‘Film industry is protecting Johnny Depp’: Amber Heard Supporters Claim Hollywood Big Leagues Helped Johnny Depp Win Defamation Lawsuit Before Second Trial Begins
Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial, controversial as the whole affair was, we can’t deny that millions drew entertainment from it too. The side-effect of televising each and every aspect of a serious matter is that it becomes a matter of the public domain, thus opening itself to public comments and scrutiny. The masses are not legal experts but they assumed the role of one in this case. The staunch social media campaigning was living proof.
Entertainment is provided in abundance. It had all the twists and turns of your go-to legal drama, better still the characters were real, and consequentially, so was the hatred and support. Obviously, Hollywood could not let go of such a golden opportunity to cash in on one of its most scandalous events. And, to some people’s joy while others’ dismay, we are now getting a real movie on the 6-week trial. Needless to say, one can imagine who the villain of that movie is going to be, and Amber Heard fans are not very happy about the prospect.
Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial – a movie
The new movie Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial is set to release on the free streaming service Tubi. The casting consists of Mark Hapka as Johnny Depp, Megan Davis as Amber Heard, Melissa Marty as Depp’s sensational attorney, Camille Vasquez, and Mary Carrig as Heard’s attorney, Elaine Bredehoft. The writer of the film is Guy Nicolucci, and the director is Sara Lohman.
Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s chief content officer, stated that the movie was fast-tracked into production by Tubi and MarVista “to capture a timely take on a story that became part of the cultural zeitgeist, painting a unique picture of what millions watched play out in the headlines over the summer.”
Amber Heard fans go wild on Twitter
The Amber army has never stopped rallying for the actress. Heard’s fans wholeheartedly believe her claims of suffering domestic abuse to be true and have stood against the popular narrative that supports Depp unanimously. This latest venture, according to these fans, is just another attempt to further exploit Heard’s trauma, and make money out of it.
Johnny Depp violently abused and sexually assaulted Amber Heard and the film industry continued to protect him. Now the film industry is exploiting Amber’s trauma and furthering the humiliation she faced for profit. Hollywood does not care about women, not even its own actresses.
— shane russo (@shxnerusso) September 15, 2022
https://twitter.com/HMUA416/status/1570546739006046208
Cursed, cursed production. May it go up in flames
— 𝕸𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖆’𝖘 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖙 (@BloodOfMadara) September 15, 2022
Fans of Amber Heard brought up Hollywood’s alleged hypocrisy in supporting the #metoo movement while not paying heed to Heard’s side of the story.
The film industry loves to pat itself on the back for changing after the Me Too movement, but shit likes this still gets made and no one says anything. I’m so tired. When are more powerful people going to speak up?
— shane russo (@shxnerusso) September 15, 2022
The film’s overt innuendo was also questioned by a fan who claimed that there could have been slight hope of an unbiased representation but the lead actor’s social media post suggests otherwise.
any hope I had for good intentions behind the film was quickly shattered after reading the actors’ instagram captions. they’re treating this like a joke. https://t.co/dGBedqtAHq
— shane russo (@shxnerusso) September 15, 2022
you know society is fucked when this is the kind of comments on the lead actor’s instagram post pic.twitter.com/1u1CPL4bag
— shane russo (@shxnerusso) September 15, 2022
The livid fan even questioned the court’s integrity, implying that the system of justice is seldom successful in imparting impartial justice.
a lot of you losers tweet about the verdict of this case as if the court system is known for bringing justice to victims of abuse and SA like pls be serious for once
— shane russo (@shxnerusso) September 16, 2022
In trying times with no work prospects, debts, and negative net worth, if Amber Heard has anything, it seems to be her fans who refuse to leave her side. They rallied for her place in Aquaman 2, and it looks like the actress will stay, although for terribly different reasons.
For now, this film is at Heard fans’ gunpoint. Only time will tell how successful it will be in portraying the truth of the case, or will it just be a sensationalized flick?
Source: Twitter, Variety
