#johnny depp

leosuncancermoonscorpiorising:

the way in ten years when this situation has been britneyified people who are in my replies right now saying “umm did she not literally cut his finger off????” will be on twitter lecturing me about how “we were ALL complicit in the abuse of amber heard ✊” and people making youtube videos with “expert” analysis of ambers body language and facial expressions to prove that she’s a liar are gonna be making videos like “how johnny depp tricked us all ”… insanity. girl when that time comes speak for your fucking self because we were not ALL gullible misogynists

vympr:

i’m just so fucking exhausted and disgusted by the open vitriol against women who were abused. like people memeing amber heard’s abuse, her pain, taking bets and making jokes against her during the trials like it’s some sort of spectacle for their enjoyment. how did people participate in those “justice for britney” “justice for megan fox” movements and then turn around and decide that actually, they WILL spend the next decade harassing another abused woman to her breaking point. like i know in 10 years people are gonna look back and wonder what the fuck was wrong with people, just like how the same Gen Zs that are currently making fucking D3pp fancams right now look back and wonder what the fuck was wrong with people who shat on britney while she was at her lowest, and i’m not gonna let people forget they were making jokes about a woman’s abuse bc they liked a character in a movie based on a fucking theme park ride. it’s so fucking easy to “support” and “believe women” when there’s a hulu documentary about it but the second you throw in a third-rate actor who hasn’t even been relevant since 2004 into the mix all of the sudden everyone’s morals are shaky, lmao. also i’m curb stomping the next person i hear joking about it since abuse is sooo fucking funny to them apparently

The most random strike of nostalgia on my blog, I guess

Well, technically, no, because I can say with all the confidence in the world that this particular movie quite shaped basically a lot of who I am this days, through my writing especially, and opened my eyes to, well, cinemathat was not just Mother Approuved TM.

And yes, I’m still listening to the music with the same level of wonder -even thowonder may not be exactly the right word to use for such a movie-. Probably one of the most important movie in my life, actually, but I’m not going to rant futhermore about that. Just dumping my fanart, thank you, and I’ll go back to whatever it is that my life is supposed to look like.

Also it’s actually the third time I do this exact portrait. First was in 2015, but it was unfortunately lost, and second was in december 2018. Here it is, for the curious like me who like to see evolution ! :P

It’s embarrassing how proud of that I was. Also it has my dead name on it, I cropped it, lol

Grindelwald(s)

» Don’t start a war in the replies, please«

There are no spoilers for the most recent Fantastic Beasts movie.

valkyriesexual:

lemme just give u a lil context on some things that might be missing from social media content in the depp v heard trial.  for background, i’m an attorney.  i’m from california.  i’m a certified domestic violence victim advocate.  i work for a domestic violence shelter that provides services to both male and female survivors of domestic violence.

notes on previous cases & the type of legal action johnny depp filed

• this is not a legal proceeding initiated by AH. it was initiated by Johnny Depp.  it is not the first proceeding initiated by Johnny Depp. 
• once a victim ends a relationship and cuts off contact with an abuser, it is not uncommon for an abuser to use the legal system to continue to exert power and control over their victim. it’s called litigation abuse. 
• in the most recent completed legal proceeding (Johnny Depp sued a british tabloid for defamation for referring to him as an abuser), the judicial officer determined that AH had proved at least 12 of 14 alleged incidents of abuse to a civil legal standard, making it perfectly appropriate for a news organization to refer to Johnny Depp as an abuser.
• this is a defamation case, not a case about abuse. its about whether or not AH defamed Johnny Depp by writing an article about *her* experience as a public figure associated with domestic violence, an article that did not mention Johnny Depp by name. 

notes on forum shopping by depp’s legal team

• interestingly, this defamation case was NOT filed in California, the state where AH and Johnny Depp lived during their relationship, and was NOT filed in DC, where the WaPo, the publication that published AH’s article, is based. it was filed in the state of virginia.
• you might be asking yourself why virginia, of all places?  well, it’s legal strategy from depp’s team. it’s because of the different laws in virginia. virginia has a comparatively weak anti-SLAPP law (a law that protects people from civil litigation for exercising their first amendment rights), & does not consider verbal abuse to be included in “family abuse” aka domestic violence thus mitigating some of the horrendous things that Depp’s put in writing to and about AH.

