Australian prosecutors have dropped a potential criminal case against American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers came to be smuggled into Australia eight years ago.

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Irish singer-songwriter Hozier and Idina Menzel, the animated “The Monkey King” from Stephen Chow and Jennifer Lawrence’s R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings.”.

Johnny Depp has painted the emotions of recent years into a self-portrait and is offering the result for sale as a time-limited edition.

Just a year ago, the image of Johnny Depp smiling and waving atop the Palais steps at the Cannes Film Festival would have been unthinkable to most — including to Depp, himself.

Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival the day after premiering his first film in three years, Johnny Depp said Wednesday that he has “no further need” for Hollywood.

The historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s live-streamed trial over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah resort has drawn worldwide attention, spawned memes and sparked debate about the burden and power of celebrity.

Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their defamation lawsuits following a high-profile trial earlier this year in which the former couple accused each other of physical and verbal abuse.

Taylor Swift was up.

Rihanna says it was “now or never” when it came to performing the Super Bowl halftime show.

The nearly $50 million defamation verdict against Alex Jones for his years of lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is not a final reckoning.

Amber Heard has notified a Virginia court that she intends to appeal the $10 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial.

A judge has rejected a request from actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Lawyers for Johnny Depp are urging a Virginia judge to leave his $10 million defamation judgment intact after attorneys for his ex-wife, Amber Heard, asked the judge to set aside the verdict.

A new court filing from Amber Heard's legal team alleges one of the jurors in the defamation case filed against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp served improperly.

Amber Heard’s lawyers have asked a judge to throw out the $10.35 million verdict against her in the defamation case filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp.

The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial has made a jury’s multimillion-dollar award official.

Amber Heard says she stands by the testimony she gave during a contentious six-week libel trial against former husband Johnny Depp, saying she has “always told the truth.”.

Amber Heard says she doesn’t blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview.

Fresh off his legal battle with his ex-wife, Johnny Depp has announced that he and legendary guitarist Jeff Beck will release an album of mostly covers next month.

After an explosive six-week libel trial followed by millions on social media and live TV, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard each face an uphill battle as they try to rebuild their images and careers.

Amber Heard's lawyer says she was “demonized” by ex-husband Johnny Depp's legal team and excoriated on social media during a sensational defamation trial that ended with a jury ordering her to pay Depp $15 million.

The jury reached a verdict in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard.

After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.

After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia spent about 12 hours over three days deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.

The jury reached a verdict Wednesday (June 1) in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard.

A jury sided with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

A jury has finished a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the defamation lawsuits of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard.

When the jury in Johnny Depp's libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard resumes deliberations after the Memorial Day weekend, its focus will be on issues much removed from the public debate that has engulfed the proceedings.

A jury is set to hear closing arguments in Johnny Depp’s high-profile libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Lawyers for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard made their closing arguments to a Virginia jury in Depp's civil suit against his ex-wife.

Amber Heard told jurors that a harassment campaign waged against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp has left her humiliated and scared for her life from multiple death threats, and said she just wants Depp to "leave me alone.”.

Johnny Depp called his ex-wife’s accusations of sexual and physical abuse “insane” as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp called his ex-wife’s accusations of sexual and physical abuse “insane” as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard.

Witnesses are expected to take the stand Wednesday in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard.

Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard heard a snippet of testimony contradicting one of Heard’s key witnesses, but much of the context was stripped away.

Witnesses are expected to take the stand Tuesday in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard.

A hand surgeon has testified that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand in his defamation trial against Amber Heard.

Attorneys for actor Amber Heard have been trying to portray Johnny Depp in a Virginia courtroom as a jealous and drunken abuser.

Ellen Barkin says fellow actor Johnny Depp was a jealous and angry man even back in the 1990s, when the two dated.

A friend of actor Amber Heard has testified that she saw the bruises and cuts left in the aftermath of multiple incidents of abuse inflicted by Heard’s ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Witnesses are expected to take the stand Wednesday in Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard.

Lawyers for Johnny Depp have questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard’s claim that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.

Actress Amber Heard is expected to take the witness stand again on Tuesday for her fourth day of testimony in a libel suit filed against her by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Amber Heard is expected to take the witness stand Monday for a third day of testimony in a libel suit filed against her by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard were shown photos of her with red marks and swelling on her face after their final fight before their divorce.

