Opinion | Why the Johnny Depp trial verdict is bigger than Amber Heard

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The Depp-Heard trial was bigger than a defamation case — and it might prove to be profoundly consequential.

, that is concerning, first of all, on a cultural level. Critics of the trial have been quick to argue that Heard is being unfairly skewered in the public eye. And indeed, the court of public opinion appeared to have already served as judge, jury, and executioner of Heard’s credibility.

Every case is unique in its facts. And defamation cases are especially factually specific. Therefore, it is impossible to predict how the Depp-Heard trial will influence the outcome of other celebrity defamation trials. Legally, we have to hope that every case is determined on its individual merits. But culturally, facts can be manipulated.looms large. The rocker, who is also a friend of Depp, has brought a defamation lawsuit against his former girlfriend, actor Evan Rachel Wood. Wood has alleged that Manson raped and abused her during the course of their contentious relationship.

 

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stop, exaggerating... losing credibility quickly

The life problems of flakey actors will never be consequential.

No one cares

It’s not that deep. At all.

STOP 🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑

Minamata disease has been only in Pathology books for decades but the USA audience has been excluded from watching a quality movie about suffering and abuse by capitalism and politics over tens of thousands not blue eyed victims, while trying to cancel Depp from movie industry

Just hoping elonmusk Tesla start accepting 'pledge' payments for cars!😉

What's up with the manufactured consent of the photos? Johnny is cast in Black Shadow and all brewing, she is mournful and pure in white. You guys realize that the only reason you have viewers is leftists yeah? The left doesn't like abusers and we don't care what gender.

The trial was a clear win for JD, because of the evidence. You should report this. Everything else is extraneous. If you don't know that it is because of the evidence that JD won the trial, and why so many in social media support him, you aren't doing your job.

Totally disagree, as a strong MeToo supporter, this was about 2 wealthy entertainers with huge egos and an insaitiable desire for public attention. Everything in this trial should have been resolved during the divorce.

I 'heard' a story once upon a time.... It's about this little girl who cried wolf.

They are both pieces of work

She still has 1 star witness if she appeals!👇

Amber Turd has the skill set required to be a Democrat Bureacrat.

The conscequences are that everyone deserves to be heard and if you maliciously lie to ruin a person's life, you better be ready to pay the bill.

Because we all saw a woman who blatantly abused her husband and lied about it, she tried to make the abused look like an abuser. This was a win for all abused.

I doubt it.

As a DV victim I found Amber to be unbelievable! She has no characteristics of a DV victim so in my opinion the jury made the right decision! I watched most of the testimony by all witnesses and I'm not necessarily a fan of either. I just don't believe her and that's it!

The only thing that shook me is how much the MSM including so called “liberal” media LIE THEIR FACES OFF DAILY TO THEIR VIEWERS. You decided the truth and a narrative before knowing anything and tried to make it stick even when the facts and evidence contradicted you. Pathetic!

The fact that I know more about Johnny Depp’s and Amber Heard’s relationship than I do about the crimes committed by Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media. - Andrea Junker We are doomed. MSNBC is foolish.

Hopefully it has an impact on all the fake news spewing from MSNBC and the others over the years.

Odd that after all the evidence against Ambers shocking stories of brutal rape and multiple attempted murders the writer of this article somehow still thinks Amber is the victim in this. Almost like Katie S. Phang is also an abuser, like Amber. Never forget these people.

I don't know a single person who cared about this. When Americans are struggling and dying this isn't important at all.

They are mutdering christians. The key event proving it IS the end....

Articles like this is why your TV channel viewership is tanking faster than the Titanic. Instead of righting course it appears MSNBC & the MSM has decided to double down on lies. Maybe try being honest and unbiased when you write an article. Less opinion and more journalism!!

They are murdering all the women and girls they find near me who are my family members every morning.. I mean my daughters and grandaughters and their mothers, women willing to hve sex with me...

No one deserves to be hit. It shouldn't matter what gender they are. As a mother of a son, I hope everyone understands that. Abuse has no gender. Mentoo

Amber Heard set women back decades. Not JD, not the media, not the jury, just her. Her stunt is going to cause even more trauma and death to real victims of domestic abuse.

It means sexual abuse victims will be silenced when they speak out against their abusers and that they will not be believed. It's a win for sexual predators and abusers.

Speak your truth but have proof. That’s the big takeaway from this trial. Miss Heard’s lying is what is going to have an adverse effect on the MeToo movement.

After watching the trial since day one I have come to the conclusion that I cannot trust MSM narrative again. They continue to minimize the abuse Amber did to Johnny just for the sake of social agenda and not justice. MSM is losing to real investigative journalism on the net.

This is very bad for future potential victims yes. Now they are gonna be like “oh now you’re gonna have to really prove yourself because you could be a psycho liar who is actually the abuser, like Amber heard”

It is going to have impact all over.

I hope so. JD & AH were in a mutually abusive relationship & then she writes an OpEd claiming to be the ONLY victim of abuse in said relationship. The jury verdict today is a consequence of her actions & prevarications. AH should not be a standard-bearer nor is she a victim. Stop

Claiming the trial has 'negative impact' is simply begging the question of who's guilty and who's innocent, regardless of due process. Which is a deeply immoral stance.

Even Rachel Maddow is cringing at your take

Sad case

Pathetic news

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