Johnny Depp has asked the Court of Appeal to order a retrial of his libel claim against The Sun over an article calling him a “wife beater”, which a High Court judge found was “substantially true”.The Hollywood star sued the newspaper’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) over a 2018 column by its executive editor Dan Wootton, which referred to “overwhelming evidence” he attacked his ex-wife Amber Heard.Following a high-profile trial in July, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed his claim, finding Mr Depp, 57, assaulted Ms Heard, 34, on a dozen occasions and put her in “fear for her life” three times.The actor claims he “did not receive a fair trial” and the judge’s ruling is “plainly wrong” and “manifestly uns… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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Johnny Depp to ask Court of Appeal to order retrial of ‘wife beater’ libel case
