Johnny Depp's reputation on line as libel trial set to begin

Actor to face ex-wife Amber Heard in UK court during case against publisher of the Sun newspaper

The long-anticipated showdown between the Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard opens in a British courtroom on Tuesday in a libel trial that will subject his international reputation to forensic legal scrutiny.

Highly embarrassing allegations about the former couple's private lives have already spilled out during bitter pre-trial hearings in which the Pirates of the Caribbean actor tried to stop Heard from attending court until she is due to give evidence.