The judge has stopped Johnny Depp’s plans to appeal the verdict in the case he started against the newspaper’s publisher The Sun, reports Variety Wednesday. The actor wanted to challenge the statement that the newspaper was not guilty of slander by calling him a ‘wife beater’.
Judge Andrew Nicol, who earlier this month ruled to be a columnist of the The Sun did not use this term inappropriately, Depp’s request to appeal was rejected. According to the judge, the actor has no chance of being right on appeal. “I do not believe that the ground on which Depp wants to appeal the decision has a chance of success,” the judge wrote.
The judge also writes that Depp pays for the costs that News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, has been made in the lawsuit. The actor has to pay a total of 628,000 pounds (approximately 700,000) euros.
Personal details on the street and leave at Fantastic Beasts
Depp was informed early this month that he had lost the lawsuit. He opposed the case The Sun after being described in an article as a man who beats women. The actor is accused of domestic violence by his ex Amber Heard. The judge decided after a lawsuit in which many personal details about the relationship of the actors became public, that the newspaper had written no falsehoods about the actor.
Depp and Heard finally separated in 2017 after a legal battle. After reaching a settlement, Depp paid $ 7 million (about $ 6 million) to his ex. Heard also acted as a witness in the case against The Sun.
Depp was released by film producer Warner Bros. requested his role as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beastsfilm series. According to The Hollywood Reporter the actor agreed and he still received his full salary for the third film in the series in which he would play a role.
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