Johnny Depp says he will appeal against UK libel ruling upholding domestic violence claims
- ‘My resolve remains strong and I intend to prove that the allegations against me are false,’ said Depp
- Depp announced he had agreed to resign from his role in Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts at the request of Warner Bros
Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Friday confirmed he will appeal against a UK court ruling that upheld claims he was violent towards his ex-wife Amber Heard.
“The surreal judgment of the court in the UK will not change my fight to tell the truth and I confirm that I plan to appeal,” he wrote on Instagram in a post dated from London.
On Monday, the 57-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor lost a libel lawsuit against the publishers of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, which had called him a “wife beater”.
Judge Andrew Nicol dismissed Depp’s claim after three weeks of revelations about the couple’s stormy relationship, saying the article had been proven to be “substantially true”.
Twelve of the 14 alleged incidents which publishers News Group Newspapers maintained were true met the civil burden of proof, the balance of probability, Judge Nicol added.
Depp said in a typewritten and signed statement: “My resolve remains strong and I intend to prove that the allegations against me are false.