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Jonny Depp to find out next week if he's won his case against The Sun

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:54 27 Oct 2020


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Depp is suing the paper over claims made in a 2018 article.

Pirates of the Caribbean star Jonny Depp will find out next week if he's won his libel case against The Sun.

The 57-year-old has taken the newspaper's publishers to court over an article that labelled him a 'wife beater' - something he strenuously denies.

The article, published in 2018, alleged he was violent to ex-wife Amber Heard (34) during their relationship.

The trial of his libel claim garnered worldwide attention as it unfolded over three weeks in July at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

And it has now been revealed that a judge will deliver a ruling on Monday.

During the famous trial, he court heard evidence over 16 days from both stars, friends and relatives of the couple and several former and current employees.

In closing arguments, the actor's barrister David Sherborne said suing The Sun was not about money for Depp, but vindication.

"When I say he has lost everything, to him obviously everything is his reputation," Mr Sherborne told the court. "This is not about money, this is vindicating him."

Sasha Wass QC, for NGN, argued there was "no doubt" that Depp abused his wife.

"The characterisation that he is a wife-beater is entirely truthful," she told the court.


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