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| Topic | Johnny Depp loses libel case against newspaper that called him a wife beater. |
| UnfairRepresent 11/03/20 5:22:09 AM #19: | TheAwesomeMatt posted... Is this one of those cases of criminal vs civil cases, and that this was a civil case with the threshold being lowered to 'balance of probability' rather than 'beyond reasonable doubt'?No you pretty much got it it was a civil case. The Sun (A British tabloid famous for inserting topless women into its 3rd page for literally no reason) called Depp a wife beater He sued for libel And the judge said the sun had the right to call him that. Things like "Well I did throw a phone in her face but it didn't hurt much" didnt stretch far in court The ultimate irony is that if the sun lost they could still call him an "alleged" wifebeater and that would be fine The Sun is dumb and I like Depp but I kinda see the judges view here. people are totally not understanding the case You really dont want every famous person to be able to sue/silence the media everytime they say something they dislike --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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