Sociology Graduate Student Shares Why She Believes Amber Heard In Viral Tweet

The defamation case of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard has ended with the ruling that Heard defamed Depp in the 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post.

Johnny Depp was awarded a total of 15 million dollars in compensatory damages and punitive damages. Meanwhile, Amber Heard was awarded 2 million dollars in compensatory damages.

The defamation case has enthralled the media and the public since the beginning, with people making their stance clear on social media.

A sociology graduate student focusing on domestic violence made a Twitter thread about why she believes Amber Heard and why she disagrees with many aspects of the trial.

The first thing that was mentioned by the graduate student is that there is evidence that Heard was a victim of domestic violence.

The United Kingdom Court found that Johnny Depp had physically abused Amber Heard in 12 of the 14 incidents and also concluded that Depp cut his own finger.

During the defamation case, audio of Heard and Depp’s private conversation was played in court where Depp can be heard saying “the day I chopped my finger off”.

In the aforementioned United Kingdom trial, Depp had initially denied that he head-butted Heard under oath and in his witness statement. His story changed after audio was played where Depp admits to head-butting her in the forehead and then proceeding to say, “That doesn’t break a nose”.

The sociology graduate student also mentioned the media hype and spread of misinformation and harmful posts about domestic violence on social media. Users began making memes about the trial and videos of ‘funny moments’ in the trial. Read the thread

Hi, I’m a sociology grad student focusing on domestic violence. Here’s why I believe Amber Heard and why I disagree with so much of this trial.

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Suggested Reading: Why Viral Mockery Of Amber Heard-Johnny Depp Trial Is Triggering For Abuse Survivors

The topic of domestic violence has turned into something that can be turned into memes, jokes, and lip-sync videos for views.

One of the top searches on YouTube for Johnny Depp was “Johnny Depp trial funny moments’ and videos like ‘Johnny Depp Being Hilarious in Court’ and ‘Johnny Depp dealing with Amber Heard’s lawyer’ gained traction and reached more than a million views.

The Rolling Stone spoke to sexual assault survivors and they expressed their disappointment in the verdict. One person said that “I feel really glad to think my case didn’t go ahead. And stupid to think I could have won it. Men always win.”