libel

Philippines’ Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel, her news website Rappler said Friday, in the latest blow for the veteran journalist. Ressa and her former colleague Rey Santos Jr…
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Johnny Depp has been refused permission to appeal the ruling in his libel case. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor went to trial against the News Group Newspapers - the publisher of British tabloid The Sun - accusing them of libel for…
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A claim by Amber Heard that she gave all of her $7m (£5m) divorce settlement with Johnny Depp to charity was a “calculated and manipulative lie” to influence a libel trial, his lawyers have told the court of appeal. The judge who found…
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Lawmakers in Britain will consider Johnny Depp's effort to overturn a libel case ruling at the Court of Appeal on Thursday. The actor is seeking permission to appeal a 2020 verdict after he failed in his bid to win compensation from…
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