Johnny Depp Loses 'Wife Beater' Libel Case Against UK Tabloid The Sun, A post shared by Johnny Depp (@johnnydepp) on Nov 6, 2020 at 8:15am PST. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Fantastic Beasts 3 has been shooting since September after a pandemic-related delay. Having stayed in the UK in recent weeks to film the David Yates-directed picture, Depp himself first made the exit news public earlier in the day via his Instagram page, saying he had been “asked to resign” by the studio. Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser! Hollywood Reacts To Joe Biden’s Victory Over Donald Trump: “The National Nightmare Is Over”, Joe Biden Will Be 46th U.S. President; Donald Trump Says "Election Far From Over", A post shared by Johnny Depp (@johnnydepp), Hollywood, Top U.S. Updated on: November 2, 2020 / 2:37 PM After a spectacle of a trial in London over the summer, Justice Andrew Nicol decreed on November 2 that the claim in an article by the Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun about his relationship with Amber Heard that Depp was a “wife beater” was “substantially true.”. ", First published on November 2, 2020 / 6:02 AM. Johnny Depp is out of his starring role in 'Fantastic Beasts' as Warner Bros. sends him packing after he lost his wife-beating case. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor sued the tabloid's publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the author of the article over claims he was violent to ex-wife Amber Heard during their volatile two-year marriage. Politicians & World Leaders Weigh In On Biden-Harris Election, Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Halts Production Following Multiple Positive COVID Tests, Focus Nabs Its First Back-To-Back No. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. “Johnny Depp will depart the Fantastic Beasts franchise,” the studio said in a statement Friday. Johnny Depp Axed From ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise By Warner Bros After “Wife Beater” Verdict In UK; Film Delayed To 2022 By Dominic Patten , Tom Grater November 6, 2020 8:36am Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. The blow to Depp, who unsurprisingly said today he would appeal the verdict, put not only the litigious actor’s relationship with the AT&T-owned Warner Bros in the spotlight, but also his ongoing $50 million defamation suit against his ex-wife Heard on this side of the Atlantic. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Related Story His character Grindelwald will be recast. Johnny Depp loses court case challenging U.K. tabloid's "wife-beater" story Updated on: November 2, 2020 / 2:37 PM / CBS/AFP Court rules against Johnny Depp in libel suit Depp is set to finally give a deposition in the matter for three days starting November 10. The threequel is also being pushed from its original November 12, 2021 release date to summer 2022. ... 11/6/2020 8:39 AM PT Warner Bros. confirmed the drastic change in a statement to TMZ, telling us ... Johnny is leaving the 'Fantastic Beasts' family, and with the third-installment already in production, Grindelwald's character will be recast. Waiting for your permission to load the comments. Three weeks of rancorous testimony at the case dubbed "the biggest English libel trial of the 21st century" included claims of drug abuse and domestic violence. We want to hear from you! Having failed repeatedly to get the case tossed, Heard countersued for $100 million earlier this summer. Following a stinging loss in the UK courts over allegations of being a “wife beater,” Johnny Depp has been cut loose by Warner Bros from its Fantastic Beasts franchise. Johnny Depp kann mittlerweile eine lange Liste seiner Ex-Freundinnen verbuchen. Agence France-Presse contributed to this report. Darunter viele bekannte Namen wie beispielsweise keine andere als Kate Moss!Zuletzt kam Depp in die Schlagzeilen, weil es zu einem regelrechten Schlammschlacht mit seiner Ex-Ehefrau, der US-Schauspielerin Amber Heard, gekommen ist. All Rights reserved. Johnny says he's planning to appeal the court's "surreal judgment" and says he won't let the case define his life and career. The Reuters news agency quoted Depp's legal team as calling the ruling "as perverse as it is bewildering," and vowing to appeal the decision. The UK High Court has ruled against Johnny Depp in his libel suit against the owner of the Sun newpaper over wife-beating allegation, it was reported on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020… “We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date. The Sun in response thanked the judge for his "careful consideration" and Amber Heard "for her courage in giving evidence to the court. Die vielen Frauen von Johnny Depp. Fantastic Beasts 3 is currently in production, and the role of Gellert Grindelwald will be recast. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store, Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store. "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," he added. In and out of the courts on various matters the past few years, Depp sued Aquaman star Heard in early 2019 over an op-ed the actress wrote about domestic violence for the Washington Post in December 2018. Depp was expected to be in production on the movie in London from October to February 2021 and Deadline understands he had filmed scenes prior to the verdict. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. Delayed numerous times, the legal battle is currently set to go to trial in Virginia on May 3, 2021. Johnny Depp's suffering a huge blow to his career on the heels of losing his wife-beating case ... he's no longer starring in 'Fantastic Beasts.'. Court rules against Johnny Depp in libel suit... Amber Heard gets restraining order against Jo... claims he was violent to ex-wife Amber Heard. 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Depp believes the piece cost him a role in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean reboot, though it never actually mentions him by name. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. The film will debut in theaters worldwide in the summer of 2022″. Be in the know. ... Trump's Movin' Out and Biden's Movin' In, Amazing 'Avengers' Homage to Biden and Supporters, LeBron Played Huge Role In Biden Campaign, ©2020 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. Filing the case was a huge miscalculation on Depp's part -- since the judge agreed he was a "wife-beater" -- and the move by Warner Bros. to cut ties is evidence of that. © 2020 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. As we reported ... Johnny lost his libel lawsuit in the U.K. against The Sun ... which had called him a "wife-beater" in reference to his ex-wife, Amber Heard. "I have found that the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms. Heard by Mr. Depp have been proved to the civil standard," said judge Nicol, meaning he deemed the claims more likely than not to be true on the balance of probability. Depp is scheduled to make an appearance at Poland’s Camerimage film festival later this month; the fest did not respond to requests for an update on whether the actor was still slated to attend. / CBS/AFP, London — Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Monday lost his libel lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for branding him a "wife-beater" in a case that laid bare his chaotic lifestyle. High Court Judge Andrew Nicol dismissed the 57-year-old's claim saying the newspaper group's article had been proven to be "substantially true," adding: "the claimant has not succeeded in his action for libel.". 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