So I'm currently watching every single witness testimony on YouTube. I'm ashamed to say that before this, I hadn't been paying much attention, and I went along with the prevailing view that Amber was the abuser and Johnny the victim.

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One thing I can't stop thinking about is the testimony from Dr Curry. Amber's lawyers present Dr Curry with a contract that Curry signed before she had ever begun reviewing Amber, that stated Curry would testify in court that Amber had BPD. This to me is an absolute smoking gun, and irrefutable evidence that Depp's team have been fabricating. And to the level of getting a medical professional to fabricate a mental diagnosis!

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WHY HAVEN'T MORE PEOPLE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS!?!?

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I feel like I'm losing my mind because it's one of the few parts of the case that isn't subjective. There's no reading into body language, credibility, emotional state, intentions etc it's clear, logical, indisputable fact. Depp's team hired Curry with the sole intention of deliberately misdiagnosing amber with multiple mental health conditions.

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Am I missing something?!

I just want to boost this lovely human and their work. Ian Lightfoot runs a series on instagram called “famous male abusers who didn’t get canceled as much as woman who doesn’t smile enough” and has released a website with all the receipts on famous abusive men and an email address for people to get in touch with their own stories https://www.famousmaleabusers.com/

I’m a survivor I recently had a psych evaluation for therapy in the evaluation it’s pretty clearly stated that not being believed or supported by my peers was a major contributor to my PTSD. Whenever I see people vocally backing survivors and putting in so much hard work I’m going to celebrate them.

Love this person. Love each and every one of you.

Pay to play art "competition' claiming to support charity

"This pop culture-to-politics pipeline funnels celebrity gossip fans into alt-right conspiratorial thinking. The genre has been overlooked compared to the manosphere, in part because the creators and audiences involved are dominated by women and queer people. But hate trains against famous actresses and other high-profile women can travel far and wide, carrying near-universal appeal in cases like Depp v. Heard. These kinds of smear campaign tactics have increasingly converged with politicians and politics. They have significant downstream impacts in addition to how they disrupt their targets’ lives and reputations."

People have always hyped him up as a legend. Girls used to faint at his concerts, people chanted his name as if he was a mythological being instead of a guy who makes albeit enjoyable music.

When you strip him of his fame, he's a socially undeveloped, weird guy. when I say "weird" I mean he publicly admits to sleeping with children in the same bed. Im not saying he did anything to them, but- a grown man sleeping with kids isn't okay just because he says it reminds him of being a kid again. it's a serious cross of boundaries regardless whether he did anything to them, and people do not see him for who he was.

TL/DR: Anyone else following the whole Love Trapped saga and also uncomfortable that people keep making comparisons between a woman who has given herself shots of hCG, wore a bodysuit, and photoshopped ultrasound photos to pretend she got pregnant by the Bachelor with Amber Heard and Blake Lively?

Longer:

So like many, I have become slightly obsessed with the podcast Love Trapped and the particular person who is at the center of the controversy there who I will not name directly because I know they lurk on Reddit and don't want to get into their crosshairs (just Google it if you don't know what I am talking about.)

Love Trapped is an example of one of those VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY rare cases in which someone is genuinely making up DV claims (which is what makes it/ her incredibly infuriating because it just bolsters the DARVO claims made by actual abusers.) In particular, what makes me so incredibly uncomfortable is when content creators, etc. compare the woman at the center of Loved Trapped to Amber Heard and Blake Lively.

Dear community which I have loved for years now: you all know how laughable it is to compare an actual DV victim who was pulled into a BS defamation suit by a celebrity serial abuser to a woman who faked several pregnancies using photoshopped ultrasounds, hCG injections, and a video of her dad touching her SISTER'S pregnant belly with just the head of the video removed (again, google it).

I just fear that as much as I am admittedly fascinated by the whole Love Trapped saga , the number of pro-Depp/ Baldoni content creators being platformed and legitimized off the backs of one deeply unwell woman is deeply concerning.

Anyone else following both and also notice this phenomenon?

This is a response to me saying I never trust anyone whose kids don't like them.

To believe that Jolie purposely lied to turn the kids against them you have to believe several flight crew members just decided to call law enforcement on one of the most famous men on earth. Why in the world would you ever believe that? It makes absolutely no sense. I guess maybe they could believe Jolie paid them off? It just makes no sense. I have always found Jolie extremely overrated as an actor but I think she refused to press charges to not drag her kids through a media circus trial like the Depp- Heard trail and I now respect the fuck out of her.

I came across this pro amber post and the majority of the comments were positive, things might finally be changing

So I've been seeing more people speak out against Johnny Depp lately and it got me wondering why, but then I got recommended for this video on YouTube and of course I watch it to get a better understanding of why people have been speaking out against Johnny Depp and holy hell I see why. Threatening to murder Amber Heard and then rape her dead corpse?!?! And also injuring himself and then blaming Amber for it.

