Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis say domestic violence allegations against Johnny Depp ‘impossible to believe’

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

Winona Ryder has no doubt her ex-fiance Johnny Depp is not an abusive man.The actress was due to testify at the star’s libel trial against News Group Newspapers (NGN) over a story published in The Sun in 2018, which branded him a “wife beater”, based on domestic violence allegations from his ex-wife Amber Heard, that he strongly denies.While Ryder and Depp’s other former partner and mother to his kids, Vanessa Paradis, were due to appear in court this week (begins July 13, 2020), on Thursday it

The ongoing libel case is getting uglier by the day. For those unaware, Johnny Depp has sued News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, for an article published in April 2018 which deemed him as a "wife beater" for assaulting his former wife, Amber Heard.

Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis have described the "horrific" and "outrageous" allegations of domestic violence made against the actor by his ex-wife Amber Heard as "impossible to believe". The pair - who both say Mr Depp, 57, was "never violent or abusive" to them - were due to give evidence in support of the Hollywood star's libel claim against the publisher of The Sun this week.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are pictured leaving court after another day in court for a libel case against News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, on Thursday (July 16) in London, England.

Winona Ryder did not appear virtually in court as planned, but submitted a powerful statement instead on July 16 to defend her ex-fiancé, Johnny Depp, in his libel suit against The Sun. The Stranger Things actress, 48, stated that Johnny, 57, never harmed her during their nearly four-year relationship, and that she refused to believe the “horrific allegations” against him. 

Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis were supposed to appear in court to testify about Johnny Depp‘s character during his ongoing lawsuit with the UK tabloid he’s suing for calling him a “wife beater” over his marriage to Amber Heard.

LONDON — Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s former long-term partner Vanessa Paradis and his ex-girlfriend actress Winona Ryder said accusations that he had abused his ex-wife were false and did not reflect the person they knew, London’s High Court was told.

Johnny Depp’s former partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will no longer be appearing as witnesses in the star’s libel suit against a British tabloid newspaper that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard, a lawyer said Thursday. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper’s executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that called him a “wife-beater.” He strongly denies abusing Heard.

against The Sun's publisher News Group Newspapers over an article that labelled him a "wife beater".They were due to appear via video-link this week, but the actor's barrister David Sherborne told the court that 's legal team had decided there is no need to hear from them. was in a relationship with Depp for four years and the couple were engaged from 1990 to 1993.She told lawyers she found 's allegations "horrific"."I knew Johnny very well years ago.

Vanessa Paradis says claims of domestic violence against Johnny Depp are “false facts” which have been used to damage his career.The 47-year-old, who was in a relationship with Mr Depp for 14 years, denounced allegations that the star had abused Amber Heard as “outrageous” and insisted there had been no violence in their time together.Ms Paradis said the Pirates of the Caribbean star, the father of her two children Lily-Rose and Jack, is a “kind, attentive, generous, and non-violent person and

Johnny Depp's high-profile ex-partners have defended the actor over "false" claims of domestic violence, describing him as "loving, respectful and generous" .

Johnny Depp’s exes Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis will no longer be called to give evidence in the actor’s libel trial against the Sun.

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's former partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will no longer testify at his libel trial against British newspaper The Sun. The actor is suing News Group Newspapers over a story published in The Sun in 2018 which branded him a "wife beater", and the trial kicked off at London's High Court last week.

Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis were supposed to testify on behalf of Johnny Depp in his lawsuit against a UK tabloid for calling him a “wife beater” in an article about his marriage to Amber Heard.