The Cultural Collateral Damage Of Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard Trial | We The People

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?

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