The Cultural Collateral Damage Of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard Trial
Tweets, memes and Instagram reels dominated the narrative of the defamation trial involving actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, wherein the former sued the latter for $50 million dollars for defamation in a civil litigation case in a Virgina court. An overwhelming majority of the internet came out in steadfast support of Depp - and on the flip side - Heard was 'memeified', vilified and harassed by online users. What does the public reaction to the verdict reveals about society itself - and how does this high-profile trial impact other survivors of domestic abuse? On tonight's episode of We The People, we ask - Amber Heard became the punchline, but is the joke on us?
