Johnny Depp admits to 'challenges with alcoholism

Johnny Depp’s text messages about his alleged drug use were front and center at a hearing in London on Thursday as the actor gears up for a courtroom showdown with ex-wife, Amber Heard. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 57, is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN), owner of the Sun, over a 2018 article that called him a “wife-beater.” Depp has adamantly denied he abused Heard, 34, during their relationship. A trial date has been set for July 7.

At Thursday’s pretrial hearing, the Sun has asked the High Court to throw out Depp’s libel claim due to “severe deficiencies” in the disclosure of evidence by the actor, Yahoo Entertainment has learned. The judgment is reserved. NGN’s attorney Adam Wolanski QC said Depp “deliberately withheld text messages” that proved he had been in possession of, taking and procuring drugs — like MDMA and cocaine — while in Australia in 2015, and that they recently obtained the messages.

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