This week, American actor Johnny Depp lost a libel suit he filed in London, suing the newspaper The Sun for calling him a “wife beater” in one of their articles, a reference to his relationship with ex-wife Amber Heard. The case was ugly, dragging both actors’ private lives into the spotlight. It was complicated, too; each accused the other of abuse.
British libel law works differently from the American version. In the US, the burden of proof for libel is on the person claiming to have been libeled — that is, the plaintiff has to demonstrate that what was written is false (at least in cases involving matters of public concern). In the UK, the burden of proof is on the party accused of libel — that is, The Sun had to prove that the things published about Depp were true. A judge held that 12 of 14 of Heard’s accusations of abuse met the threshold for truth in civil court. Depp’s attorneys say they plan to appeal. (Depp is also suing Heard for defamation in a U.S. court after she published an op-ed in The Washington Post identifying herself as a survivor of sexual and physical violence.)
On the Internet, it seems that Johnny Depp has a lot of people by his side. Twitter, Reddit, and other platforms are being flooded with memes, supporting the actor. There are, however, those who disagree with them.
The actor issued this statement after losing the libel suit he filed in the UK
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