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Post by Cuddles on May 4, 2022 0:00:17 GMT
I thought Blake Lively's Versace gown last night was one of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen. The turquoise and copper combination was exquisite. After reading this article, I love it even more! "This dress is an homage to New York City and so many of the classic, iconic buildings." She showed off some of the dress's subtle references: "This is detailing from the Empire State Building, some of the draping from the Statue of Liberty...(and) the constellation from Grand Central Station." WOW.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on May 4, 2022 0:45:01 GMT
I thought Blake Lively's Versace gown last night was one of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen. The turquoise and copper combination was exquisite. After reading this article, I love it even more! "This dress is an homage to New York City and so many of the classic, iconic buildings." She showed off some of the dress's subtle references: "This is detailing from the Empire State Building, some of the draping from the Statue of Liberty...(and) the constellation from Grand Central Station." WOW. YES!!!! It was fabulous!!!! Just amazing!!!
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Post by MissGriss on May 4, 2022 4:30:38 GMT
I read that the original copper draping was referring to the fact that the Statue of Liberty was originally copper-colored before it aged and developed the turquoise patina. And the turquoise and copper after the "reveal" referenced the patina. Very cool! I agree, Cuddles! It was exquisite!
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Post by FireWoman on May 4, 2022 17:00:59 GMT
As far as I knew, no one person is in charge. News outlets who are members of the WHCA have blocks of tickets they buy and THEY decide who they want to invite so I can see how it is hit or miss on the dinner guests lol. On a side note after looking at the pics from your link.. we all know Fran Drescher STILL looks amazing, but WOW so does Judith Light!! Maybe even better than her OLTL or Who's the Boss days. No shade, Fran is a mixture of good genes and a good surgeon. Love her. I'll have what she's having, lol! Honestly, with all the botched, bad, and outrageous enhancements out in Hollywoodland.. Fran has one hell of a surgeon and really does look amazing (always has!)
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Post by Critical on May 5, 2022 2:05:30 GMT
I guess we know who to thank for this When Kathy Griffin tweeted, saying that all stand-ups would now be worried about who the next Will Smith will be, she wasn't being dramatic. Dave Chappelle Attacked at Hollywood Bowl
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Post by waywyrd on May 5, 2022 13:35:38 GMT
I guess we know who to thank for this When Kathy Griffin tweeted, saying that all stand-ups would now be worried about who the next Will Smith will be, she wasn't being dramatic. Dave Chappelle Attacked at Hollywood BowlHis security team beat the tar out of that fool. I want to know how he got a knife through the metal detectors??
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Post by momrek06 on May 5, 2022 15:28:11 GMT
And now Will Smith will see what happens when you ASSAULT someone esp a celebrity.
Smith's name will be popping up in every comedians joke when referencing violence.
Oh well. Consequences.
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Post by Kao on May 5, 2022 16:45:26 GMT
Considering how Dave immediately said "That was a transman" afterwards excuse me while I don't shed a tear on his behalf. I remember when he used to actually be funny before he started punching down on people that quite frankly get enough crap in life just existing.
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Post by libgirl2 on May 5, 2022 17:17:13 GMT
Considering how Dave immediately said "That was a transman" afterwards excuse me while I don't shed a tear on his behalf. I remember when he used to actually be funny before he started punching down on people that quite frankly get enough crap in life just existing. Seriously? Wow, I didn't hear that. What an asshat.
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Post by FireWoman on May 6, 2022 18:58:08 GMT
And now Will Smith will see what happens when you ASSAULT someone esp a celebrity. Smith's name will be popping up in every comedians joke when referencing violence. Oh well. Consequences. But is he REALLY feeling any consequences? Howard Stern made a good point.. no one ushered him out of the venue when it happened, they didn't beat the hell outta him, he had nothing. They shook his hand and let him have his award. He may be the name on the meme, or the punchline in a joke, but nothing will happen to him that is all that bad. Boohoo he can't attend an Oscar's event, BFD, he can still be nominated and win an award. He will still get work, he will still be Will Smith. The whole thing is a joke. I honestly give Chris Rock a LOT of credit on how HE maintained his composure. I know he can be polarizing to many, but I like him. I would have pressed charges if I was him, but in the end he is the one who comes out looking like the mature one in all this.
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Post by ibot2much on May 6, 2022 19:31:50 GMT
Not sure he is getting or keeping work...I will be anxious to see what comes out with Will's name attached.
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Post by libgirl2 on May 6, 2022 19:41:18 GMT
Not sure he is getting or keeping work...I will be anxious to see what comes out with Will's name attached. I thought some things are being "delayed".
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Post by moviememories on May 7, 2022 8:56:31 GMT
I wonder what comedians like Richard Pryor and George Carlin would think about the state of stand up comedy today and how many knuckleheads would be attacking them on stage.
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 1, 2022 20:56:31 GMT
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Post by Critical on Jun 1, 2022 21:37:07 GMT
The jury did award Amber $2M in compensatory damages. He can take that out of the $15M she has to pay him!
