Johnny Depp v. The Sun UK Libel Case Ruling
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🗓️ 2 December 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In a lengthy ruling in the Johnny Depp v. The Sun UK case a Judge rules against Johnny Depp determining that the Sun’s statement that Johnny Depp was a ‘wife beater’ was substantially true and therefore the Libel case was denied. Depp has been ordered to pay the Attorney Fee’s for The Sun UK, the ruling Judge has denied an application for an appeal, Depp has stated that he will appeal to the next court. Deep maintains that he has not been violent towards Heard, his legal team has argued that she has created a Hoax. The Sun UK presented 14 incidents to prove that their statement was substantially true. There is still a pending Defamation case Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard pending in Virginia.
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Depp v. The Sun UK
- Johnny Depp loses libel case over Sun 'wife beater' claim
- Johnny Depp loses libel case against Britain's Sun newspaper
- Johnny Depp beat ex, Amber Heard, 12 TIMES, judge rules as The Sun wins trial
- A critical analysis of the Johnny Depp libel trial
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymartin/2020/11/02/johnny-depp-loses-london-libel-trial-murdochs-sun-vindicated-in-naming-the-actor-as-an-abuser/?sh=abd7351177c8
- Johnny Depp Loses Court Case Against Newspaper That Called Him a ‘Wife Beater’
- Johnny Depp case: Lawyer says the Sun's story was 'not researched at all'
- Johnny Depp Loses Libel Case Against 'The Sun' Newspaper
- Amber Heard gets restraining order against Johnny Depp
- Johnny Depp Denied Initial Bid to Appeal His U.K. 'Wife-Beater' Libel Case, Judge Rules (Reports)
- Johnny Depp Can't Appeal Libel Case Against The Sun, Judge Rules
- The full text of the Judgement → https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/depp-v-news-group-newspapers-ltd/
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there. I got a lot of requests to cover this particular legal case. |
| 0:08.4 | And there's a lot here. So we are going to talk about all things. |
| 0:14.0 | Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and the Sun UK. |
| 0:17.6 | Now that there is some ruling, there is, and it's always so much easier after ruling because there's not as much speculation, |
| 0:25.4 | the judge wrote a very, very long and thorough explanation of his reasoning, and I think |
| 0:31.9 | it's helpful to jump into that. |
| 0:33.7 | Talk about the surrounding circumstances and what comes next because this isn't the end of the |
| 0:39.3 | legal stuff between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. |
| 0:45.0 | So buckle up. |
| 0:46.6 | We're gonna be here a minute. |
| 0:47.9 | I say that every week now, |
| 0:49.3 | but there's a lot here. |
| 0:50.2 | It was over 130 pages of legal reasoning. |
| 0:56.5 | It was well laid out though, so, you know, |
| 0:58.8 | it wasn't spicy, but it was well laid out. |
| 1:01.4 | So let's just get into it. |
| 1:04.4 | Hey there, this is Get Legit, Law, and I'm Emily D Baker, |
| 1:08.7 | bad-ass lawyer for online business. |
| 1:10.8 | I've been a licensed attorney for over 15 years and I'm a former prosecutor. So yeah, I know some shit and we're going to talk about the legal shit you need to know. But don't worry. This is not another boring business podcast. |
| 1:24.0 | So let's get started. |
| 1:30.0 | Okay, well, before we get all the way into it, this week's episode is sponsored by the Law |
| 1:36.4 | Nerd Shop and as I'm recording this I am wearing my fax defined sweatshirt that says |
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