Amber Heard
Eriq Gardner
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May 31, 2022
The Real Loser in Depp v. Heard
It’s easy to dismiss the trial as an especially vulgar celebrity spectacle. But whatever the jury decides this week, the Depp-Heard litigation could have stunning repercussions for the media, for free speech, and more.
Matthew Belloni
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May 22, 2022
Johnny Depp’s Fake News
The dark arts of media manipulation for political gain, once the realm of D.C., have come to Hollywood in the sordid trial of Depp vs Amber Heard, and there’s no going back now.
Eriq Gardner
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May 16, 2022
Johnny Depp’s #MeToo Game Theory
This week’s cross-examination of Amber Heard is being watched, crucially, by a nearly all-male jury. But the real decision before the jury is far more complicated than the he-said-she-said case that’s being tried in the press.
Matthew Belloni
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April 10, 2022
Johnny and Amber Have Both Already Lost
One of the ugliest defamation battles in Hollywood history goes to trial this week, live on TV. Whatever the outcome, the real damage has been reputational—and, for Depp, largely self-inflicted. What does he have left to lose?