Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Monday lost the libel case against a tabloid that called him a wife beater.

He lost the sensational case against his former wife Amber Heard and The Sun newspaper when, after a 16-day trial, London High Court ruled that the Hollywood star was "a wife beater". Heard had claimed that Depp had hit her 14 times during their turbulent relationship, reports dailymail.co.uk.