There’s not much room for middle ground in the testimony thus far from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Depp’s libel suit against his ex-wife.

Actor Amber Heard tearfully told jurors that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle in an alcohol-fueled rage.

Actor Amber Heard is set to take the stand in her own defense once again on Thursday in a civil suit filed by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Actor Amber Heard is expected to take the stand in her own defense in a libel suit filed by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.

Amber Heard says she knew she should leave Johnny Depp the first time he hit her, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

To keep up with the Kardashians for the past two weeks, you would’ve had to hang out at a Los Angeles courthouse.

A a psychologist has testified that actor Amber Heard suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from violence, including sexual violence, she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp’s agent says that ex-wife Amber Heard's 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was “catastrophic” to Depp's career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel.

Amber Heard pushed to have details of her marriage with fellow actor Johnny Depp included in an op-ed piece that she wrote about domestic violence, even though her lawyers wanted those passages removed from the article.

Los Angeles police officers who responded to a domestic violence call at the penthouse of actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard say they saw no marks on her face after a 2016 fight between the couple in which Heard says she was assaulted.

A forensic psychologist has testified that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder.

Actor Johnny Depp has concluded a grueling four days on the witness stand in his libel suit against his ex-wife.

For three days, Johnny Depp has been testifying in a libel trial that is supposed to be about whether Amber Heard defamed him in a 2018 newspaper op-ed.

Attorneys for actor Amber Heard have spent hours in a Virginia courtroom seeking to undermine Johnny Depp's libel lawsuit against her.

Actor Johnny Depp scoffed at the notion during court testimony that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her.

Actor Johnny Depp told jurors that he felt compelled to sue his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel out of an obsession for the truth after she accused him of domestic violence.

A former personal assistant to Amber Heard says she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of then-husband Johnny Depp.

A longtime friend and next-door neighbor of Johnny Depp says Amber Heard told him Depp had hit her.

Lawyers for actress Amber Heard are warning a jury that a six-week libel trial sought by Johnny Depp will likely devolve into a mudslinging soap opera.

A jury has been picked in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard.

The treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might seem harsh from afar.

Yet again, Naomi Campbell stole the show at Paris Fashion Week.

Taking center stage in a prestigious Spanish film festival to receive a top career award, actor Johnny Depp presented himself as a victim of the “cancel culture” that, he said, has spread across the cinema industry.

Spain’s most high-profile group of female filmmakers has denounced the San Sebastian film festival’s decision to award Johnny Depp its highest honor for acting.

Amber Heard says she has become a mom and did it on her own terms, as a single parent.

Appeal judges said the Hollywood star cannot challenge the High Courts rejection of his libel lawsuit against publisher of The Sun newspaper for labeling him a wife beater in an article. High Court Justice Andrew Nicol ruled in November that allegations against Depp, made in a April 2018 article, were substantially true. AdLawyers for Depp argued at a court hearing last week that Depp hadn't received a fair hearing and that Heard was an unreliable witness. Depp and Heard met on the set of the 2011 comedy “The Rum Diary” and married in Los Angeles in February 2015. AdThe High Court ruling came after a headline-grabbing three-week trial in July, in which Depp and Heard gave conflicting accounts of their brief, tempestuous marriage, with each accusing the other of being controlling, violent and deceitful.

The Hollywood star is seeking permission to appeal a High Court ruling in November, when he lost his libel lawsuit against The Sun newspaper for labeling him a “wife beater” in an article. AdOn Thursday, Depp’s lawyers argued for an appeal, saying Depp did not receive a fair trial. Caldecott also argued that Nicol, the High Court judge, unfairly rejected evidence unfavorable to Heard during last year's trial. Lawyers for The Sun's publisher rejected the arguments, saying Heard did not lie about the donations because she was pledging to pay the sums over time. Two judges at the Court of Appeal said they would not make a decision about the appeal Thursday, but would issue a ruling soon.

A racing pigeon sits on a rooftop Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia, The racing pigeon, first spotted in late Dec. 2020, appears to have made an extraordinary 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to Australia. (Kevin Celli-Bird via AP)CANBERRA – A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake. But Deone Roberts, sport development manager for the Oklahoma-based American Racing Pigeon Union, said on Friday the band was fake. The band number belongs to a blue bar pigeon in the United States which is not the bird pictured in Australia, she said. Celli-Bird had contacted the American Racing Pigeon Union to find the bird’s owner based on the number on the leg band.

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 14, 2020 file photo, American actor Johnny Depp gestures to the media as he arrives at the High Court in London. The UK High Court has ruled against Johnny Depp in his libel suit against the owner of the Sun newpaper over wife-beating allegation, it was reported on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Depp said his announcement came “in light of recent events.”“I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and I have respected and agreed to that request,” said Depp. The third “Fantastic Beasts” film is currently in production. My life and career will not be defined by this moment in time.”“Fantastic Beasts," a prequel franchise spun off from the “Harry Potter” films, has grossed nearly $1.5 billion between 2016's “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and 2018's “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” Warner Bros. on Friday postponed the release of the third “Fantastic Beasts” film from November next year to summer 2022.

“They must have been terrifying.”In court, Depp accused Heard of making up her allegations, while acknowledging wide-ranging drug problems. The judge found that 12 of the 14 instances of domestic violence had occurred and said that was sufficient to rule against Depp. Depp and Heard met on the set of 2011 comedy “The Rum Diary” and married in Los Angeles in 2015. “What woman has ever benefited from being a victim of domestic violence?” she asked in court. “Johnny Depp is only going to be able to rehabilitate himself if he accepts this judgment," he added.

A British judge is set to deliver his judgement in writing on Monday Nov. 2, 2020, deciding whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Depp by calling him a wife beater." (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)LONDON – A British judge will decide Monday whether a tabloid newspaper defamed Johnny Depp by calling him a “wife beater,” a ruling with huge implications for the careers of both Depp and former spouse Amber Heard. Both Depp and Heard spent several days in the witness box during the three-week trial in July, giving irreconcilable accounts of their volatile relationship. The alleged assaults took place in glamorous settings including the couple’s luxury penthouse, Depp’s private island in the Bahamas and an executive jet. Depp acknowledged heavy drug use, saying he took marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and magic mushrooms, and became addicted to opioid painkillers.

Britains judicial office said Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020, that judge Andrew Nicol will deliver his verdict in writing on Nov. 2, ruling on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, FILE)LONDON – A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation. Over several days in the witness box, Depp, 57, branded he allegations a “hoax” and claimed Heard was the aggressor during their volatile relationship. “He has never hit a woman in his entire life — period, full stop, nada,” Depp’s lawyer David Sherborne said in closing arguments. Depp is also suing Heard for $50 million in Virginia over a Washington Post story about domestic violence.

Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court for a hearing in his libel case, in London, Friday, July 24, 2020. The Sun's defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard of Depp's violence. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)LONDON Lawyers began their closing arguments Monday at Johnny Depps libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard a high-stakes celebrity trial in which the reputations of both former spouses are at stake. The former spouses have both been in court during three weeks of testimony at the grand neo-Gothic court building. The case is due to end Tuesday, but judge Andrew Nicol is not expected to deliver his ruling for several weeks.

Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper's executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that called him a "wife-beater." The Sun's defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard of Depp's violence. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)LONDON Johnny Depp's lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a wife beater displayed video footage in a London courtroom Friday that they claim shows his ex-wife, Amber Heard, attacked her sister. Depp, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, and the newspapers executive editor, Dan Wootton, over the April 2018 article. Depp's lawyer, David Sherborne, said it is quite clear that Heard assaulted her sister and that injuries to Henriquez are being examined on the tape.

American actress Amber Heard smiles at the media as she arrives at the High Court in London, Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON Amber Heard is wrapping up her evidence in Johnny Depps libel case against a British tabloid over allegations of domestic violence, further accusing her ex-husband of abusing her when he was high on drugs or was drunk. Depp denies abusing Heard and claims she was the aggressor during their tempestuous relationship. During the first two weeks of case testimony at the High Court, judge Andrew Nicol heard from Depp and from several current or former employees who backed his version of events. In his testimony, Depp said he was the one being abused by Heard and that she had a history of being violent against him.

US actress Amber Heard arrives at the High Court in London in London, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Actor Heard's ex-husband Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the paper's executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that called him a "wife-beater." Depp strongly denies all allegations. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

US actress Amber Heard arrives at the High Court in London in London, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Heard has described her stay in Australia with Depp as akin to a three-day hostage situation." After that Heard alleges that Depp, fueled by drink and drugs, started throwing bottles, full enough that they broke a window behind her. In the first nine days of testimony at the High Court, judge Andrew Nicol heard from Depp and from several current or former employees who backed his version of events. In his testimony, Depp said he was the one being abused by Heard and that she had a history of being violent against him.

US Actress Amber Heard arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. In the first hour of her second day of evidence, Depp's lawyer, Eleanor Laws, sought to show that Heard fabricated injuries, allegations that Heard denied. Depp, 57, is suing The Suns publisher, News Group Newspapers, and the papers executive editor, Dan Wootton, over the article. The Hollywood star strongly denies abusing Heard and was at the court to hear his ex-wife. In the first nine days of testimony at the High Court, judge Andrew Nicol heard from Depp and from several current or former employees who have backed his version of events.

Amber Heard arrives at the High Court, in London, Monday, July 20, 2020. Amber Heard started Monday to give evidence at the High Court in London as part of Johnny Depps libel case against The Sun over allegations of domestic violence during the couple's relationship. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Actress Amber Heard, center, arrives at the High Court in London, Monday, July 20, 2020. Amber Heard started Monday to give evidence at the High Court in London as part of Johnny Depps libel case against The Sun over allegations of domestic violence during the couple's relationship. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON Amber Heard entered the witness box Monday to give evidence during her ex-husband Johnny Depps libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting her during their tempestuous relationship. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of the Sun, and the papers executive editor, Dan Wootton, at the High Court in London over the article. Depp, 57, and Heard met on the set of the 2011 comedy The Rum Diary and married in Los Angeles in February 2015.

The Sun's defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard of Depp's violence. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON A #MeToo activist said in a court document released Friday that she was misquoted and misused by a British tabloid newspaper in an article that accused Johnny Depp of physically abusing his ex-wife, Amber Heard. I was not going public on behalf of #MeToo or myself, to criticize J.K. Rowlings decision to cast Mr. Depp, nor did I accuse Mr. Depp of hurting Amber Heard, about which I have no first-hand knowledge.Kendall also said she had heard several times that Heard was abusive to Depp. Depp, 57, and Heard, 34, met on the set of the 2011 comedy The Rum Diary and married in Los Angeles in February 2015. Romero said a friend of his was a big fan of Mr Depp and he was concerned about him not being able to play the guitar.

Actor Johnny Depp, centre, is surrounded by fans as he arrives at the High Court in London, Thursday, July 16, 2020. The Suns defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by his ex-wife Amber Heard of Depps violence. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON Johnny Depps former partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will no longer be appearing as witnesses in the stars libel suit against a British tabloid newspaper that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard, a lawyer said Thursday. Paradis and Ryder had been scheduled to testify as witnesses on Depps behalf in the U.K. High Court case. Depps lawyer, David Sherborne, said Thursday that he no longer needed to call them because The Sun does not contest Depps claim that he never hit them.

Actress Amber Heard gestures as she arrives at the High Court for a hearing in Johnny Depp's libel case, in London, Wednesday July 15, 2020. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the papers executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that called him a wife-beater. The Suns defense relies on a total of 14 allegations by Heard of Depps violence. He strongly denies all of them. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

Actress Amber Heard gestures as she arrives at the High Court for a hearing in Johnny Depp's libel case, in London, Wednesday July 15, 2020. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)LONDON Johnny Depps former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy was testifying in Depps libel suit against a British tabloid that accused the actor of physically abusing Heard, his ex-wife. In a written witness statement for Depps libel case, Murphy said Heard asked him to falsely claim that she didn't know it was illegal to bring the dogs to Australia, which has strict animal quarantine rules. He was accused of lying by The Suns lawyer, Sasha Wass, who pointed out that he had subsequently made a misleading declaration in the Australian court case.

