The letter, which was released months after Heard's defamation trial with Depp, also calls for an end to online harassment.
with her ex-husband and fellow actor Johnny Depp, which took place in Virginia earlier this year.
The defamation trial"deeply concerned many professionals in the fields of intimate partner and sexual violence," the letter states, and the ongoing harassment of Heard and those who support her is"unprecedented in both vitriol and scale." Much of the harassment Heard and her supporters received was"fueled by disinformation, misogyny, biphobia, and a monetized social media environment where a woman's allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault were mocked for entertainment," the letter states.
The group is calling for an end to"a monetized social media environment where a woman's allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault were mocked for entertainment," according to aOne of the signees, Elizabeth Tang, said in a statement that"everyone should be able to report abuse without fear of retaliation," but survivors often face retaliation"including, increasingly, through the misuse of defamation lawsuits.
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