Monica Lewinsky retweeted a thread 'an interesting + thoughtful take on the depp/heard trial'
Ella Dawson is totally convinced that Amber Heard is a victim, but she does make some interesting points. One of them is how badly behaved the diehard Depp fans are online. I'm not a Johnny Depp fan, I've never watched a Pirates through to the end. I'm aware of his addictions and his relationship controversies, his love of British comedy, particularly the Fast Show, his love of Rock N Roll icons like Keith Richards and Hunter Davies, and his dodgy British accent. I'm also aware he always carries a Jack Sparrow costume and visits children in hospital unannounced. My goddaughter suffered a brain bleed and was rushed to Great Ormond Street, there was a huge crowd of fans and press that me and my daughter had to squeeze past to get through the doors, it turned out that Lily Rose was in the hospital at the same time and he has visited kids ever since.
Dawson also makes the point that real victims are going to be less likely to come forward, which I agree with but I don't believe that is Depp's fault.
The point I'm making is people are not black and white, and situations are not black and white. People can behave badly and still be good. They can also connive and lie and for all his faults I don't believe Depp is a conniver. I do think that Heard is a calculated conniver who took advantage of his addictions while likely also being a victim of his additions. Giving Amber Heard the side-eye doesn't make me a Johnny Depp fan or naive enough to think he didn't behave badly. I tried to make this point on the Alice Evans thread, not in support of her but by pointing out how badly their children were being let down by both parents and literally got driven off that thread, I think most of us on this thread acknowledge Johnny wasn't a saint and has his demons, basically, it is more balanced here than there