Depp and Heard divorced in 2016. The actress has accused him of domestic violence since the breakup. The actor previously sued British tabloid The Sun because that newspaper wrote about the allegations and called him a ‘wife beater’. The judge in the United Kingdom ruled that there was no defamation, because he considered twelve of the fourteen allegations against Depp proven.
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The case in the US revolves around a submission Heard wrote in the Washington Post, in which she elaborates on her experience with an abusive relationship without naming Depp. Depp is demanding $50 million in damages. Heard also has a lawsuit pending against him.
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The Virginia judge rejected Heard’s objection, because British law is different from American law, and because the cases do not involve the same published articles.
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