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Johnny Depp Seeks Permission To Appeal Against High Court Ruling In The Sun Libel Case

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 18, 2021: Sasha Wass QC, lawyer for The Sun and News Group Newspapers leaves the Royal Courts of Justice as Johnny Depp's legal team applied for permission to appeal, and to rely on further evidence in a bid to overturn last year's ruling in the libel claim against The Sun and its publisher News Group Newspapers over an article labelling him a wife beater, on 18 March, 2021 in London, England. The ruling by a High Court judge Mr Justice Nicol following a three-week trial in July last year found that the claims in the article were substantially true and that the US actor had assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#6536036
Date Taken	18 March 2021
Location	N/A
Photographer	WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto
Category	Crime, Law and Justice
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto

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