'We condemn the public shaming of Amber Heard,' the open letter says. Gloria Steinem, along with some experts in intimate partner violence, are 'deeply concerned' by the verdict in the defamation trial between Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough
to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband." She also voiced worry that it"sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed in humiliated." "Even somebody who is sure I'm deserving of all this hate and vitriol, even if you think that I'm lying, you still couldn't look me in the eye and tell me that you think on social media there's been a fair representation," she later said in a. "You cannot tell me that you think that this has been fair.”
Meanwhile, Depp's attorney Camille Vasquez told"Today" host Savannah Guthrie that the actor, who was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read, had an"The attorney also shared that a mutual friend between her and Depp said,"I haven't seen Johnny smile like that in six years." "We encourage all victims to come forward and have their day in court, which is exactly what happened in this case," she added.
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