Johnny Depp severed finger, painted with blood during row with ex-wife, U.K. court told

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 three weeks of hearings, Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid has come to a close.

After denying claims of having an affair with Amber Heard, Tesla CEO Elon Musk jokingly challenged Depp to a “cage fight” for threatening to cut off his manhood, according to his recent interview with The New York Times.

Johnny Depp's libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard was wrapping up Tuesday, with the star's lawyer insisting Depp had never hit a woman and branding Heard "a compulsive liar." The Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the newspaper's executive editor, Dan Wootton, at the High Court in London over an April 2018 article that called him a "wife-beater." In closing arguments at the three-week trial,

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.”

Amber and Johnny split up in May 2016, and she accused him of domestic violence—.

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.

A member of Johnny Depp’s security team recalled his boss “panicking” as his finger had been sliced open by ex-wife Amber Heard, he told the High Court in London on Tuesday.Malcolm Connolly, who has worked for Depp and his family for about 16 years, was giving evidence on day six of the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s libel trial against News Group Newspapers chiefs, over a story published in Britain’s The Sun newspaper in 2018, branding him a “wife beater.”According to Sky News, under

Jake Kanter International TV EditorWinona Ryder has said she was “shocked, confused and upset” by allegations that Johnny Depp was abusive towards his ex-wife Amber Heard, according to a witness statement provided in support of Depp.The Edward Scissorhands actor is suing The Sun for libel after the British tabloid described him as a “wife beater” and, although Ryder is no longer being called to the witness stand, more excerpts from her statement have been made available to press at the High

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.

Johnny Depp’s former estate manager found a piece of the star’s finger following an argument with his ex-wife Amber Heard in Australia, the employee told Britain’s High Court on Wednesday.Ben King, who worked for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor in Australia, London and Canada between 2014 and 2016, was called as witness the libel trial against U.K.

© 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.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAmber Heard wrote in her diary about a “terrible” fight with her former husband Johnny Depp on a train journey during their 2015 honeymoon in south-east Asia, a British court has heard.The Aquaman actress’s diary was read out during Depp’s explosive, three-week High Court libel battle with British tabloid The Sun.

The Deadline Team (Press Association) Johnny Depp has said he did not intend to headbutt Amber Heard during an alleged heated row between the couple at their Los Angeles penthouse.In his final day in the witness-box during his libel trial with British newspaper The Sun, he told the High Court that he grabbed his ex-wife to “lock her arms” in an attempt to stop Heard, 34, attacking him and said he had not been violent to her in any way.Depp, 57, was answering questions on an alleged incident on

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,

Winona Ryder will testify on behalf of Johnny Depp during his libel trial this week.Ryder, who was engaged to Depp from 1990 to 1993, is due to appear in the High Court via video link on Wednesday (15 July) as part of his ongoing trial against The Sun newspaper.The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is suing the British publication for referring to him as a “wife beater” in reference to allegations that he physically attacked ex-wife Amber Heard throughout their relationship.The pair met in 1989