If the lawsuit brought by Johnny Depp against the British tabloid The Sun follows its course, this one took an unexpected turn against the actor. The Pirates of the Caribbean star continues the publication and journalist Dan Wootton in defamation for having described him, in an article on his divorce from Amber Heard, as "a woman batterer".
Among the documents claimed by the courts from the various parties were text messages sent by Johnny Depp to his assistant, Nathan Holmes, dating from 2015, shortly before the altercation between the actor and his wife at the time, that the actress of Aquaman had described as "three days of physical assault."
Johnny Depp has suffered a blow in his libel action against The Sun after a judge ruled that he breached a court order by failing to disclose text messages in which he apparently tried to obtain drugs https://t.co/O3EWxsryR4
- The Times (@thetimes) June 29, 2020The content of these SMS interests justice because Johnny Depp would have asked his assistant to find him drugs, as recalled by The Guardian. According to the tabloid's lawyer, Adam Wolanski QC, the messages "demonstrate that he is not telling the truth about these events in Australia" and that Johnny Depp is trying to manipulate the court. He asked for the charges to be dropped, considering that he could not, as it stood, benefit from a fair trial.
In delicacy
For the lawyer of the actor of Sweeney Todd , David Sherborne, it is an oversight. "It was not a deliberate violation of an order of justice. Punishing [Johnny Depp] by taking the drastic decision to close [the case] would be greatly disproportionate, "he said, adding that the opposing party is trying to" fan the advertising around [these text messages] to harm the complaining by showing it in the worst possible light ”.
Justice Nicol ruled: Johnny Depp did violate a court order. However, the trial continues.
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