Defamation lawsuits are filed against individuals or groups for making false statements that harm another party, personally or professionally—but more and more, defamation suits are being weaponized by accused abusers to use against survivors, threatening them with never-ending legal battles or financial ruin. And the increased media spotlight that defamation cases have had in the last year poses a dire threat to all domestic abuse survivors.
In 2014—two years before #MeToo shined a new light on abuse from public figures—Kesha alleged Gottwald sexually, physically and emotionally abused her. She said there were at least two occasions in which he drugged and raped her. Kesha said the distress of working under her abuser caused extreme emotional tolls, including leading her to develop an eating disorder.
Kesha fans deliver a petition to Sony on March 11, 2016, in New York City. They are protesting Sony’s refusal to voluntarily release the singer Kesha from her contract which requires her to make three more albums with producer Dr. Luke, a man she claims sexually assaulted her.
Add another L to heards fraud
No. This is not the one, chief
Why arevyou refusing to watch the court case and report the facts? Amber Heard lied!
You know a jury found in favor of Mr. Depp and found Ms. Heard to have lied, shown no evidence of her claims of abuse, just know that Fox fake News will be found liable for defaming Dominion and you could be too for your lies…watch yourself before you wreck yourself
Heard was found unanimously guilty of *malicious* defamation. Her testimony was disputed by her own doctors, psychs, LAPD, & even her own friends. She was caught doctoring evidence & lied about donating millions to charities. She has previous DV records. You defend an abuser. Ew.
Defamation suits are only successful if the individual lies. I don’t know enough about Kesha’s situation. But I sure know about AH. She’s a liar.
So you are supporting a woman who lies about rape now?! Sickening. Amber Heard was proven to be s lying, violent abuser who violently beat her husband, sister, and best friend. Also, FYI… defamation lawsuits silence LIARS, not survivors! AmberHeardIsALiar AmberHeardlsAnAbuser
Since when was Heard a victim?
Just tell the truth and have you nothing to worry about! You all need to stop forcing this stupid narrative 🤦🏻♀️
You are continuing with the false narrative that Ms Heard has been silenced when you know that is as false a statement as her allegations of abuse against Depp. ms Heard made it perfectly clear upon her settling the case that she had NOT been gagged under the agreement. Do you
Yeah... The survivor was silenced until the VA trial... The abuser ran her mouth spreading lies. She is and will never be a survivor in that case. Get your facts straight.
The destruction of lives through public, unfounded accusations should be criminalized. Abuse is a crime. Calling the police and reporting abuse is the correct way to handle it if you want justice. Otherwise, put on your big girl panties and have an amazing life.
It’s beyond disturbing the amount of women and groups focused on aiding domestic violence/abuse continue to support AH despite the obvious overwhelming evidence she lied. Seriously tried everything to dumb it down and understand but just can’t. A 2 year old could tell she lied…
Why does it seem like you only believe victims if the victim is female?
In any case criminal or litigation, neither party should be speaking to the public till the verdict is in. JD was silenced until court. He lost jobs and was vilified. When was AH ever silenced? Oh right, she was never silenced. Stop twisting it. She lied, got caught. That’s fact!
Stop frightening/silencing women from coming forward about their abuse with this rhetorical narrative that they won't be believed or 'this new tactic', their cases are unique and will work on their own merit and have nothing, whatsoever to do with the Depp v Heard case.
Any idea how hard it is to win a defamation case? Nearly impossible. Heard lost because the evidence was overwhelming that she lied. She had a slew of high end lawyers of her choosing who helped hand pick a jury that came to the conclusion she LIED. Moral of the story: Don't lie.
This article that you've written is just straight up pure dogshit 💩
Give up. Nobody believes Amber Heard is a victim no matter how many times it’s repeated. It’s despicable to associate her with actual victims, you guys are the ones with abusive tactics.
have triggered Sony to launch an investigation and put KeshaRose with someone she felt comfortable. They forced her to go back to her rapist. Where was their sense of decency? These outcomes frequently happen to abuse victims.
…have made Sony look at protecting their artists. AmberHeard had a dramatic presentation of her case, but she hired very stupid lawyers. The facts spoke for themselves. It doesn’t matter about his previous alleged abuse cases, this one proved he was innocent.
…a man who has (allegedly) raped, and drugged her. Ibelieveher. Very few men who are accused of these crimes, are innocent. Why aren’t you looking at Sony for refusing to let her work with someone else? The mere fact that KeshaRose said she felt unsafe with Dr. Luke should…
You totally missed the mark on this article. Defamation suits are a natural response for narcissists. It’s about what you can prove, and it usually hurts the woman, as in Kesha’s case. She still has to work with Dr. Luke. She is legally obligated to work with….
This is Heard the day after she claims she was beaten in the face by JD wearing chunky metal rings on each finger. She claims he struck her so many times she lost count & he broke her nose. Imagine what that looks like, then look at the photo again. Now stop fucking lying to us.
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No. Amber is the abuser. She lied now all male abusers will use HER as an excuse to not believe women and harass them. Like they’re doing to Evan Rachel Wood
Gross, Kesha does not deserve to be compared to that serial abuser.
AH is NOT A SURVIVOR FFS
Might want to go and research! Being a bit silly here! The Verdict stands A Malicious Liar exposed forever!
Ms. Magazine is a hack rag spreading lies to support their messed up woke narrative. Men are victims too! Amber Heard is a dirty gold digging liar. You support an abuser - shame on you.
AmberTurd is not a survivor. AmberHeardIsALiar and AmberHeardIsAnAbuser You'll find that hundreds of millions of people who watched the trial from all over the world agree with me. Not to mention the jury who decided that she LIED & falsely accused an innocent man.
JohnDavisJDLLM check this bs out.
Shane (Amber's hired PR rapist,) has run out of Amber's money, so he's spending the rest on you?
No survivors were silenced in the defamation case against Johnny depp and Heard. The survivor won that case. What defaming article you wrote. I hope you get sued for it. No actual survivor is worried about going to court. JohnnyDeppIsASurvivor
Anyone with a brain knows that Amber Turd lied and made it all up for attention, money, and fame. But all she got was black listed and broke and dubbed a liar.
Is this a fucken joke
Wow, you must be delusional. Lmfao Amber Turd wasn't silenced. Her own evidence was used against her and proved on many occasions that she was nothing more than a liar and a manipulator. She wasn't silenced at all. Johnny Depp was proven to be the victim, and his truth was told.
'A U.S. judge found her liable for defamation and ordered her to pay Depp $10 million' cant even get the basics correct but want ppl to see u as credible? 🤦♀️it was a 7 person jury who found her liable and ordered her to pay $15 million the judge reduced it as per virginia law 🙄
Just say you don’t want innocent men to defend themselves and you want to have no accountability whatsoever. At least that will be more honest compared to whatever nonsense this is.
No your magazine is participating in misandry. The recordings are evidence and proof Amber Heard abused Johnny Depp. That's the truth. Amber Heard abused a man yet some people don't want to believe a man victim of domestic violence.
For anyone interested in hearing exactly how misinformed this “journalist” is. Amber Heard, In her own words….
Amber Heard is a gold-digging narcissistic abuser who made Johnny Depp her mark..her sucker. I hope you people do not consider yourselves journalists
AmberHeardIsAnAbuser
Nobody silenced Amber Turd. She talked about her made-up experiences for several years, until she was revealed to be the abuser rather than a victim. Promoting her as anything other than abuser just shows how unreliable you are.
Amber is no victim she is a liar and an abuser
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You should be careful mis(andrist) magazine. You’re edging towards a defamation case by printing this BS.
Amber Heard ruins lives
Yes, this right here. You’re a “journalist”? Start acting like one.
Anything to protect female abusers right? They didn't get caught tricking the world into believing and acting on something that wasn't true, their abuser simply used the legal system to shut them up...
This could be a legitimate discussion except you use a lying abuser as an example. The assumption being that women can't be abusing liars? True crime and judicial cases beg to differ. What is gross is those women also hurt other women and kids often, but y'all turn a blind eye.
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Oh good god SHE IS NOT A SURVIVOR!!!
Nice try to get likes!
Who was abused again!!
Survivors! Amber heard!!!!! She is the abuser or did you miss the entire trial!!! Grow up and start reporting facts not your own Version of the truth!!! Ridiculous!!!
