Nonetheless, Depp hit Heard with a $50 million defamation suit, arguing that her “demonstrably false” claims “brought new damage” to his sinking reputation and career.
Sun for calling him a “wife beater,” a lawsuit he would go on to lose. At the time, Depp was waging a legal battle with the U.K. The case centers on Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed, in which she identified herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse” but never mentioned Depp by name. Why, in 2022, do so many people seem to hate her for it? Here is a woman recounting, in agonizing detail, how an extremely famous man allegedly abused her.
AMBER HEARD HIDES BOTTLE IN POCKET SERIAL
Nearly five years after exposés on Harvey Weinstein’s serial predation laid bare the ways powerful men leverage their influence to cover up misconduct, Depp v.
AMBER HEARD HIDES BOTTLE IN POCKET FULL
No matter how damning the evidence may look in court, social media tells a different story: Instagram and TikTok are full of memes casting Depp as the victim and Heard as the abuser, intent on making a money grab that will tank her ex’s career. Depp has admitted to painting threatening messages on their walls in his own blood, while text messages show him apologizing for “spraying rage” at her in a blackout as well as saying he hoped Heard’s “rotting corpse was decomposing in the fucking trunk of a Honda Civic.” Testimony on both sides has been painful and exacting: Heard’s attorneys hammered Depp for hours on his substance use, while his witnesses made dubious claims about Heard’s supposed “histrionic personality disorder.” Her team has displayed photos of her bruised face, busted lip, and clumps of her hair on the floor of the couple’s wrecked bedroom. Over the past four weeks, Heard and Depp have presented a harrowing picture of their brief yet turbulent marriage. “She loves to talk about herself doesn’t she,” “WOW She’s one piece of work,” “WE DONT CARE,” “what an actress.” Shortly after court adjourned for the day, a clip of Heard wiping her nose with a tissue started circulating on social media Depp stans speculated she was probably doing a covert bump of coke in front of the jury. “Drama queen,” “Crocodile tears let’s goooo,” viewers on one popular YouTube court stream commented in a live chat. Even Depp looked grim as he lifted his eyes from his notepad to watch her. As Heard sobbed on the stand, the mood in the courtroom darkened. “He said, ‘I’ll fucking kill you,’” Heard recalled of one fight, which she says ended with Depp pinning her down on a countertop and penetrating her repeatedly with a liquor bottle. Testifying about her marriage to Johnny Depp, she detailed years of alleged abuse in graphic detail. Last week, Amber Heard took the stand in her ongoing defamation trial. Photo: ELIZABETH FRANTZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are back in court in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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