Photo: Getty ImagesThe libel case brought by Johnny Depp against a UK media outlet has a New Zealand born journalist at its centre. Depp is suing executive editor of the Sun Dan Wootton for a 2018 article which referred to the Hollywood actor as a "wife-beater". Johnny Depp, wearing a face mask, arrives at the High Court in London. The newspaper's lawyers plan to use Heard's allegations of abuse by Depp to defend the "wife beater" claim, AP reports. The Pirates of the Caribbean star strongly denies Heard's claims that he assaulted her during their tempestuous marriage.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 07, 2020 23:48 UTC