The United States is still awaiting a decision in the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Tuesday, May 31, the jurors failed to agree. They meet today and must say who, the actor or his ex-wife, defamed the other, against a background of sexual violence. The end of a trial that fascinates and divides.
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The trial of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, all of America watched it as a series, every day live on television channels. Main characters: two former Hollywood lovers bound by a toxic relationship, yesterday in the glitter today in the mud.
The series could have been called “the big unboxing” so many intimate and sordid details does it contain. Accusation of rape with a bottle of vodka, voluntary defecation in the marital bed. There is in this story sex, violence, addictions, lies… and a hell of a lot of dollars. The hero of the saga Pirates of the Caribbean accuses his ex-wife of having ruined his reputation by publishing in 2018, a year after their divorce, a forum in which she says she was the victim of domestic violence. He is asking for 50 million in damages. Amber Heard maintains her accusations. And claim double.
Internet users have clearly taken the side of Johnny Depp. The trial continued on the networks, new sensationalist tabloids of a 2.0 society where the actor’s absolute fans show their support by creating memes and video montages from the images of the trial. On TikTok and Facebook, the hashtag “Justice for Johnny Depp” has over 15 billion views.
And the villain of the story is her, a model and actress with a more modest track record. We call Amber Heard a liar, we suspect her of wanting to talk about her. On the change.org website, 4.5 million people have signed a petition calling for his role in Aquaman 2 be cut during editing. mugs “Fuck Amber Heard” are offered for sale as derivative products, she receives death threats. It is no longer a misogynistic smear campaign, it is a shocking outpouring of hatred, in this post-MeToo era where the words of women who claim to be victims of domestic violence are nevertheless sacred. His supporters are struggling to be heard.
And when will we have the conclusion of this great unpacking? When the jurors of the Fairfax court, near Washington, will have agreed to render their verdict unanimously. They are seven – five men and two women –. They have already deliberated on Friday, then again on Tuesday for nine hours without succeeding.
The former lovers claim the possibility of “resume the course of their lives“. In four years they claim to have each lost between 40 and 50 million dollars in fees because of this affair.