The Depp v Heard Verdict Isnât Really A Victory For Abuse Survivors
June 06, 2022 at 09:07PM The defamation lawsuit between ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard came to an end on June 1, but the fallout from this case has just begun. The jury found both parties to be guilty of defamation, and awarded Depp $15 million in damages and Heard $2 million. It was a victory for Johnny Depp, but some argue the verdict was a loss for abuse survivors everywhere. To recap: The jury found Heard defamed Depp in a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post, in which she did not actually name her ex-husband. The statements Depp claimed to be defamatory and false were: âI spoke up against sexual violence â and faced our cultureâs wrath. That has to changeâ; âTwo years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our cultureâs wrath…
