Actor Johnny Depp faced off against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, in a Virginia Courthouse in a defamation lawsuit that captured the world’s attention. Watch the full trial on CourtTV.com.
A jury was selected Monday to hear a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser. More
April 11, 2022
Johnny Depp is suing Amber Heard for defamation. He claims his ex-wife damaged his reputation when she wrote about domestic abuse in a Washington Post op-ed. More
April 8, 2022
Depp sued Heard for libel in Virginia after The Washington Post published her opinion piece. More
March 25, 2022
LONDON (AP) — A British court on Thursday refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal a judge’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard. Two Court of Appeal judges said the Hollywood star cannot challenge the High Court’s rejection of his libel lawsuit against publisher of The Sun newspaper for labeling him a “wife beater” in […] More
March 25, 2021
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for Johnny Depp told Britain’s Court of Appeal Thursday that the actor’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, did not donate all of her $7 million divorce settlement to charity as she claimed, part of arguments seeking to overturn a ruling that the actor assaulted Heard during the couple’s marriage. The Hollywood star is […] More
March 18, 2021
LONDON (AP) — A judge has refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal against a British court’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard. Earlier this month a High Court judge rejected Depp’s claim that a newspaper had committed libel when it called him a “wife-beater.” Judge Andrew Nicol said the article in The Sun was […] More
November 25, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise following his failed libel case against The Sun tabloid newspaper for a 2018 article that labeled him a “wife beater.” Depp said Friday in a letter posted on Instagram that he would depart the role of the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald after the […] More
November 6, 2020
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Monday against Johnny Depp in his libel case against the owner of the Sun tabloid newspaper, which labelled him a “wife beater.” In a ruling, Justice Andrew Nicol said Depp has “not succeeded in his action for libel.” He added that the defendants had shown what they published […] More
November 2, 2020
A British judge is expected to rule whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that labeled him a 'wife-beater.' More
October 27, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s high-stakes libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard wrapped up Tuesday in a London court, with the star’s lawyer calling Heard “a compulsive liar” and claiming that Depp was the real victim of abuse in the relationship. The […] More
July 28, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp was “a hopeless addict” whose violence toward ex-wife Amber Heard was fueled by misogyny and a toxic combination of drink, drugs, jealousy and anger. Attorney Sasha Wass was summing up at Depp’s libel case […] More
July 27, 2020
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a “wife beater” displayed video footage in a London courtroom Friday that they claim shows his ex-wife, Amber Heard, “attacked” her sister. The lawyers said they received the video from a “confidential” […] More
July 24, 2020
On the witness stand, actress Amber Heard said she never wanted the world to know the details of her relationship with Johnny Depp. More
July 23, 2020
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard denied Tuesday that she fabricated injuries to show that her then-husband Johnny Depp had been violent toward her as she took to the witness box for her second day of evidence in Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid over allegations of domestic violence. At […] More
July 21, 2020
In multiple witness statements from actress Amber Heard, she accuses her ex-husband Johnny Depp of a history of verbal and physical abuse. These statements along with a recorded conversation between the two were released on Monday by at Britain’s High Court in London during Depp’s libel case against The Sun newspaper over an April 2018 […] More
July 20, 2020
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard has accused ex-husband Johnny Depp of abusing her both physically and verbally while he was allegedly bingeing on alcohol and drugs, claiming that at various times during their tempestuous relationship she feared for her life. On the first day of her testimony Monday at Britain’s […] More
July 20, 2020
LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard entered the witness box Monday to give evidence during her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting her during their tempestuous relationship. Heard’s eagerly anticipated testimony is set to last for three days. The 34-year-old actor has been present throughout the trial, watching […] More
July 20, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s security chief alleged that Amber Heard physically abused Depp during the couple’s tempestuous marriage, giving testimony to support Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting his former spouse. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the […] More
July 16, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy was testifying in Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid that accused the actor of physically abusing […] More
July 15, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of hitting him with a “haymaker” punch during an altercation near the end of their volatile marriage, as the star wrapped up testimony in his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that accused him of domestic abuse. Depp said the fight came […] More
July 13, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp described the breakdown of his marriage to Amber Heard on Friday in a London court, saying the last straw came when feces were found in the couple’s bed after a party. Depp was wrapping up his evidence in his libel case against a British tabloid […] More
July 10, 2020