My hope is that we never see or hear from her again.
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 1, 2022 22:03:07 GMT
The jury did award Amber $2M in compensatory damages. He can take that out of the $15M she has to pay him! My hope is that we never see or hear from her again. CNN is reporting AH may not have the $13MILL she owes JD. Eek. She will be penniless. Her words to the public after the verdict was read. .... “I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband,”
“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. NO IT IS NOT A SET BACK. YOU LIED, AMBER. YOU ARE A LIAR.It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. YOU SET BACK YOUR OWN CLOCK, WHEN YOU LIED.It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. NO IT'S YOU THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUS BECAUSE YOU ARE A LIAR.“I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.“I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly.” WHEN ITS LIES COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, AMERICA LOOKS THE OTHER WAY.
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 1, 2022 22:09:32 GMT
The jury did award Amber $2M in compensatory damages. He can take that out of the $15M she has to pay him! My hope is that we never see or hear from her again. CNN is reporting AH may not have the $13MILL she owes JD. Eek. She will be penniless. Her words to the public after the verdict was read. .... “I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband,”
“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. NO IT IS NOT A SET BACK. YOU LIED, AMBER. YOU ARE A LIAR.It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. YOU SET BACK THE CLOCK WHEN YOU LIED.It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. NO IT'S YOU THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUS BECAUSE YOU ARE A LIAR.“I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.“I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly.” WHEN ITS LIES COMING OUT OF YOU MOUTH, AMERICA LOOKS THE OTHER WAY. A lot of people I know feel that she is toxic. I will be curious to see what he does going forward. I never liked her.
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 1, 2022 22:16:59 GMT
CNN is reporting AH may not have the $13MILL she owes JD. Eek. She will be penniless. Her words to the public after the verdict was read. .... “I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband,”
“I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. NO IT IS NOT A SET BACK. YOU LIED, AMBER. YOU ARE A LIAR.It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. YOU SET BACK THE CLOCK WHEN YOU LIED.It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. NO IT'S YOU THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUS BECAUSE YOU ARE A LIAR.“I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.“I’m sad I lost this case. But I am sadder still that I seem to have lost a right I thought I had as an American – to speak freely and openly.” WHEN ITS LIES COMING OUT OF YOU MOUTH, AMERICA LOOKS THE OTHER WAY. A lot of people I know feel that she is toxic. I will be curious to see what he does going forward. I never liked her. ............................................ I did read back when the trial was starting that JD got AH AQUAMAN. I am not even sure what else she has done.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 1, 2022 22:20:09 GMT
I can't name one thing she's been in, except this courtroom. What a horrible toxic relationship they had, now everything is out there, forever. I hope they both move on with their lives.
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Post by waywyrd on Jun 1, 2022 22:45:39 GMT
I can't name one thing she's been in, except this courtroom. What a horrible toxic relationship they had, now everything is out there, forever. I hope they both move on with their lives. Last thing I watched her in was that hideous remake of The Stand two years ago. Hopefully that's the last thing I see her in.
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 1, 2022 23:17:43 GMT
I can't name one thing she's been in, except this courtroom. What a horrible toxic relationship they had, now everything is out there, forever. I hope they both move on with their lives. Last thing I watched her in was that hideous remake of The Stand two years ago. Hopefully that's the last thing I see her in. Ugh, I forgot she was in that. Glad I didn't see it as I heard bad things about it. I'm sure she saw JD as a stepping stone for her career, whether he got her Aquaman or not.
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Post by AZChristian on Jun 1, 2022 23:29:01 GMT
The jury did award Amber $2M in compensatory damages. He can take that out of the $15M she has to pay him! My hope is that we never see or hear from her again. From what I THINK I read, the judge decreased the compensatory damages she has to pay, so she only has to pay him $10.35M. Subtract from that the $2M he owes her, she'll only have to pay him $8.35M. And she'll probably never work in the tv/movie industry again.
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Post by FireWoman on Jun 2, 2022 2:07:51 GMT
The jury did award Amber $2M in compensatory damages. He can take that out of the $15M she has to pay him! My hope is that we never see or hear from her again. From what I THINK I read, the judge decreased the compensatory damages she has to pay, so she only has to pay him $10.35M. Subtract from that the $2M he owes her, she'll only have to pay him $8.35M. And she'll probably never work in the tv/movie industry again. A Virginia state statute, like many states, caps punitive damages at $350,000.00, so it is a typical cap not something the Judge mandated. (Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-38.1) So yeah unless she files an appeal, she will own him about $8.65 million. IMO she got off light. I really hope to never see her again too, her lies and self promotion make me so mad. There ARE women out there that ARE survivors of DV and she made all their suffering a mockery.