“mutual abuse”

• because this trial is about defamation, not domestic violence, there has been a significant lack of expert testimony about domestic violence. let me just tell you a few things about the concept of mutual abuse.
• in california, it is possible for two people to get restraining orders against each other if they have both committed acts of domestic abuse. HOWEVER, this type of legal outcome is heavily regulated because the legislature and judicial system understand that true cases of “mutual abuse” are exceedingly rare.  therefore, california law requires that a judicial officer make “detailed findings of fact indicating that both parties acted primarily as aggressors and that neither party acted primarily in self-defense”. 
• in making this determination, caselaw directs judicial officers to consider the entire history of abuse in a relationship, rather than taking each incident as a single isolated event. this is because, say after 6 months of being choked, threatened with death, and having objects thrown at your head, when a drunk angry partner comes towards you, hitting them first, in and of itself, does not make you the primary aggressor. it is considered “reactive” violence, done in self defense, and can only be evaluated in taking the entire history of abuse in the relationship into account.
• the fact that one party was injured during an altercation, in and of itself, does not make the injured party the victim and the injury inflicting party the primary aggressor. this is based on long established legal principals that a victim of physical aggression can employ reasonable physical force to defend themselves, even if that application of force results in injury to the aggressor
• that AH admitted to striking Johnny Depp, in and of itself, does not legally mean that AH is “equally guilty” of domestic abuse, does not mean that she is not a victim of domestic abuse, and does not negate that Johnny Depp was the primary aggressor throughout the relationship

a few other notes:

• johnny depp is not captain jack sparrow, edward scissorhands, or any other famous character you love. he is an almost 60 year old man with a documented history of frivolous litigation, alcohol and drug abuse, and physically violent outbursts dating back decades.
• johnny depp is a cisgender heterosexual male, a multi-millionaire, a well established actor, and was in his 50s when he married a bisexual woman, an up-and-coming actress 20 years his junior.  there is an ENORMOUS power differential here.  which is not to say that it is inherently abusive, but it is context that needs to be part of the discussion.
• petty but whatever, AH’s lawyer never said she used that specific makeup product brand to cover her bruises. AH’s lawyer said she used a product that did color correction, like that makeup product brand has, holding up their product for visual emphasis in the courtroom. it’s not evidence of any kind of lie and it’s extremely bad faith on that makeup brand’s part to insinuate otherwise
• that lady who diagnosed AH, claimed she doesn’t have PTSD, and claimed that she has histrionic personality disorder and BPD, is NOT a board certified mental health professional, was hired by Depp’s legal team, AFTER drinking with Depp’s legal team, is paid by Depp’s legal team, and spent less than 12 hours evaluating AH in person. Not a credible reputable source of impartial, science-based evidence. 

correction: first version had NYT/NY not WaPo/DC bc lol that article was a while ago and i forgot 

bi-accident:

shineonyoucrazydiamond:

villainelle:

VIOLENCE/ABUSE:

• Heard has proven 12 out of 14 incidents of abuse by Depp “to the civil standard.
  
• Texts from Depp’s assistant shows his assistant saying Depp kicked Heard; “He was appalled. When I told him he kicked you, he cried…It was disgusting. And he knows it.”
• Depp is on audio telling Amber Heard to cut him. He continues to tell her to cut him while wielding a knife, and she is heard begging him to put the knife down.
• Texts from Depp to Paul Bettany joke about murdering Amber and raping her dead body.  (Video of it being read in court here)
• Texts about him talking about smacking Amber Heard around.
• Audio reveals Depp shouting and calling Heard a “fat ass” a “cunt” andHeard telling him to put his cigarettes out on someone else.
• “‘Her lip was swollen and busted up a bit, and she also had these horrible cuts on her arms – like gashes … The she told me that the cuts on her arms were from the broken glass that was from him throwing bottles and smashing glasses all over the place.’” (Heard’s sister, Whitney). 
• “Ms Pennington said that she could see gashes on Ms Heard’s arms from her wrists to her elbows. In cross-examination Ms Pennington said that one arm was cut worse than the other. Ms Heard told Ms Pennington that the soles of her feet were also cut. Ms Heard said that Mr Depp had thrown a bottle at her; there had been broken glass all over the ground which was how she had cut her feet.“
• Johnny destroying Heard’s closet: “Good morning sir … So …. um Johnny destroyed Amber’s closet”.  (page 82)
• “As Ms Lloyd said, ‘We had to restrain both of them.’” Depp supposedly instigated the violence, Heard retaliated. (page 81/82)
• Diary entry by Heard talks about Depp strangling her and hitting her in the head: “Our fight was terrible. J [Mr Depp] finally at one point found himself with his shirt wrapped around my neck… He hit me several times. I don’t even know how I wound up with this huge rather annoying knot on the back of my head?” (page 84)
• Depp refers to the fight on the train as getting “physical”: ‘..other than the fact that we had a fight on the train, which was physical…’ (page 83)
• Text message from Heard to her publicist; “ I’m really bruised and might have a black eye or two tmrw – same with my nose. Nurse on the way to make sure I don’t have concussion.” There are also texts to her psychotherapist saying it’s an ‘emergency’ and a text to a friend in which she says “J beat me up pretty good”. (page 87)
• Photos of Heard bruised “which the metadata shows were taken on the morning and afternoon of 16th December 2015”.(page 88)
• Makeup artist recalls having to cover up bruising on Heard’s nose, eyes, and her lip injury with red lipstick. (page 89)
• Although Depp claims Heard hit him at a party in 2016, the photos of injury Depp claims happened in 2016, where found to be from 2015: “This version of the picture has a date stamp of 23rd March 2015. It could not have been taken after the birthday party on 21st April 2016.” The photo instead was from a previous occasion in which Ms Heard already admitted that she punched Mr Depp. (page 99)
• Despite police claims, photos of Heard injuries with meta data show she did sustain injuries by Depp: “There are the photographs. The metadata is not disputed and shows that one of the photographs of Ms Heard’s face was taken before the first pair of police officers arrived.” They also show damage to the apartment. (page 107)
• Depp texted Bettany that he “pounded and displayed ugly colors to Amber on a recent journey”.

HEARD’s CLAIMS: 

• Heard has previously admitted to hitting Johnny and throwing things at him to defend herself in her original 7hr deposition.(2016)
• “She admitted that in the course of this argument, she struck Mr Depp in order, she said, to protect Whitney.” (page 80)
• In regards to the donations: “Amber has already been responsible for seven figures in donations to charitable causes and intends to continue to contribute and eventually fulfill her pledge. However, Amber has been delayed in that goal because Mr. Depp filed a lawsuit against her, and consequently, she has been forced to spend millions of dollars defending Mr. Depp’s false accusations against her.”   
• “Please tell people it was a fair fightandsee what the jury and judge think. Tell the world, Johnny. Tell them, Johnny Depp. I, Johnny Depp, …. man*, I’m-I’m a victim too of domestic violence and I, y’know, it’s a fair fight and see how many people believe or side with you”.
• [*NOTE: Heard is using “man” as in “oh, man”, not in reference to Depp’s gender.]
• “Full audio shows Heard talking about how their relationship is not “fair fight”, he scoffs and replies “it doesn’t matter”and “fair fight, my ass”, Heard responds “exactly” and that Depp is “bigger and stronger”. Heard goes on to talk about why she felt the need to call 911 after he threw the phone at her face and laid his hands on her.

