Amber Heard, a former actress who claimed to be a survivor of domestic violence, has been accused of mocking domestic violence while being drunk. A clip from 2018 on Reddit titled “Drunk Amber Heard on Stage” was posted on the internet where she allegedly mocked domestic violence while being drunk. The clip shows Amber laughing about a joke and then quotes Michael Dauber, an honorary professor of sociology, saying that it’s time to end the careers of men who have committed acts of domestic violence.
The clip was taken at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival in New York City, where Amber took the stage with actress Bridget Moynihan to give a short speech on voting. Around the same time, Amber published the infamous Washington Op-Ed calling herself a victim of domestic violence and was heralded as a human rights activist. She was invited to speak at various events and paid allegedly $33,000 for her speech. The same Op-Ed has been proven to be defamatory against her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
In the clip, Amber loosely connected her story of domestic violence to voting and discussed with Bridget Moynihan why every American should vote. People were enraged to see the clip as Amber claimed to be a victim of domestic violence herself and is allegedly suffering from PTSD.
Heard has been accused of being insensitive to such issues before, with her recent appearance with her new PR manager David Shane, who has been accused by the New York Post of being a sex offender and has a criminal record of driving under influence arrests. This is ironic for Amber to hire such a person as her PR manager, as his presence has already painted a bad image.
People also pointed out how different Amber’s voice sounded in 2018 compared to her on the stand in 2022. They also noted that Amber had stated in court that she very rarely took drugs compared to Johnny, who she alleged had addiction problems. One person tweeted that Amber’s primary defense is that she rarely drinks and doesn’t use drugs yet here she is clearly inebriated.
It is unclear whether Amber heard intended to mock domestic violence, but it is important to hear your thoughts on the issue.