The true cost of the Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp trial
It’s just so awful, and none of us can look away.
The ugliness of the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation case is set against a #MeToo backlash and a new micro aggression policing culture that redefines violence as a subjective feeling where everyone must believe every allegation.
It’s a brave new world in which ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is recast as a heteronormative white cis male patriarchal hate crime, where roving woke lynch mobs are ready to deplatform anyone accused of anything on Twitter because feminists never lie.
The Salem Witch Trials had more procedure.
So against this social media backlash, comes the Heard/Depp trial where Heard used innuendo and the new definitions of subjective violence to destroy Depp’s career.
To date, Depp comes across like a pretty moody and self involved coke head who likes to dress up as a depressed pirate cowboy, but I can’t see how any of that’s a surprise.
He doesn’t come across like the violent wife beater Heard has attempted to cash in on and the accusations of physical abuse haven’t been corroborated at all, and in most cases look deceptive.
Begging to reconcile the relationship after a 12 month separation isn’t helping her case.
It looks like she’s the girl who cried wolf and used the culture of victim virtue signalling as a publicity move, and that’s the true cost of this awful trial.
For every Amber Heard who is dramatically catastrophising every micro aggression as emotional genocide there are a 100 actual victims of domestic violence suffering in pain.
This case can not and must not be allowed to eclipse the true scourge that is real domestic violence.
This case reeks of privilege, it doesn’t smell of one sided domestic abuse at all, but that might just be the stench of the shit she apparently took in his bed, which is totally justified because you know, ‘patriarchy’.
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Why are we giving these odious people the time of day? Hours and inches of media time and print. Have we lost all brain power?
Haven’t you heard that Covid is now officially passe, Putin’s war is yesterday’s news, the Chris Rock slap thing is so last week, the rugby international season is yet to start but crickets sort of done for another season, NZ Celebrity Spin the Bottle is still yet to be a thing, fly strike isnt so bad now the weather’s cooling and Auntie Thelma has a new Mediterranean themed mail box. Oh and Mittens had 6 kittens.
I was in an abusive marriage, my ex tried to stab me with a kitchen knife. I unfortunately bruised her wrist in disarming her. The ex complained to the police. The policewoman of course wasn’t impressed with me. As a man it was my fault for not earning enough money and a Judge wouldn’t believe me as ”woman don’t do that sort of thing”
Has Amber Heard got pouty lips? Apparently they are very popular amongst the smart set. Saying that you are badly treated and getting a great courtroom scene might be a similar latest trend. Some people seem to live a little distanced from reality, being their own leading person (whichever they feel most like this week ur six months). Shakespeare said it back in the 16th? century in his play As You Like It. !!
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
Read the progress through the seven:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56966/speech-all-the-worlds-a-stage
Martyn, If you’re going to comment on this trial, then at least do some actual research. Like you might want to try mentioning that this case has already been tried in the U.K where the judge found Amber Heard has proven to a civil standard that she was physically assaulted by Depp on at least twelve occasions. Or the fact that Amber was sexually assaulted with a bottle by Depp, the UK judge ruled it was proven, but sealed it because it was a civil trial and not criminal. It isn’t going to be sealed this time Martyn. Pull your finger out and do some actual bloody journalism, because you’re going to look really fucking stupid when Heard testifies.
Truthfully… This is very sad. And very painful to see this kind of abuse destroy people. When my husband was attacked in our home his eyes were black his nose purple blue swollen his jaw all black and purple. We went to the hospital to make sure nothing was broken. It took weeks even with tea tree oil aloe E oil triple antibiotic. So my question is if Amber’s nose was broken how come her bruises are so light. I am a makeup artist with background in theatre. And it just does not look real. She would have looked like a fight with prizefighter and been in great pain. Trust me! I have been a caregiver for years. And I have taken care of serious wounds. Those just did not look real. This is very disturbing. I feel for her, but I also feel for him. I have seen both sides of this same behavior In people close to me.
Truthfully… This is very sad. And very painful to see this kind of abuse destroy people. When my husband was attacked in our home his eyes were black his nose purple blue swollen his jaw all black and purple. We went to the hospital to make sure nothing was broken. It took weeks even with tea tree oil aloe E oil triple antibiotic. So my question is if Amber’s nose was broken how come her bruises are so light. I am a makeup artist with background in theatre. And it just does not look real. She would have looked like a fight with prizefighter and been in great pain. Trust me! I have been a caregiver for years. And I have taken care of serious wounds. Those just did not look real. This is very disturbing. I feel for her, but I also feel for him. I have seen both sides of this same behavior In people close to me.
When Amber took the stand to discribe her injuries Depp’s lawyer was a dog.
The framing of a young female laywer so high on life and her professional standards – where did Depp even find her???
Amber’s laywer couldn’t hide.
Depp’s lawyer: Objection hearsay
Judge: sustained
Objection relevance
Sustained
Objection unqualified opinion
Sustain
Objection no grounds
Sustained
Objection leading
Sustained
Objection
Objection
Objection!
Amber’s laywer: I’m trying
Objection relevance!
Sustained
Amber’s lawyer: okay I’m finished
Depp’s lawyer: chux her co council a cheeky smirk.