THE FINGER CLAIM:

• Deuters (Depp’s friend) admitting that the story of Depp’s injury was a public relations disaster and saying: ‘Just make sure you say you aren’t sure how he hurt his hand. (page 75)
• Depp’s texts to his doctor states he cut his own finger off. Another text is found of Depp again saying he cut his own finger off.Doctor’s notes show the injury is more suggestive of a crushing mechanism.In fact, Depp told three separate people that he cut his own finger off.
• Depp heard on tape stating, “I’m talking about Australia. The day I chopped my finger off”.
• “Nor did Mr Depp say that Ms Heard had been responsible for the injury to his finger in either of his two texts to sister Christi on 8th March 2015.” (page 78)

FECES PRANK/CLAIM:

• Heard did not defecate in Depp’s bed and the previous judge ruled it unlikely. The judge in the previous case ruled it likely it were the dogs, as there was evidence it“had an incomplete mastery of her bowels.”
• “Ms. Heard gave evidence that Boo had in the past defecated on the bed and that she herself had cleaned it up rather than leave that task to Ms Vargas.”(page 100)
• Furthermore, Depp is on text’s with his assistant’s suggesting to him to defecate and tell Amber it was the dogs as a prank

DRUGS/ALCOHOL:

• Texts from Depp’s daughter (Lily-Rose Depp) and Depp himself show that Amber helped him stay sober.Depp talking to his mother-in-law, Paige Heard about Amber helping him.
• Texts from Heard and Lily-Rose Depp show the two had an amicable relationship. 
• Texts show Depp’s constant use of alcohol and drugs, mentioning his “blackouts”. More textshere,andhere.Texts show Depp referring to his addiction as the “Monster”, even to Elton John who was helping him with his sobriety. 
• An audio shows Depp telling Heard he will never get clean or sober. Amber can be heard crying. Another audio shows Heard crying and saying, “All the coke you’ve done today, and all the booze you’ve drunk today, has it helped us?”

PREVIOUS LIBEL CASE:

• As stated, theprevious judge ruled Heard has proven 12 out of 14 incidents of abuse.
• “For all of these reasons I accept that the Defendants have shown that the words they published were substantially true in the meanings I have held them to bear. The Claimant has not succeeded in his action for libel.”(2020)
• Depp’s previous lawyer, Adam Waldman was accused of dishonesty, and was thrown off the case for leaking confidential information to the press and social media which was protected via court order. 
• Depp’s team was accused of using bots to influence opinion of social media.  Bot Sentinel, a group that uses artificial intelligence to detect and track troll bots & suspect Twitter accounts, found the actress “had been a victim of an ongoing targeted harassment and smear campaign”. 
• (Waldman is a long-time US lobbyist for Russian oligarchs.) 

OTHER OPINIONS/LINKS:

• Depp in texts talking about wanting to cause “global humiliation” for Heard.
• Depp defending Roman Polanski: “Roman is not a predator. He’s 75 or 76 years old. He has got two beautiful kids, he has got a wife that he has been with for a long, long time. He is not out on the street.”
• Depp is close friends with Marilyn Manson, who has his own abuse allegations against him, and who is also suing his victims for defamation. 

PREV. LEGAL ISSUES & CAREER:

