Johnny was able to get what he wanted. He declared victory after a jury found his ex- wife liable for defamation.
The trial's conclusion was celebrated by the supporters of the actor. Even though a judge in the UK found evidence for Heard's claims of domestic abuse, he dismissed the libel lawsuit against the paper. A jury that hadn't been sequestered decided that when Heard wrote about being a "public figure representing domestic abuse" in a Washington Post op-ed, she did so with malice.
The jury may have believed that Heard was the victim and that he was the abusive one, as he and his lawyers claimed. Heard was awarded $2 million for her defamation countersuit by the jury.
The trial had been years in the making and delivered a chilling victory for the actor.
In an angry 2016 text message, Depp said that she was begging for global humiliation. She's going to get it.
The man was correct. Heard's testimony was ridiculed and memed during the trial. Chris Rock and Joe Rogan were just two of the celebrities who were called out by the fans of the actor. The spectators were ready to tear Heard down as a mentally ill person. The #JusticeforJohnnyDepp has been viewed over 20 billion times on TikTok. Internet creators covered the trial and made a lot of money. The creators of pro-Depp content made a lot of money. A creator said that commentary in favor of Heard lost followers.
The anger directed at Heard felt payback. A lot of Depp's fans would describe themselves as supportive of women, but not this one. They argued that she had ruined it for all the women who told the truth. Heard was a stand-in for the type of woman that our culture hates: beautiful, young, aspiring, and involved in a beloved man's downfall.
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The experts are concerned about what the trial will mean for the victims. They might be sued for defamation. Will they not come forward if they are worried that their partner will target them on TikTok?
The victims are not to blame for not trusting the legal process. If the jury or public don't believe a victim's claim, she should expect every indignity that comes her way.
The trial was televised thanks to the judge's high-stakes decision. A woman who claimed to have been abused was publicly shamed. No one should be happy about living in a society that celebrates that kind of humiliation.
You can call the National Domestic Violence hotline if you've been a victim of domestic violence. On its website, there are additional resources.
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