Depp victory ‘the biggest comeback in the history of Hollywood’

JOHNNY Depp launched his high-risk US defamation case to stop his life being “defined” by his libel loss in the UK courts, close friends claimed yesterday.

- Mike Parker and Justin Stoneman

It came as business associates said he had “probably accomplished one of the biggest comebacks in Hollywood history” with his US court win.

The Pirates of the Caribbean icon, 58, who told fans he was “still in shock a little” over his victory, can now continue his Hollywood career with his reputation intact, insiders close to the star said.

Depp seemed sunk after losing his 2020 libel case against The Sun, which accused him of abusing Amber Heard, 36, during their tempestuous marriage that lasted less than two years.

His appeal bid was blocked by a judge who found he had “no real prospect of success”, while US legal experts warned he could expect little to no chance of winning if he tried to sue her in America over an article she wrote in the Washington Post claiming to be a victim of domestic violence.