Johnny Depp Loses UK Libel Suit, ‘Wife Beater’ Claim Called ‘Substantially True’

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It’s shaping up to be “angry, litigious white dudes lose their jobs” day!

Johnny Depp has been forced to quit his role in the Fantastic Beasts film after losing his High Court libel case. The actor said he had agreed to step down from the Harry Potter franchise as he criticised the "surreal judgement" against him in a lengthy social media post.

posted Friday morning on Instagram, the 57-year-old actor said he has withdrawn from the sequel film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3” at the request of franchise studio Warner Bros.

“In light of recent events, I would like to make the following short statement,” Johnny Depp wrote at the start of the letter he posted on Nov. 6.

Johnny Depp lost the libel case against The Sun earlier this week. The Hollywood actor had sued the British tabloid after he was deemed as a "wife beater" to Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp has lost his libel case.

Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation.Britain’s judicial office announced Tuesday that judge Andrew Nicol will deliver his verdict in writing on Nov.

Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against U.K. tabloid and executive editor Dan Wootton.After three weeks of court hearings and months of waiting, a judge ruled in a London court on Monday that the tabloid was justified in its use of the phrase «wife beater» in a 2018 article about his relationship with ex-wife, Amber Heard. “The Claimant has not succeeded in his action for libel.

here“I have reached these conclusions having examined in detail the 14 incidents on which the defendants rely as well as the overarching considerations which the claimant submitted I should take into account.”The biggest English libel trial of the 21st century garnered worldwide attention as it unfolded over three weeks in July at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.Depp and Heard, 34, attended the 16-day trial, which featured days of high drama, claims of brutal violence and sensational

Tom Grater International Film ReporterA UK court has ruled against the actor Johnny Depp in his explosive libel case with The Sun, saying that the tabloid was justified in its use of the phrase “wife beater” in a 2018 article about his relationship with ex-wife Amber Heard.The judge, Justice Andrew Nicol, decreed that the allegation was “substantially true” in today’s verdict.The 129-page court document concludes plainly that “Mr Depp did assault Ms Heard” in reference to the multiple