It has instead become a litigation of what defines a “real” abuser in a violent, toxic relationship - and the toughest examination has fallen on Heard, dissecting her words, tone and body language to conclude that women lie and abuse, too. The vast, vast majority of this content has come at the expense of Heard, who has become the internet’s favorite villain for the sin of discussing physical and emotional abuse in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed that specifically did not name Depp.īut the case is no longer merely about Depp’s claim that this op-ed defamed him, nor the counterclaim from Heard that Depp (via his legal team) tried to censor her and spread false allegations. The last six weeks has been an unprecedented cultural spectacle, featuring an array of memes, punchlines, derision, obsessive analysis and outright hatred. After more than six weeks, hundreds of hours of questioning and testimony, and breathless commentary from observers, the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is about to conclude.
