JOHNNY Depp’s libel case against The Sun over claims he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard is to go ahead.

Mr Justice Nicol ruled the star breached a court order by failing to reveal potential evidence — text messages relating to his alleged drug use.

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But yesterday the judge ordered the case could still be heard at the High Court from Tuesday.

Depp, 57, is suing The Sun for referring to him as a “wife beater” in an April 2018 article.

The actor denies attacking 34-year-old Ms Heard, his wife for two years, in a drug-fuelled rage in Australia.

She is due to give evidence for The Sun.

Depp’s exes Vanessa Paradis, 47, and Winona Ryder, 48, are also expected to give evidence.