One of the main Hollywood stories of recent months can rightfully be called a trial between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. The scandal that began under the banner of the anti-harassment movement #MeToodealt a fatal blow to the career of an honorary captain Jack Sparrow, but then the obvious, the incredible happened: the arrow turned 180 degrees.
Unhappy marriage
The background of the conflict is as follows. In 2012, Johnny Depp announced their engagement to Amber Heard, and in 2015 they got married. For the sake of Heard, the actor broke up with Vanessa Paradis with whom he lived together for about 14 years and had two children.
However, rumors of problems in marriage began a month after the wedding. And in 2016, the actress reported that Depp hit her. The public was provided with shocking details of the couple’s personal life.
Allegedly, Depp was constantly jealous of his wife for other actors, beat her, and in one of the incidents, in a fit of anger, he cut off part of his finger, dipped it in paint and wrote on the mirror “Affordable Amber“. Evidence was also presented, including a photo of a mirror and a woman’s damaged cheekbones
The actress immediately became the center of attention, having received the support of the media, the public and Hollywood. Depp turned out to be a convenient target for whipping: the actor had obvious problems with alcohol, he was depressed. So, in 2018, it turned out that he managed to squander his 650 millionth fortune on expensive wine and other delights.
The End of Captain Jack Sparrow
As for the divorce proceedings, Hurd tried to sue her husband $ 20 million, a house, a car and oblige Depp to pay $ 50 thousand monthly. As a result, the actor paid her seven million dollars, which she spent on charity. The court also prohibited Depp from approaching the ex-wife closer than 90 meters.
Depp’s career has gone downhill, helped by the failure of several big-budget films, including tapes. “Alice in the Wonderland“,”Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales“and”Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Green de Wald“. The premieres were accompanied by protests, whose participants demanded to boycott screenings in cinemas.
Not pleased and acting Johnny, who showed complete indifference to what is happening. The moral condition of the artist was negatively affected by the death of his mother in 2016.
But Amber Heard’s career went uphill. The movie’s success helped it a lot.Aquaman“in which she co-starred. Tape James Wang raised over a billion dollars in the project.
At the same time, Hurd became a symbol of the fight against harassment: the UN called the actress “champion” in the field of human rights, the ambassador of the world organization for human rights, as well as the envoy of a non-profit organization “American Civil Liberties Union”
However, there was a series of inconsistencies throughout this story. Firstly, in 2016, Vanessa Paradis defended the father of her children, saying that Johnny Depp never stooped to physical abuse. She also expressed confidence that the allegations are doubtful.
As for jealousy, Hurd really gave cause. Best known for her affair with an entrepreneur. Ilon Mask, with whom the actress appeared in public after the wedding with Depp. She was also silent about the scandals that Hurd had arranged for her ex before the romance with the actor.
However, the public ignored such details: the “villain” in the person of Johnny Depp was defeated, the “heroine” in the person of Amber Heard celebrated the victory, and the #MeeToo movement achieved another triumph. The end? No matter how!
Amber Monster
In 2019, Johnny Depp’s representatives suddenly filed a lawsuit in court to protect the honor and dignity of Amber Heard for $ 50 million. The actor accused her … of domestic violence and false testimony. Depp said the ex-wife’s statements were part of a well-thought-out PR campaign to discredit the actor and create a positive image of the actress. In addition, the scandal hurt his career: studio Disney terminated the contract and announced plans to restart the franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean“
As evidence, photos were attached with bruises that the victim received. However, then many felt that Depp simply decided to take revenge on his ex-wife, and did not attach much importance.
Everything changed in February 2023. A record of one of the skirmishes between Amber and Johnny was published on the Web, which the actress herself secretly made on the phone in 2015. When studying it, it becomes clear: Hurd was the abuser, not Depp. Moreover, the actress was confident in her full impunity, which she directly stated to her husband.
“Tell the world, Johnny, tell them: I, Johnny Depp, man, I am also a victim of domestic violence … And look how many people believe you or support you,” she replied to her husband when he tried to rebuke her for Amber threw a bottle of solvent into his face with anger.
The actress admitted that she beat her husband, beat dishes in anger, and so on. The details of the amputation of part of the finger also became clear. According to the audio recording, it was not Depp who cut him off in the heat of rage, but Hurd with a piece of vodka bottle. The record had the effect of an exploding bomb: a hashtag was launched on the web #JusticeForJohnnyDepp (Justice For Johnny Depp).
Depp himself began tossing wood: the fact that Hurd cheated on him with Elon Mask right in Depp’s house when he was absent became public. The actor also sued the British edition The sunwho published the article “Like J.K. Rowling can be truly happy“by approving sadistic husband Johnny Depp for a role in the film Fantastic Beasts and Where Do They Live?”
Justice for johnny
As for Depp’s lawsuit, the situation is also not developing in favor of Hurd. The key position of the plaintiff’s lawyers is that the actress beat herself. The actor is an important witness in the case. James Franco, who agreed to testify about his meeting with Amber Heard a couple of days after the incident in May 2016.
Denies the presence of beatings and worked with the actress stylist Samantha McMillen. She stated that on December 16, 2015 (another incident), the girl had no signs of beatings on her face.
An important witness may be Ilon Musk, who also wants to be interrogated. If Depp’s arguments are heard, then in accordance with California law, Amber Heard will face up to three years in prison. And the actress, apparently, understands this, because now there are questions already to her mental state.
The media leaked information that the story with Depp was far from the first when Hurd allowed herself to break down on close people. In addition, a video of one of the last interrogations of the actress was published on the Web, which shows that she is noticeably nervous.
And in March 2023, photographs taken in Los Angeles were published. Amber Heard is visible on them (she admitted to bisexuality) and her girlfriend – producer Bianca Buti. And the latter was dressed under Johnny Depp. There are also similarities with another former Hurd – artist Tasei van reye – that only adds horror.
At the same time, Tasia van Rey herself defends her ex, although in 2009 Heard was just arrested at the Seattle / Tacoma airport for beating the artist.
Crash #MeeToo
The scandal surrounding the relationship between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp clearly proves the main problems of the #MeeToo movement. It is about ignoring one of the most important principles of criminal law – the presumption of innocence. Instead of waiting for a fair trial in court, the public arranges a kind of “Lynch trial” over the accused. This has already happened repeatedly, and, apparently, will be repeated further.
The movement in support of victims of violence smoothly mutated into a movement against men, which ultimately led to an unhealthy atmosphere at workplaces in the West, when a male employee literally shied away from a female colleague, being afraid to be in the same room and shake hands. The women themselves are already suffering from this, as well as the atmosphere in the office.
In addition to the real victims of violence, there will always be a person who decides to become a “parasite” and get his moment of glory. And there are just hypocrites that the story with Harvey Weinstein.
The latter was sentenced in March 2023 to 23 years in prison for coercion of oral sex by assistant Miriam Halei and the rape of stylist Jessica Mann. Many people knew about Weinstein’s behavior in Hollywood, but for the sake of good relations and new roles, everyone tried to turn a blind eye to what was happening.
And what about Amber Heard? If Depp’s lawyers get their way, she can not only rattle in jail for three years and lose $ 50 million. This scandal can put an end to her entire career. According to insiders, the studio Warner bros. is currently considering options for what to do with the Aquaman sequel: push Herd’s character to the background or hold a recast.
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