Hey, maybe actually go back and watch the trial and read all the court documents before you start writing on something you clearly don't know about.
It was proven by the finders of fact that Amber was the abuser. Creating headlines along the lines of yours is just spiting in the face of the jury of her peers and in fact ruled that she was infact defamed by Adam Waldman. headlinea like this is thereason male SA/DV victims hid
Low budget tweet lmao He should sue you too if he can but he has 0 f***s to give because he WON liars 😂
“A judge found her liable” 😭😭😭 Jfc I can’t with these welps…
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No not like AH at all - she was not silenced, she told lies, knew they were lies & profited from them for years after her divorce. She was not a victim then & is not now. This constant peddling of lies with articles like this silence real victims & make a mockery of the verdict
What are you talking about? Johnny Depp was the victim, she was the abuser and that is why HE WON.
To use Kesha's name and face for your misguided, misleading article that's covertly an attempt to whitewash an abuser while slandering her victim? Rot. Why didn't you slap Amber Heard's face front and centre too, if you're so sure her Kesha are, for a fact, in the same boat?
And isn’t it a shame that Amber Heard had to give other women a bad name and cast doubt on future victims. Let’s hope it at least deters any further attempts at hoaxes in the future. It’s just nasty what she’s done. Sheisthesetback.
AmberHeard johnnydeppisawifebeater Here's the text from Johnny Depp's assistant stating he say him kick Amber Heard:
Amber Heard is a rape hoaxer.
So you are saying that people falsely accused of abuse shouldn't defend themselves? AH was the abuser in that relationship.
DaniMet1 What the hell? Seriously disappointed the once credible Ms Magazine didn't di its homework!!! Amber Heard was busted at the defamation trial in VA lying lying and lying. AmberHeardIsAnAbuser amberheardisaliar
Amber abused JD. She is a liar! I am a survivor of DV, she has most of the characteristics of my abuser. She is not credible
Amber heard she's a liar and an abuser,shame on you
Here's AH silenced since 2016... There's more, a lot more, mainly because she never actually shut up about it!! She was never out of the press with her wild allegations. Don't lie, it's so very easily disproven. Try doing some actual research before you print!!
THIS IS FALSE INFORMATION... ONLY A CRIMINAL COURT CAN FIND HIM GUILTY OF DV AND SA NOT A CIVIL ONE... JD HAS NEVER BEEN ARRESTED, CHARGED OR EVEN QUESTIONED WITH REGARDS TO ANY DV/SA... STOP LYING.... AMBER ON THE OTHER HAND HAS AN ARREST FOR DV.. SHELied AmberHeardIsAnAbuser
Mark the date its March-08 internationalCriminalsDay FalseCaseDay GolDdiggeraDay
You are pulling the piss right? Here’s an audio that shows the hoax should never have gone further than “that’s why I accused you” the rest were just tall stories in the hope someone believed them. Obviously didn’t watch the trial & being paid by her PR 🫢 False Feminist BS!
Are you still trying to sell the discourse? 🤨 People are not stupid, we already saw the lies and propaganda, and we don't believe a word. 🤷
I think you wrote your article wrong. Amber Heard is no victim. She’s the abuser and liar and got caught out. 👋🏻
So a man can't be victim is what you say Amber Heard went to the stand exposed her own lies with her own mouth and her fake evidence.. she's a narcissist abuser and a pathological liar she was never a vicitm and she was never silenced she litterly ruined her victim life
Amber heard isn’t a victim fuck face
Amber heard is an abuser
But AH isn’t a survivor.
Just last night I watched part of AH's testimony n boy, in one single day she managed to commit perjury 3 times! The fact that her PR machine is still pushing lies about the trial is pathetic! Will insurance companies also be labeled as abusers? And she said she paid lawyers.
Please stop pushing this narrative. Amber Heard was not abused. She was the abuser.
I would suggest to start closing off replies like the rest of you do because I foresee more negative comments coming your way due to your lies and your false narrative and you absolutely deserve them!
He proved his innocence and is trying to heal after all he went through! Your attempt to continue to defame and abuse a victim is pathetic and disgusting! Shame on you!
