Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and us: Rather than repeating #MeToo mantras
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and us: Rather than repeating #MeToo mantras
The surprise verdict in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial, in which a Fairfax,
The surprise verdict in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial, in which a Fairfax,
Va., jury awarded Depp $15 million and Heard $2 million on her counterclaim,
Va., jury awarded Depp $15 million and Heard $2 million on her counterclaim,
has been met with cries of dismay and anger from progressive punditry and social media
has been met with cries of dismay and anger from progressive punditry and social media
which had already been deploring the pro-Depp drift of online public opinion as a misogynistic backlash.
which had already been deploring the pro-Depp drift of online public opinion as a misogynistic backlash.
fight against domestic abuse but did not directly mention Depp
fight against domestic abuse but did not directly mention Depp
the ex-husband she had previously accused of abusing her.
the ex-husband she had previously accused of abusing her.
the two being treated as interchangeable.
the two being treated as interchangeable.
And there’s the rub. Because, if you give at least some credibility to Depp’s claim
And there’s the rub. Because, if you give at least some credibility to Depp’s claim
that he was the primary victim of abuse in their relationship
that he was the primary victim of abuse in their relationship