Johnny Depp refused permission to appeal against damning High Court ruling

On Thursday, the court refused permission for Mr Depp to appeal against the High Court ruling

Johnny Depp (Aaron Chown/PA)

Johnny Depp has been refused permission to bring an appeal against a damning UK High Court ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard and left her in “fear for her life”.

Following a three-week trial in July last year, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Hollywood star’s libel claim against the publisher of The Sun, finding that an April 2018 column calling Mr Depp a “wife beater” was “substantially true”.