The media has been against Johnny Depp, even after he won the trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Amber Heard believes that the jury’s verdict created a setback for women and victims of abuse, as she thinks it is her job to fight for them. She believes that she should accept defeat instead of planning to appeal because she doesn’t have the funds for it.
Amber’s lawyers would also guest in several TV shows and interviews to blame the jury for not doing a good job and accusing the judge of being biased.
The majority of news outlets and the media have sided with Amber Heard, as they believe she was the perfect definition of victim. Amber was a white young bisexual actress who was straight coded pouty and weepy with a vein of anger. However, the media sided with Amber for clout, just like when Johnny Depp was bashed and fired from all the films he was filming just because the Saw and Dv allegations went public even without proof.
Lyanna Kirster, the host of the Not Therapy Show, explains that the trending hashtag “Justice for Johnny Depp” is the hashtag “justice for Amber Heard.” She says that the majority of the mockery is in response to Amber’s behavior, not because people think abuse is funny or that they are taking all of this very lightly. Instead of ruining the other party, the public chose to support Amber.
There is so much evidence that can literally cancel Amber’s case, including photos of him with bruises on his face, audio recordings of Amber verbally abusing him, and evidence that she cut his finger off because of a fighter all online. Amber’s testimony during the trial all seemed fake, and metadata experts pointed out that most of the photos were heavily edited. Amber also cried multiple times while on the stand, which is not what people would do when they’re about to cry or sneeze.
Lyanna argues that evidence does not do what people think it does when it comes to abuse, and if any of it is altered in some way, everyone will see it as a lie. Amber’s team even got her to admit that she lied, but still the media sided with her. People saw sincere emotion from Amber and a performance from her that Camille Vasquez and Ben Chu dubbed as a performance of a lifetime.
After the jury verdict was revealed, the media shifted their focus to Amber Heard, believing that some in the media are too deep into the Amber Herd thing that they can’t root for Johnny anymore. They tried to tear him down to contain the damage, but now that the truth has come out, they should stop being prideful and stop their smear campaign.
In conclusion, the media’s smear campaign against Amber Heard is a waste of energy and a disservice to the victims of abuse. It is crucial for the media to stop being prideful and stop focusing on the truth, as the media’s actions have had a significant impact on the lives of those affected by the case.