15 avr. 2021 - DAILY MAIL Johnny Depp Downfall to be explored in three new documentaries
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FROM THE DAILY MAIL:Johnny Depp's 'downfall to be explored in three new documentaries' after he lost bid to overturn UK High Court ruling he beat ex Amber Heard
By OLIVIA WHEELER and RORY TINGLE and VIVEK CHAUDHARY
Johnny Depp's 'downfall' is reportedly set to be explored in three new documentaries after he lost his bid to overturn a UK High Court ruling that he beat ex Amber Heard.
It has been claimed that the upcoming shows are currently being made in the US and UK with production company, Optomen, working with ITV on a 'Depp vs Heard' programme since last summer.
In March, Depp, 57, was refused permission to bring an appeal against a damning High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber with his lawyers claiming that he 'looked forward to presenting the irrefutable truth' to a US libel court.
The actor has already had to pay £628,000 ($861,000) in legal fees after losing the first libel trial, and now faces paying an even larger bill for costs and damages following the judgment.
In addition to the millions' worth of spending, the actor also lost his role of Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts franchise following the High Court judgment, and the damage to his reputation risks him losing out on more roles in the future.
A source told The Sun: 'They will make for excruciating viewing for Depp who'd probably wish the whole disastrous saga would go away.
'But the story of how a multi-millionaire who was box office gold was the author of his own downfall is just too sensational a subject not to explore.'
MailOnline has contacted both ITV and Depp's representative for comment.
In March, Depp was refused permission to bring an appeal against a damning High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber with his lawyers claiming at the time that he 'looked forward to presenting the irrefutable truth' to a US libel court.
Depp's £35m ($50m) US libel case against Ms Heard - which will also be extremely costly - was recently delayed until April 2022.
Lawyers for The Pirates of the Caribbean star had asked two Court of Appeal judges to grant permission for him to challenge the ruling, with the aim of having its findings overturned and a second trial ordered.
They claimed the judge in Depp's initial libel trial had not 'factually' considered all the allegations of violence against him and that they had 'fresh evidence' Ms Heard had 'lied' about giving her entire £5.5million ($7m) divorce settlement to charity.
They said that the charity claim influenced how her testimony was viewed, but the Court of Appeal ruled that it did not have an impact on the judge and that he would have reached the same conclusion on Ms Heard being the victim of domestic violence.
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