dec 8, 2020 - DAILY MAIL
JD applies to
Court of Appeal to
overturn judgment
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Johnny Depp has applied to the Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life as he binged on drink and drugs, it was revealed today.
The Hollywood star is refusing to drop his legal battle after he sued The Sun's publisher for libel after a 2018 column by its executive editor Dan Wootton labelled him a 'wife beater'.
In November, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor's claim, finding NGN had proved what was in the article was 'substantially true'. The same judge refused Mr Depp permission to appeal later the same month, ruling: 'I do not consider that the proposed grounds of appeal have a reasonable prospect of success.'
In his ruling the judge found Depp had attacked his ex-wife Heard a dozen times and said he accepted that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor became a 'monster' when he binged on drink and drugs.
Mr Justice Nicol also ordered the actor to make an initial payment to NGN of almost £630,000 for the publisher's legal fees. Overall, the case is believed to have cost him £5million in lawyers’ fees on both sides.
He gave Mr Depp until December 7 to apply directly to the Court of Appeal to overturn his judgment. Mr Depp has now filed an application, according to a publicly available list of pending appeals.
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