Amber Heard and Johnny Depp attend the "Black Mass" Virgin Atlantic Gala screening during the BFI London Film Festival, at Odeon Leicester Square on October 11, 2015 in London, England. (Getty Images) Depp was asked in November 2020 to give up his role as Grindelwald in the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise, after a court ruled in favor of domestic abuse claims made by his former wife Amber Heard. Depp lost his libel case against The Sun newspaper for branding him a "wifebeater," after a judge ruled that the details of the alleged abuse were "substantially true." The Sun did not waste any time in publishing an article within minutes of the verdict being announced titled, "Johnny Depp WAS a wife-beater who attacked his ex-wife Amber Heard, judge rules as The Sun wins trial." It later updated the headline to read, "Johnny Depp verdict: Actor beat ex-wife Amber Heard 12 TIMES, judge rules as The Sun wins libel case trial."