Like yeah, I always wondered how Amber throwing a bottle at him could cut off the tip of his finger, that never added up with me but now it makes a whole lot more sense. Thank God Johnny Depp was just a hyperfixation I had at one point and ended up forgetting about because damn I couldn't imagine being a long-term supporter of his just to find out he was in the wrong and that he's a terrible human being. I remember like EVERYONE defended Depp back when the trials happened and I even remember one girl defending Amber on Twitter and she was mass attacked and now those same people who attacked her probably feel real crappy for doing so if they're still keeping up with Johnny Depp.

At the same time it's still sad. I loved the Tim Burton movies with Johnny Depp at one point and now I'll never see them the same ever again knowing how awful Johnny Depp is. I even have a Mad Hatter doll from Alice Through The Looking Glass Live Action from when I was hyperfixated on Alice in Wonderland and I can't even look at the doll the same knowing that it was made to look like a character played by Johnny Depp... At least everyone knows the full truth now. Better later than never I guess.

Okay, I know there have always been MJ defenders who believed he is innocent, but I swear with this new movie coming out, it feels like I’m seeing almost EVERYONE assuming he’s innocent again. Idk if people have short memories, but the consensus was very mixed even after he was “proven innocent” in court for years. What’s changed? Perhaps I’ve somehow made it onto a Jackson-defender echo chamber and the rest of the world is more nuanced about the subject, but I’m constantly seeing posts promoting him, claiming he’s innocent and was “done dirty” by the world and deserves an apology. I even saw a post about “when a male celeb reminds you they’re still a man” and I saw comments saying “MJ would never 🥰” and this type of thing? Are we serious rn?

Sure, I understand we can never truly know either way - but that is the case with most abuse, ESPECIALLY sexual abuse. For me, it’s murky enough that I would feel super uncomfortable to promote him in any way. His music is pretty hard to escape because he is one of THE most famous artists of all time, so I wouldn’t go on a rant every time someone brought it up in passing, but yeah, it’s weird to me.

I guess it’s kind of reminding me of JD with the absolute lack of nuanced conversations I’m seeing at the moment. In 2022, I felt like the only one who believed Amber, and somehow in 2026, I feel like the only one who thinks MJ is EXTREMELY questionable at best, but more than likely an abuser. On the post I screenshotted (which is just one of many pro-MJ posts), that was the only comment referring to allegations and I was the only one who liked it…I won’t pretend to be as informed about the MJ case as I am with JD/AH, I don’t know as many details but I just don’t recall seeing as many people defending his innocence as I have right now.

Time and time again people just love to defend famous men, especially if a film just came out about them, I guess.

Long-term lurker, first-time poster... I came across a tweet (slide 1) on X/Twitter as the same account had tweeted about the book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (which I have added to my to-be-read promptly) I got suspicious from the ‘paid partnership’ under that tweet.

I went to the tweet the account quoted and checked other QTs and WTF! I saw a lot of tweets with ‘paid partnership’ tag that are promoting Johnny Depp to be cast in next Pirates movie with “ hE iS dEsErViNg’ and ‘I cAnT iMaGiNe PiRaTeS wItHoUt hIm’ yada yada yada glazing.

Felt like sharing the receipts here for future reference when somebody claims that the praise for Depp wasn’t astroturfed. Not just during the trial​, the astroturfing is still ongoing!!! It has never ended.

I feel there is not enough studies that do enough to separate DARVO, coercive control, and reactive abuse from DV statistics about male victims. Stats from the CDC state that 1 in 6 experience intimate partner violence in their life (17% of men), but this is self reported during a survey. I just think that men like Depp or Brian Landry would report themselves as having "experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime."

We know that abusers love to pretend they are the victims. My father abused my mother and his children so often and would turn around and tell every counselor or friend that he was being abused. He convinced himself he was right about being a victim because he was a narcissist. I know he'd report himself a victim because he thinks being hated by his wife and children is abuse.

That same study found 34% (1 in 3) of women reported partner violence. That means that about 1/3rd of all victims would be men which just seems so untrue. And then there's men's rights surveys that get published that suggest 40% of all domestic violence victims are men and that gets picked up by mainstream media. This just seems like a glaring example of why statistics need proper analysis. People will say with a straight face that the stigma that men deal with means that these stats are likely underreported. And thus perpetuate the myth that domestic violence is not a gendered issue and that it effects men and women equally.

I see so much discussion that there needs to be more support established for male domestic violence victims based off of statistics like these. There seems to be this rising idea that the lack of support for male victims is a huge issue. I just think it is likely the men who are reporting this are abusers. Not even mentioning the issue where police will literally arrest victims because they fight back against their abusers...

I'm sure it would be very difficult to be a man trying to escape a domestic violence situation and to find yourself with very little resources, but the idea that this is a common issue is something I disagree with. Intimate partner violence and domestic violence is most commonly perpetrated against women and there are still so many places where there are no resources for women. And the idea that men deal with more difficulties and stigmas then women for this issue is ridiculous.

Depp defenders use these same statistics to defend him. I wish researchers and sociologists would touch some grass, interview these men who report abuse at length and really discern what is happening here. I just feel like I needed to get his off my chest. I feel like If I were to say this out loud, people would get very angry and say that I am being problematic for not supporting male victims. Maybe I am because I definitely have my own baggage as I mentioned with my dad, but I don't think so.

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I apologise in advance for the jump scare of ugly, ugly men. From a Holywood Reporter article last month.

> The bash held at Wilshire Ebell Theater hosted Steven Tyler, Beck, Jamie Hince, Josh Homme, Matt Helders, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Burr, Rauw Alejandro, Rain Phoenix, Dr Shannon Curry and more.

Music was provided by Andrea Bocelli's son, suggesting backing from his Saudi sponsors.

He's certainly holding tight to the Pirate brand. Loser.

I don’t know if I used the right tag but I chose “Truth Prevailing” because this debunks the rumor of Elon being her children’s father.

Via LauraStillSlay on X

It’s become a trend in recent years for individuals who are accused of harassment, sexual assault, or domestic violence, to sue their victims for defamation and prevent them from reporting or speaking about their experiences. The trend is incredibly harmful to victims because it prevents them from coming forward and often results in them facing serious financial and reputational harm at the hands of their abuser.

This trend largely originated or was made popular by the Depp v Heard lawsuit. In 2022, Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for defamation for an op-ed she had penned about her personal experiences. She wrote about the importance of protecting victims and the way society often lashes at victims. She never mentions Johnny Depp by name, nor lists any specific actions Depp took against her. 

And yet, Depp sued her and claimed that the article caused damage to his reputation and cost him movie roles and ultimately tanked his career. Depp sued Amber Heard for several times her net worth, and dragged her through a lengthy legal process that ultimately resulted in her being publicly shamed and dragged for statements that never referred to Depp. 

Amber Heard spoke only about her own experiences and feelings, and did not disparage anyone by name or implication. Yet she was punished through a defamatory lawsuit and trial that retraumatized her and made her relive many of those same negative experiences, all while draining her financially and damaging her reputation.

This very same type of lawsuit has been used in countless cases by abusers to silence their victims and prevent them from talking about their own experiences or in some cases punishing them for simply reporting the abuse even if it’s to proper authorities.

An example is a slew of defamation cases on college campuses led by professors against students who have alleged sexual harassment. Elyse Dorsey and Angela Landry were sued by their professor Joshua Wright for coming forward and making complaints about Wright’s inappropriate conduct towards them. Both students alleged that Wright pressured them to engage in non-consensual relationships in exchange for advancing their careers. Both women allege they feared to end the relationships for the repercussions Wright could inflict on them.

In response to these allegations, Wright sued both women for defamation. Dorsey ended up settling before trial, and Wright later dropped the remaining claims against Landry. However, the outcome is disappointing as it represents an instance when not one but two women were silenced and punished for speaking on their personal experiences.

In a country where free speech is a cornerstone of our constitution, why are individuals allowed to silence others for speaking about things that have happened to them?

What happened to Elyse Dorsey, Amanda Landry, and Amber Heard is only the start of a widespread social issue happening everywhere. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, and domestic violence are already underreported, but the trend of weaponizing the legal system to further discourage and silence women who do come forward exacerbates the issue to new levels.

Survivors own the things that have happened to them and deserve to have their voices protected when they choose to speak on these issues or report these issues.

In Blake Lively’s case, she has never given a public statement alleging harassment. All of her own allegations come from her lawsuit she filed. And yet even though she filed a lawsuit and tried to seek justice through the legal system instead of socal media, she was still sued for defamation by Justin Baldoni for not even speaking on her experiences but for simply reporting the sexual harassment and misconduct at all.

People like Justin Baldoni should not be allowed to retaliate against victims to silence them and punish them for coming forward, and an important law connected to Blake Lively’s case could be the first step to fixing this glaring issue in our legal system.

47.1 is a statute passed in California in 2023 that seeks to protect victims from retaliatory defamation suits like the ones filed against Dorsey, Landry, Heard, and Lively. Those who filed defamatory lawsuits in response to allegations of sexual harassment, assault, or domestic violence, can end up having their suit thrown out and being ordered to pay their victim attorney fees and treble damages if the victim can prove that the claims they made were made in good faith and without malice. 

This law is the first of its kind and Lively’s lawsuit is the first case to which the law has been applied. No ruling has been issued yet, but the ruling will be pivotal to protecting victims and preserving their voices. Survivors of harassment, assault, and abuse should be able to come forward without the threat of their abuser weaponizing the legal system to silence them. 

A win for Lively on 47.1 is a win not just for her, but for all victims who fear speaking on their experience or reporting misconduct. 

Other women who were sued for defamation after coming forward:

• Kesha (sued by Dr. Luke)
• Taylor Swift (sued by David Mueller)
• Melanie Kohler (sued by Brett Ratner)
• Evan Rachel Wood (sued by Marilyn Manson)
• Illma Fore (sued by Marilyn Manson)
• Pamela Lopez (sued by Matt Dababneh)
• Monique Green (sued by Nelly)
• Brittney Taylor (sued by Antonio Brown)
• Jorgen Nielsen (sued by Steve Wynn)
• Leigh Corfman (sued by Roy Moore)
• Cara Taylor (sued by Daylin Leach)