A lawyer for Depp, 57, described the decision as “perverse as it is bewildering.”“The judgment is so flawed that it would be ridiculous for Mr. Depp not to appeal this decision,” Jenny Afia said in a statement. An attorney for Heard, meanwhile, said the verdict was “not a surprise” for anyone who followed the trial. The Sun called the decision a “stunning victory for press freedom” and said that it had stood up and campaigned for victims of domestic abuse for more than 20 years. At the heart of the Sun's characterization of Depp as a “wife-beater” were allegations it printed that the actor had assaulted Heard 14 times in locations around the world. Nicol noted several times when Heard feared for her life, including a “three-day hostage situation” that Heard said took place in Australia in March 2015 while Depp was filming a “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie.

Source: Daily Sun November 02, 2020 10:30 UTC