Actress Amber Heard, center, arrives at the High Court in London, Monday, July 13, 2020. Johnny Depp is expected to wrap up his evidence at his libel trial against a tabloid newspaper that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON Johnny Depp is expected to wrap up his evidence Monday at his libel trial against a tabloid newspaper that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp accuses Heard of cutting off his fingertip by throwing a vodka bottle at him. I thought that was an oddly fitting end to the relationship, Depp said Friday.

Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Friday July 10, 2020. Depp is back in the witness box at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a "wife-beater" in an April 2018 article that said he'd physically abused ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp strongly denies the allegations. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Johnny Depp is back in the witness box for a third day at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a wife-beater. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)LONDON Johnny Depp is set to wrap up his evidence Friday in his libel case against a British tabloid newspaper that accused him of physically abusing his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp also rejected Heards claim that he subjected her to a three-day ordeal of assaults in March 2015 in Australia, where Depp was appearing as Capt. According to Heard, Depp snorted cocaine, swigged Jack Daniels from the bottle, broke bottles, screamed at Heard, smashed her head against a refrigerator, threw her against a pingpong table and broke a window.

Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Thursday, July 9, 2020. Johnny Depp is back in the witness box for a third day at the trial of his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that called him a wife-beater. Depp acknowledged Wednesday that he may have done things he cant remember while he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Wass asked Depp about a 2014 private plane flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Depp is also suing Heard in the United States for $50 million for allegedly defaming him in a Washington Post article about domestic abuse.

Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London, Wednesday July 8, 2020. Johnny Depp is facing a second day of cross-examination by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a wife beater. Depp is suing The Suns publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that said hed been abusive to ex-wife Amber Heard. The case opened Tuesday at the High Court in London, with Depp sitting in the witness box and denying Heards allegations that he assaulted her on multiple occasions. Heard is attending court and is expected to give evidence later in the trial, which is scheduled to last three weeks.

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, actor Johnny Depp arrives for the screening of the film Minamata during the 70th International Film Festival, Berlinale in Berlin, Germany. Heard alleges that Depp subjected her to a three-day ordeal of physical assaults while they were in the country after drinking and taking drugs. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million for allegedly defaming him in a Washington Post article about domestic abuse. Last week, judge Andrew Nicol ruled that Depp had breached the court order, but said it would not be just to throw out the actors claim. They argued that her testimony would be more reliable if she weren't present in court when Depp was being cross-examined.

LONDON Johnny Depp's lawyers have failed to stop the American actor's ex-wife, Amber Heard, from attending his libel trial against the British tabloid newspaper The Sun until she is called to give evidence. In a court order published on Saturday, trial judge Andrew Nicol said that excluding Heard from the London courtroom before she testifies in the case would inhibit the defendants in the conduct of their defense." Depp, 57, is suing The Suns publisher, News Group Newspapers, and Executive Editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming the actor was violent and abusive to Heard. Depp's lawyers had asked the judge to keep Heard from attending the trial until the 34-year-old actress and model appears to give evidence, arguing that her testimony would be more reliable if she were not present in court when Depp was being cross-examined. The judge noted it is News Group and Wootton, and not Heard, that are defending the claim, while conceding they will be relying heavily on what Heard says.

LONDON A U.K. High Court judge ruled Monday that actor Johnny Depp violated a court order by failing to disclose evidence relating to his drug use to lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which he is suing for libel. The trial is due to open at the High Court in London on July 7. The newspapers lawyer, Adam Wolanski, said withholding the texts was a breach of a previous court order requiring Depp to provide all documents from separate libel proceedings against Heard in the United States. Each accuses the other of being abusive, and Depp is also suing Heard for libel in the United States. Depp and Heard are both expected to give evidence in person at the London trial, which was postponed from March because of the coronavirus pandemic.

LONDON Lawyers for British tabloid The Sun urged a U.K. judge on Thursday to throw out Johnny Depps libel claim against the paper because the film star allegedly failed to disclose evidence relating to his drug use. Depp is suing the newspapers publisher, News Group Newspapers, and Executive Editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming the actor was violent and abusive to his ex-wife Amber Heard. Each accuses the other of being abusive, and Depp is also suing Heard for libel in the United States. Depp and Heard are both expected to give evidence in person at the London trial, which was postponed from March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses could include Depps ex-partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder, who have both submitted statements supporting the Pirates of the Caribbean star.