'Amber Heard 2.0': Legal expert blasts trolls for 'villainizing women'
Legal expert slammed trolls for using Amber Heard’s name as an ‘insult’ after
Cassidy Hutchinson testified against Donald Trump in the trial about his actions on January 6, 2021.
After Hutchinson’s shocking testimony, the former US president's supporters
trolled her on internet calling her “Amber Heard 2.0” in an effort to discredit her.
Influencer Liz Crokin first dubbed Hutchinson a “liar” on messaging app
Telegram,
comparing her to the
Aquaman
star, claiming that the 25-year-old lied under oath.
Her post was shared by other influencers and Trump supporters while multiple
other posts used the term “Amber Heard 2.0” on the app for describing Hutchinson’s testimony.
A victim’s rights lawyer Carrie Goldberg told
Insider
that Heard’s name being used as a "new dog whistle" to discredit women shows