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Johnny Depp Loses Libel Case Against Ex-Wife And British Tabloid; Judge Accepts Description That He’s A ‘Wife Beater’

Ashe Schow
Johnny Depp Loses Libel Case Against Ex-Wife And British Tabloid; Judge Accepts Description That He’s A ‘Wife Beater’
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Actor Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against his ex-wife Amber Heard and British Tabloid The Sun, though Depp’s lawyers say they will appeal the judge’s decision.

The Daily Mail reported that London’s High Court Justice Andrew Nicol branded Depp “a monster” who beat Heard on 12 of the 14 times she alleged the movie star attacked her. The judge accepted allegations that Depp became that “monster” when he drank and did drugs.

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