Amber Heard criticizes Johnny Depp

On June 7, Johnny Depp decided open a TikTok account to thank his fans for supporting him on the social media platform throughout the lawsuit. The actor posted a video summarizing the scenes of fans coming to court with him every day and wrote: “To the most loyal and steadfast supporters. I cherish you. We have always been together, through everything. We walked a path together. We did the right thing, all because you cared. Now, we will move forward together.”

Johnny Depp thanks fans

Follow Eonline, Amber Heard’s side was not satisfied with the actor’s statement. Her representative said: “When Johnny Depp says he’s moving forward, women’s rights are falling behind. The sentence sends a message to abuse victims to be afraid to stand up and speak up. “.

On June 1, the jury in Fairfax ruled in favor of the actor Pirates of the Caribbean. Court ordered Heard fines $10.35 million in honorary compensation. Meanwhile, Depp had to pay his ex-wife two million dollars. The actor wrote on his personal page after the lawsuit: “The jury was give life back for me. I’m really grateful.” After hearing the verdict, Amber Heard said the verdict “retraces the notion that violence against women should be taken seriously” and will appeal.

Legal experts say the support from a large number of users on social networking platforms is a factor in helping Johnny Depp receive a favorable verdict. A Twitter data statistician, invited by Heard to testify in court, there were an estimated 2.5 million posts on this social network attacking the actress, from April 2020 to January 2021. On TikTok, mock videos of Heard with the hashtag #JusticeforJohnnyDepp attracted more than 15 billion views. Meanwhile, videos defending her with the hashtag #JusticeforAmberHeard have only garnered about 51 million views.

The lawsuit originated from Amber Heard’s article on Washington Post in 2018, two years after they divorced. In it, Heard called to oppose sexual violence, seeing himself as a victim of domestic violence. Although she did not directly mention Depp’s name, the actor was hated by Hollywood boycott, take many projects. He sued his ex-wife for $50 million for defamation. Heard countersued, seeking compensation of $ 100 million for the same crime.

In six weeks, jurors heard more than 100 hours of testimony from witnesses. Many people who have worked with both, such as doctors, nurses, neighbors, and security personnel who support Depp, say they have never seen the actress show signs of illness. abused. Heard admits hitting ex-husband but with purpose Self defence and protect your sister. Whitney – Heard’s sister – is the only witness who claims to have seen Depp beat my sister.

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