U.K. judge rejects tabloid's bid to throw out Johnny Depp libel suit

  • 📰 CTVNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 54 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 25%
  • Publisher: 99%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

A British judge on Thursday rejected an attempt by tabloid newspaper The Sun to quash a libel suit from actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused his ex-wife.

Depp is suing the newspaper's publisher, News Group Newspapers, and Executive Editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming the actor was violent and abusive to Amber Heard. He strongly denies the allegations.

Judge Andrew Nicol said "in my view It would not be just to strike out the claim." He said the full hearing could begin on Tuesday as scheduled. The Sun's lawyers applied for the case to be dismissed because Depp failed to disclose text messages he exchanged with an assistant showing that he tried to buy "MDMA and other narcotics" while he was in Australia with Heard in 2015.

The newspaper's lawyer, Adam Wolanski, said withholding the texts was a breach of a previous court order requiring Depp to provide all documents from separate libel proceedings against Heard in the United States. He said the lapse endangered the defendants' ability to get a fair trial. Depp, 57, and Heard, 34, met on the set of the 2011 comedy "The Rum Diary" and married in Los Angeles in February 2015. They divorced in 2017.Actress Amber Heard poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Pain and Glory' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2019.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

He’s a good guy. Disney needs himbto do another Captain Jack Sparrow.

justiceforjohnnydepp

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Hong Kong protesters march as it wakes up to new lawHong Kong authorities threw a security blanket across the city early on Wednesday After I saw in first person what manipulations the American/UK capitalism is capable of, I have an amount of reasons to think HK is mostly an American/UK capitalism manipulation, you can't even imagine. cdnpoli JustinTrudeau going to help? Or, as usual Cower away & not get involved. You are a whimpering silver spoon baby that has no inkling how to handle world sensitive issues. YOU'RE USELESS! liberal_party AND THIS IS YOUR CHOSEN LEADER? OMG!!
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

U.K. extends immigration rights for 3 million eligible Hong KongersEligible individuals from Hong Kong will have the right to live and work in the U.K. for five years without the current six-month limit Plz send the Hong Kong rioters to the UK ASAP
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones back urgent call to aid U.K. live musicSome 1,500 acts including Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones urged the British government Thursday to save the country's live music industry from collapsing because of the coronavirus. It's ok to ask them to just shut up.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Israeli AG rejects Netanyahu request for financial legal aidIsrael's attorney general said Tuesday he opposed a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to have a wealthy American supporter finance his legal defence against corruption charges. Meanwhile in Canada the blackface wearing pedophile just has his lackeys shut down investigations into Liberal corruption while the media ignores that he has been found GUILTY 7 separate times of ethics violations. Israel is annexing Palestine. The world is broken. Nobody cares. Put this guy in jail!
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Premier Scott Moe rejects call to reconvene Saskatchewan’s legislature before October electionNDP Leader Ryan Meili said he wanted members to return in the fall so the government could spell out how it spent a $200-million contingency fund established to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic Bah parliamentary democracy who needs it. Emergency powers so empowering. Maybe just cancel the election until vaccine found.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Australian court upholds Geoffrey Rush's defamation payoutAn Australian court on Thursday rejected a newspaper publisher's appeal against Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush's $2.9 million Australian dollars (US$2 million) payout for defamation.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »