LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard has wrapped up, with Depp's lawyer claiming Heard is a “compulsive liar” who concocted allegations of abuse. Depp's lawyer, David Sherborne, said in his closing arguments that Depp has never hit a woman in his life. Depp is suing the publisher of The Sun and its executive editor at Britain's High Court over an April 2018 article that called him a “wife-beater.” The newspaper's lawyers say the story is true because Depp "regularly and systematically abused his wife.” Judge Andrew Nicol is expected to hand down his ruling in a few weeks.
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American actor Johnny Depp, left, leaves after the end of the trial at the High Court in London, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is suing News Group Newspapers over a story about his former wife Amber Heard, published in The Sun in 2018 which branded him a 'wife beater', a claim he denies. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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