Johnny Depp fans have taken to social media to voice their heartbreak after the actor lost his High Court appeal.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star was today refused permission to bring an appeal against a damning ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. Lawyers for Mr Depp were appealing for a second trial after he lost his initial libel trial against The Sun newspaper who dubbed him a "wife-beater."

Depp's lawyers argued the judge in the case did not 'factually" consider all the allegations of violence against him. They also claimed they had "fresh evidence" that Ms Heard only gave away "a fraction" of her entire $7m divorce settlement to charity.

Depp's lawyers told the High Court that how Heard spent her divorce settlement impacted how her testimony was viewed during last year's explosive libel trial.

Following a headline making three-week trial last July at London's High Court, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed the Hollywood actor's libel claim against the publisher of The Sun. He found that a column it published in April 2018 that Depp was a "wife beater" was "substantially true."

The judge ruled that Depp, 57, assaulted Heard, 34, on a dozen occasions and put her in "fear of her life" three times often while on drink and drugs binges.

He claimed the actor into a "monster" when he succumbed to his addictions.

During last week's hearing before the Court of Appeal, Depp's QC Andrew Caldecott accused Ms Heard of giving away "a fraction" of the huge sum of her divorce settlement as part of a "calculated and manipulative lie" to make herself look better.

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But in turning down Depp's application, the Court of Appeal declared that issues relating to how much of the money Heard donated "were not relevant."

The judges added: "We do not accept that there is any ground for believing that the Judge may have been influenced by any such general perception as Mr Caldecott relies on."

Referring to the grounds laid out by Depp's lawyers that Mr Justice Nicol had not fully considered all the allegations of violence against him, the Court of Appeal judges ruled that they had "no prospect of success."

The ruling infuriated Johnny Depp fans - who claim he was the victim of his former wife. The hashtag #JusticeForJohnny has been trending worldwide on Twitter.

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"I'm just gonna say it. Johnny Depp's appeal didn't fail. The system has FAILED him and many others in this. #JusticeForJohnnyDepp," one fan tweeted.

"Johnny Depp had: Police & medical staff testimonies, witness statements, CCTV, voice tapes and photographs. UK legal system - 'Yeah but she said it happened LOL' #JusticeForJohnnyDepp," a second added.

"A f**** JUDGE saying 'she doesn't hit him very hard' is the ultimate proof that male victims of abuse will never be taken seriously. If the roles were reversed no one would ever dare say something like that. I'm appalled #JusticeForJohnnyDepp," a third wrote.

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