Actress Amber Heard, who was last week found liable for more than $10 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit brought against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, called the verdict “a setback for women”.
Her supporters agreed.
Depp brought the suit against Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018, in which she described herself as a victim of domestic abuse. Though the Pirates of the Caribbean star was not named in the piece, a jury found it to be defamatory and awarded Depp more than $10m in damages.
The jury also found that Depp had defamed Heard, but awarded her far less in damages.
Heard's supporters were deeply disappointed in the verdict, with many seeing it as another instance of a powerful man getting away with abuse.
“Amber Heard had photos, video, text messages, audio recordings, eye witnesses, medical notes, therapists notes and she was still not believed,” one Twitter user wrote. “This is a massive setback for women.”
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