Deadline Team (Press Association) Amber Heard felt she was “above the law”, her former personal assistant has alleged.Kate James, who was fired by the actress in February 2015, claimed Heard “did not care about throwing anyone under the bus, if it meant saving her own skin.”In her first witness statement, submitted to the court in Johnny Depp’s libel action against The Sun newspaper, James said she had been asked by Heard in September 2014 to send a letter the actress had drafted to Homeland

© Thomson Reuters Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Britain July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay In his first statement, King, whose role was described as house manager or butler, said: “I frequently witnessed Ms Heard goading and attempting to provoke Mr Depp.

Johnny Depp has claimed he battled deadly bug MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) after undergoing surgery to reattach his severed finger.The actor returned to London’s High Court on Monday for a fifth day giving testimony as part of his libel case against News Group Newspapers, over a story published in Britain’s The Sun newspaper in 2018 which branded him a “wife beater.”During his testimony, the Pirates of the Caribbean star was asked about an alleged scuffle on March 23, 2015,

By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - Movie star Johnny Depp told London's High Court on Friday that his ex-wife Amber Heard or her friend had defecated in their bed in what he described as a "fitting end to the relationship".Giving evidence in his libel action against Britain's Sun newspaper, which labelled him a wife-beater, Depp has faced four days of cross-examination over allegations from Heard that he physically attacked her on at least 14 occasions during a three-year period from 2013.The

LONDON — Hollywood star Johnny Depp kicked and slapped his ex-wife Amber Heard on a private flight in a drunken rage brought on because he believed she was having an affair with her co-star James Franco, London’s High Court heard on Wednesday.

LONDON — Hollywood star Johnny Depp wrote on a wall with blood from his severed finger tip during a long and violent confrontation with his ex-wife Amber Heard five years ago, London’s High Court heard on Thursday at his libel case against a British tabloid.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAn email written by Amber Heard intended for Johnny Depp, detailing his alleged “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” persona during their relationship, has been read out in court during The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor’s explosive libel battle with British newspaper The Sun.Heard penned the email in June 2013 but never sent it to her former husband. In it, she details her struggles with his alleged drug and alcohol consumption, and accuses him of assault.

LONDON — Hollywood star Johnny Depp denied slapping his ex-wife Amber Heard after he became angry because she laughed at one of his tattoos, London’s High Court heard on Wednesday.Giving evidence on the second day of his libel trial against Britain’s Sun newspaper, which described him as a “wife beater,” Depp was asked by the paper’s lawyer about an incident at Heard’s home in March 2013 when he had “fallen off the wagon” and it was alleged he had struck her.Sasha Wass, the Sun’s lawyer, said

Johnny Depp denied hitting ex-wife Amber Heard in a jealous rage, as he was cross-examined Wednesday by a lawyer for British tabloid The Sun in a London courtroom. The newspaper is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a “wife beater.” Depp is suing The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that said he had physically abused Heard.