Let's call out characterless women like AH this WomensDay2023 who shamelessly lie about DV and SA in court to fullfill their own nefarious intentions. Malicious woman like AH are detrimental to real victims. happywomensday
With the article, you are doing nothing but abusing the real victims. This is not journalism, this is continuous abuse. ABUSERS!😡
I am once again begging you to stop mentioning Amber 'I fucking was hitting you' Heard in the same breath as actual survivors. It costs nothing to respect people and end the gaslighting.
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Ms. Rag. last relevant when bra-burning was cute & MatchGame '76 was on channel 4. & now crawling up Turd's fetid lying sociopath parasitic sphincter under orders from its MeOnly©-lockstep owners. 💩🤡💩 your creepy bitter feminista screeds aren't aging well.
So you are defending a woman who lied about donation to sick children a woman arrested for domestic violence, a woman who lied about violence.
You're trying to deny what the evidence in a court of law found to be true. Your assertion is an insult to the intelligence of people that know the facts. Are you trying to lose readers?
She was silenced because she lied she had 6 years of being believed because she was female and destroyed an innocent man and his reputation will never fully recover - she should be in jail as all false accusers and abusers should be - MenToo Virginia verdict stands - AH LIED
330m watched the full trial - most of Depps supporters are female and like me are survivors - she is a proven liar abuser of both genders she hit her ex wife hits sister hit ex bff - she is a false accuser - do your research she is not a victim she is the perpetrator
Amber Heard survived only not being arrested and sentenced to prison for abuse. Nothing else.
SERIOUSLY?...
If you actually bothered to pay attention to the reason people supported Depp, you would find the majority did so bc they were DV survivors, and they all opened up about their experiences. I have never seen so many people openly talking together about DV, men and women.
Amber heard is the wife beater,she beat up her wife,johnny depp, her sister and abused her assistant but hey...she is your hero i guess
you are one of the go-too magazines for celebrity fake accusations. Real Survivors are being harmed by fake survivors and their movement. Do you not get that? Insurance companies, judges, and normal people (the 99%) are sick of the profiteering off this industry.
Amber Heard was the abuser. Deplorable click bait.
AH is as much of a survivor as I am a diabetic, which is not at all.
Why, then, did the victims become more active. The verdict didn't shut me up. I still talk about what I experienced. And I talk about it openly.
Amber is not a victim though,no matter how much you try to paint her that way,people have seen it live and seen the media coverage of the case,it was and still is totally untrue related to what actually went on in court,you've lost all your credibility same as Amber
Amber Heard is still defaming and abusing her victim through her media friends I see. If you actually watched the trial you will come to find out she was the abuser but bc she’s a woman that’s ok I guess😒
She's not a survivor, she's an abuser who confessed in a recording that nobody disputes. You are making excuses for female violence, as expected from a vile publication such as yours.
People and courts are catching up to false accusers. What a dramedy for those who have gotten used to the gravy train of lies already
AH wasn’t a survivor. Hence why JD’s lawsuit was successful
Your bias has become just tedious, amber heard is an abusive liar, the rest are victims
If it wasn’t for a defamation lawsuit then a survivor would have been silenced! And you do realise the ordinary survivors of the world will not right opeds? But in fact have real evidence including medical records to convict their abuser’s in a criminal court of law 🤣🫣
Enough. A jury found she lied with actual malice. You can listen to her lies yourself. Go watch the trial you utter disgusting garbage of a rag
I wish someone would write a response story to the one you are reporting. 'Defamation Lawsuits Are a Growing Way to Call Out Liars and Protect Innocent Accused Individuals.' Your article is one-sided and does not respect the the accused who prove their innocence.
There are recordings of Heard admitting that she was abusive. Don't you believe her?
Amber Heard is a domestic abuser not a victim! She and she alone has done all the damage to the metoo movement
Amber wasn’t a victim though, was she. She was 100% the abuser, and a fake victim. Her lies have done untold damage to real victims of abuse, yet thick media outlets continue to support her. SHAME ON HER, SHAME ON YOU
Abusers like Amber for instance
OMG!! SHUT UP ALREADY!!! Everyone KNOWS the truth about that vile creature...even you!! Stop gaslighting!! These days, the general public would believe a story from the National Enquire before believing your RAG!! Report the TRUTH or get lost!!
