by A.P.
Johnny Depp has applied to the Court of Appeal after a judge denied him permission to appeal against the decision to reject his libel case
Johnny Depp has applied to the Court of Appeal to overturn a High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Last month a High Court judge rejected Depp’s claim that The Sun had committed libel when a 2018 article called him a “wife-beater” for his alleged abuse against Heard, which he strenuously denied.
Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor’s claim, finding The Sun had proved what was in the article was “substantially true”.
The same judge then denied Depp permission to appeal against the findings, and ordered him to pay £628,000 in legal costs to The Sun.