High Court Rules Johnny Depp Is A Wife-beater New High Court Rules Johnny Depp Is A Wife-beater 1

Johnny Depp today lost the case against his wife Amber Heard as the high court ruled that the actor is a wife-beater. In the ruling today, November 2, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Depp’s claim, saying the publisher had proved what was in the article to be substantially true.

The judge said: “The claimant has not succeeded in his action for libel. “Although he has proved the necessary elements of his cause of action in libel, the defendants have shown that what they published in the meaning which I have held the words to bear was substantially true.

“I have reached these conclusions having examined in detail the 14 incidents on which the defendants rely as well as the overarching considerations which the claimant submitted I should take into account.”

Amber Heard’s legal team said this morning they were not surprised by the result ruling Johnny Depp as a wife beater. In a statement, they said: “For those of us present for the London High Court trial, this decision and Judgment are not a surprise. “Very soon, we will be presenting even more voluminous evidence in the U.S. We are committed to obtaining Justice for Amber Heard in the U.S. Court and defending Ms Heard’s Right to Free Speech.”

A spokesperson for the newspaper said: “The Sun has stood up and campaigned for the victims of domestic abuse for over 20 years. “Domestic abuse victims must never be silenced and we thank the judge for his careful consideration and thank Amber Heard for her courage in giving evidence to the court.”

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