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CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard For several years now, Johnny Depp has been entangled in legal battles both directly and indirectly tied to his split from ex-wife Amber Heard, and in early November 2020, he was dealt a major setback. Depp lost his libel case against The Sun in U.K. court over the publication describing him as a âwife beater.â Depp and his team of lawyers planned to appeal this ruling, and now theyâve taken a big step forward on that front. Court of Appeal judge Lord Justice Underhill announced that Johnny Depp and his legal team have been granted an oral hearing that will happen sometime between March 15 and 31for approximately two hours, during which time âfurther evidenceâ can be adduced. Deadline reports that Amber Heardâs legal team has until February 21 to provide reasons for opposing this appeal, at which point Deppâs team will have until February 28 to counter. ....