Johnny Depp’s bid to overturn ‘wife beater’ ruling reaches Court of Appeal

Following a three-week trial in July last year, Mr Justice Nicol ruled that Mr Depp, 57, assaulted Ms Heard, 34, on a dozen occasions and put her in “fear for her life” three times

Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard at the High Court in London (Victoria Jones/PA)

Johnny Depp’s bid to overturn a damning ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life will be considered by the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

The Hollywood star wants the court to order a retrial of his libel claim against The Sun over an article calling him a “wife beater”, which a High Court judge found was “substantially true”.