Heard is an abuser, not a victim. You are abhorrent.
Amber heard was the abuser and she lied. Do better.
Ms Magazine gets everything wrong about the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial
Shame on you. Johnny Depp a man was a DV surviver in the hands of his ex wife, we saw the evidence, the truth. From a liberal woman equalrigts abusehasnogender amberheardisanabuser
The world heard the recordings, watched Heard’s performance & saw that a jury unanimously found she acted with malice & you print this & refer to her as a victim I doubt any rational minded person would find such a biased article credible l IStandWithJohnnyDepp
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MSM love to protect violent, abusive women don't they. It's their favorite hobby.
Except Amber Heard lied 🤷🏻♀️
Amber Heard was no victim. She lied, the jury saw through her. Why are you peddling lies?
You lost all credibility when you sided with Amber Turd. The rule of law is the rule of law and Turd lost. Cope. And. Seethe.
I might be wrong but it sounds like you're trying to defend a known liar and an abuser A.H. We should all shun liars and abusers even if they are female and not defend them. What in the world is wrong with you?
But hey, you are missing the point of it all-Amber H was not and is not a victim. Her voice has never been taken away. She lied in order to destroy an innocent mans life. The TRUE victim is Johnny Depp- the true survivor. She cannabis whatever she likes as long as she dosen’t lie
Oh, FFS! 🙄
Amber Heard is no victim. Amber Heard is no survivor. Amber Heard is a liar. Amber Heard is a fraud. Amber Heard ruined the lives of real DV and SA survivors. Because it was shown she lied, all real victims are questioned and now there will always be doubt b4 help.
correction: silencing the FALSE ACCUSERS
OMG what a load of nonsense 'a European court had previously found Depp guilty of at least 12 counts of domestic violence' Um *NO IT DIDNT* JD has never even been charged with DV/SA let alone convicted Report this tweet people. We need to get this crap off of twitter
A media outlet that doesn't like defamation suits? Shocking! 😂
This should be flagged by twitter notes as misleading/fake news. Amber Heard is *NOT* a 'survivor' AmberHeardlsALiar AmberHeardIsAnAbuser Johnnydeppdeservesanapology
It's really awful to spread this poison. Shame!
In fact , real DV victim will report to police , they shouldn’t write Op-Ed.
So you’d rather side with abusers like Amber Heard than the victims/survivors? Noted 😒
AbuseHasNoGender Men can also be victims of DV by women+women make false allegations.
AH has never been silenced, she told everyone who'd listen she was a victim ever since she left that LA courthouse with a fake injury. The actual truth came out in that VA trial. Thankfully it was televised and the world got to see and hear her lies. AmberHeardlsAnAbuser
You're doing Kesha a major disservice comparing her case in any way to Amber Heard's. You're not giving Amber more credibility l, you're only making Kesha less credible. I believe Kesha, but Amber's on tapes being the actual abuser.
No, it Will help innocent people from being defamed by nasty abusers like AH. She was no victim.
This is intellectually dishonest. Defamation suits are rising proportionally with the increased use, reach, and influence of social media. Why not acknowledge that?
AH was not a victim. She abused other people before JD. She deserves prison for her crimes. Shame on you for publicizing this 💩.
amber heard is the only person in that marriage who was ever arrested for domestic violence and whose own witnesses TESTIFIED that she physically abused them. READ THE ROOM—and the court records.🙄
Per the jury you misspelled John Depp is a survivor
No, defamation lawsuits will help deter scammers making FALSE allegations. Real survivors have nothing to worry about, it's not defamation when it's proven facts. Actually, getting rid of all these privileged scammers will provide more attention & help to real survivors.
Please ask the author of your piece to provide the evidence to show jurors were looking at social media posts. I don't think that evidence exists.
Amber Heard is a perpetrator of domestic violence. Anyone listening to her own recordings can figure that out.
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This article is full of lies , the jury never admitted to looking at social media...actually the opposite happened,a juror did come out and had to tell abc that many of them did not have social media and the ones that did ,did not look at it after Amber Heard accused them of that
Unfortunately to me statements like that are a day late and a dollar short. Where were you when AH needed you? When some of us were virtually sending up flares trying to get people to notice, and the response from big feminist orgs like Ms was...