• Depp was arrested in 1989 for assaulting a security guard after the police were called to end a loud party at his hotel room.
• He was also arrested in New York City in 1994 after damaging a hotel room he was staying in with Kate Moss.
• Depp brawling with the paparazzi. 
• In 2018, Depp assaulting crew member on the set of City of Lies.
• In 2018, two of Depp’s former bodyguardssued him for unpaid fees andunsafe working conditions. The suit was settled in 2019.
• Depp was constantly late and drunkon the set of Pirates of the Caribbean. 
• Depp will also supposedly receivehis full salary for the third Fantastic Beasts movie, despite filming only one scene for itand being asked to leave the project.
• Texts show that Depp told Heard she was not to take roles, stating “No goddamn meetings. No movies”. (x)
• Depp admits to getting, “irrational”, “crazy”, and “jealous” when Heard is filming.
• Charges against Heard for bringing her dogs to Australia were dropped;it was a supposed mix-up with her staff being dismissed who were to do the paperwork. Heard apologised, and admitted to her wrongdoing, pleading guilty.  
• Heard sought a restraining order from Depp in 2016. She also sought an order requiring Depp to attend 52 weeks of anger management courses. (page 19)
  

PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS: 

• Depp started dating Winona Ryder when she was a minor, and 17 years old to his 25 [edit:] 26 years.  (Depp is 23 years older than Heard.)
• Depp called his ex-wife a “French extortionist ex-cunt” and a “withering whore”. 
• Heard was granted a restraining order against Depp. 
• Depp was the one to originally ask Amber to settle outside of court, and the couple issued a statement that, “Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain.”
• Heard’s previous girlfriend has come to Heard’s defence, saying that Heard never abused her and that the police officers who claimed it had misogynistic and homophobic attitudes once they realised Heard and her were partners.
• Ellen Barkin, Depp’s ex,testified Depp threw a wine bottle at herduring an argument between Depp and his assistant. (page 43)

DEPP’S JEALOUSY:

• Depp has used abusive language towards Heard for her sexuality and her past relationship with women, calling her a“lesbian camp counsellor”.He was also jealous of Amber’s female ex, Tasya van Ree, calling her “Van Pee”, he also “tried to set fire to another of Ms van Ree’s paintings”.
• In fact, Depp’s homophobia and jealousy didn’t stop there, he then attacked Heard’s friend, iO Tillet Wright, by misgendering him and mocking his transition, calling him a “dike bitch” and “wanting to be a man now”.
• Depp also makes unfavourable comments about Heard’s relationship with Elon Musk: “But she sucked Mollusk’s [I assume a reference to Elon Musk] crooked dick”.(page 126)
• He alsoaccused her of having an affair with Billy Bob Thornton, writing about it in graffiti. (page 76)

THE CURRENT TRIAL:

• The trial is a not a criminal trial, but a defamation trial. Depp is suggesting Heard ruined his reputation in her article about domestic violence, despite not naming him in it. In fact, Depp was requested to leave the project after he lost his libel case.
• Depp is suing Heard for $50 million, over 7x the amount they originally settled together. Heard originally attempted to get the suit moved to California and dismissed, and only filed a counterclaim when it was refused.
• Virginia has less strict anti-SLAPP laws and as a result has drawn questionable legal cases in recent years. SLAPP lawsuits are also known as intimidation lawsuits and often used to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening victims with the cost of legal defence until they abandon their criticism.
• Depp fans are heavily affecting the way social media is reacting to the trial,by indulging in edits on social media, fabrications of events, pseudoscience.
• Heard has had to hire more security. Some Depp fans have attempted to chase vehicles with Heard and her team inside as they return home from the courthouse. 
• One of Depp’s witnesses (Gina Deuters) was dismissed from the stand after admitting to watching the trial online.
• Depp fans were barred from the court for violent threats against Heard. Most attendees are Depp-fans and have had to have been told, “Order in the court or I will have you removed”.

CONCLUSION:

The suit is not to determine whether Heard was violent, or whether their relationship was mutually toxic, but as to whether Heard lied in her op-ed, and there is plenty of evidence of Depp physically harming Heard multiple times; regardless of Heard’s retaliation, he has been proven to be a domestic abuser.

[DISCLAIMER: This post is purely in relevance to the Heard vs. Depp case, to fact-check claims made by Depp, his team, as well as opinions on social media. They are not meant to be a remission on Heard’s part of any potential wrongdoing.]

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Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder