An attempt by journalists to discredit Johnny Depp's legal victory against Amber Heard as 'misogyny' is why readers are losing faith in legacy journalism, writes Jack Houghton.
You don’t have to look very hard to find video clips of the defamation trial on social media platforms.
This is despite the jury finding that Heard not only lied, but acted with malice when she intentionally spread those lies.“The backlash to #Me Too has long been under way. But this feels like a tipping point. The problem with this narrative is that when a court does find that a woman has lied about her experience, #MeToo activists find it hard to separate that notion from their reality.
“One woman has been made into a symbol of a movement that many view with fear and hatred, and she’s being punished for that movement. In this way, Heard is still in an abusive relationship. But now, it’s not just with Depp, but with the whole country.” Remember, Heard also was able to successfully argue that comments by Depp’s former lawyer impugned her reputation, hardly a verdict that a cabal of sexist jurors would render.“ will have a devastating effect on survivors, who will be silenced, now, with the knowledge that they cannot speak about their violent experiences at men’s hands without the threat of a ruinous libel suit.And Heard was equally quick to jump on the free speech bandwagon.
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