After losing his case against the publishers of The Sun in the UK in 2020, Johnny Depp is now suing his ex-wife Amber Heard in the US in a second libel case
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The details that came out during what was described as the"trial of the century" would no doubt have been highly damaging to's career, even if he had won. As it turned out, he lost; the judge arguably sounding the death knell when he concluded that a Sun newspaper headline calling the actor a"wife-beater" was"substantially true".
Depp launched the $50m defamation lawsuit against Heard in 2019, arguing that her article falsely implies she was a victim of abuse during their relationship. Heard has argued for the case to be thrown out of court and has also filed a counterclaim for defamation against Depp, accusing him of a smear campaign.Following delays during the pandemic, the trial is finally set to begin on Monday at the Fairfax County courthouse in Virginia - with the two stars set to face each other once again.
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