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        <title><![CDATA[Johnny Depp’s lawsuit was to prove he is not an abuser like Harvey Weinstein: lawyers]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Johnny Depp launched his <strong>explosive libel trial</strong> over &#8220;wife beater&#8221; allegations to prove he was not part of the &#8220;rogues’ gallery of abusers” like Harvey Weinstein, his lawyers said Tuesday.</p><p>The 57-year-old &#8220;Pirates Of The Caribbean&#8221; star is suing The Sun newspaper over a 2018 headline that branded him a &#8220;wife beater,&#8221; allegations he vehemently denies.</p><p>The story also lumped him &#8220;into the same category of Harvey Weinstein and invoke #MeToo and Time’s Up movements,&#8221; his legal team said in a written document submitted on the <strong>final day of his UK case</strong>.</p><p>“The Claimant is included in the rogues’ gallery of abusers that the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements are campaigning against, cited in the same breath as Harvey Weinstein who had become notorious by then for having committed numerous heinous assaults on women,&#8221; the court document states of the UK paper&#8217;s story.</p><p>Movie mogul Weinstein was in March <strong>sentenced to 23 years</strong> in prison for rape and sexual assault and still faces further charges.</p><p>The Sun made the link to Weinstein to ensure &#8220;no reader is in any doubt as to the seriousness&#8221; of the allegations it was making against Depp &#8212; and to send the message that &#8220;society should condemn&#8221; him, the filing stated.</p><p>One of Weinstein&#8217;s accusers, actress Katherine Kendall, told London&#8217;s High Court earlier in the trial that she felt “<strong>misquoted and misused</strong>” in the article to make it look like the #MeToo movement condemned Depp.</p><p>Depp’s lawyer, David Sherborne, also previously complained in the trial that the paper made &#8220;deliberate and highly topical references to the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements” as well as to Weinstein.</p><p>“That is why he has come here – to clear his reputation,&#8221; he said, insisting the case is not about money but &#8220;vindication.”</p><p>The filing was submitted on what is expected to be the final day of the three-week trial, with Sherborne making his summation. The judge, Mr. Justice Nicol, will then take time to reach his decision to be released later.</p><p><em>With Post wires</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
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