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Post by dagwood on Jun 2, 2022 14:02:52 GMT
I can't name one thing she's been in, except this courtroom. What a horrible toxic relationship they had, now everything is out there, forever. I hope they both move on with their lives. Last thing I watched her in was that hideous remake of The Stand two years ago. Hopefully that's the last thing I see her in. Were you able to make it through the whole thing? I couldn't make it past a couple of episodes it was so awful. And that is my favorite book...They lost me when they had Fran try to commit suicide. IMO, she is the one that set DV victims back. She seems to use it a lot. There sure was an awful lot of proof and witnesses that she was the abuser not Johnny. She did this to herself, IMO.
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 2, 2022 14:26:52 GMT
Last thing I watched her in was that hideous remake of The Stand two years ago. Hopefully that's the last thing I see her in. Were you able to make it through the whole thing? I couldn't make it past a couple of episodes it was so awful. And that is my favorite book...They lost me when they had Fran try to commit suicide. IMO, she is the one that set DV victims back. She seems to use it a lot. There sure was an awful lot of proof and witnesses that she was the abuser not Johnny. She did this to herself, IMO. Fran? WTF? I am so glad I avoided it. I have read that book so many times. It is also a favorite of mine. For me King hit the pinnacle with that book and It.
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Post by waywyrd on Jun 2, 2022 15:33:40 GMT
Last thing I watched her in was that hideous remake of The Stand two years ago. Hopefully that's the last thing I see her in. Were you able to make it through the whole thing? I couldn't make it past a couple of episodes it was so awful. And that is my favorite book...They lost me when they had Fran try to commit suicide. IMO, she is the one that set DV victims back. She seems to use it a lot. There sure was an awful lot of proof and witnesses that she was the abuser not Johnny. She did this to herself, IMO. I only suffered through to the end because Alexander Skarsgard was in it. Not even he could save that crapfest for me, though. And yes, they totally did Frannie wrong.
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Post by dagwood on Jun 2, 2022 19:26:01 GMT
Were you able to make it through the whole thing? I couldn't make it past a couple of episodes it was so awful. And that is my favorite book...They lost me when they had Fran try to commit suicide. IMO, she is the one that set DV victims back. She seems to use it a lot. There sure was an awful lot of proof and witnesses that she was the abuser not Johnny. She did this to herself, IMO. Fran? WTF? I am so glad I avoided it. I have read that book so many times. It is also a favorite of mine. For me King hit the pinnacle with that book and It. Yup. I spent the rest of that episode complaining that Fran was not the type to try to commit suicide. It was just not the character Stephen King wrote. Yeah, you didn't miss much by missing that one.
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Post by redsoxgirl on Jun 2, 2022 20:32:23 GMT
As a survivor i am, like hundreds and thousands of other survivors physically ill due to the verdict. even though we knew what the verdict would be before the case went to court. we expected the public to rally behind the old fading movie star. forgiving him his multitude of sins and shortcomings because his pr machine, built to shred amber Heards personhood and credibility into shreds, worked, ask any survivor whose gone up against an older more powerful man in court how their cases went. most will say I might as well be amber Heard. uts true, right down to being excommunicated from your town or city. "‘Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard Verdict
www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/men-always-win-survivors-sickened-by-the-amber-heard-verdict/ar-AAXYVdl?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4008593683d646a790fa76e055c104f8
Over the past few weeks, Meghan has been watching the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial with a sinking feeling. A few years ago, she had been involved in a contentious breakup with her then-husband following years of physical and emotional abuse, which led to her calling the police repeatedly. Like Heard, Meghan, whose las t name Rolling Stone has chosen to withhold, had recorded his outbursts and threats of violence and self-harm, in case, she says, “if he killed me, there would be evidence”; like Heard, when she spoke out about her ex, she received a letter from his lawyer accusing her of defamation; and like Heard, she says her ex’s lawyer also tried to argue she had borderline personality disorder, a form of mental illness, as a means of trying to discredit her. Meghan initially tried to avoid the Depp-Heard trial as much as she could, as it caused her to experience PTSD flashbacks. But throughout the trial, everything from Heard’s hair and clothing to her tearful testimony became fodder for countless memes, while Depp’s cocksure behavior on the stand inspired innumerable fawning TikTok videos, cryptocurrency, and Etsy merch. The discourse was unavoidable. “It’s been bizarre to see friends I thought were supportive posting disgusting Amber Heard memes,” she says. When she heard that Depp had Heard with “total global humiliation” after she came forward with abuse allegations against him, it was too much for Meghan to handle: Her ex had long threatened her with the same thing.
“This case is my worst fear playing out on a public stage,” she says. “[It] tells me that [my ex] was right. If he chose to, he could destroy and humiliate me beyond repair.”This feeling was only exacerbated on Wednesday after a jury in Fairfax, Virginia, found Amber Heard guilty of defaming Depp in a 2018 op-ed for the Washington Post, in which she identified herself as a public face of domestic abuse survivors, without explicitly naming Depp. Despite presenting photos of her injuries, video recordings of Depp’s meltdowns, and witness testimony supporting her claims of abuse, Depp was awarded $10 million plus $5 million in punitive damages. Heard was also awarded $2 million for winning one point in her countersuit. But in truth, the highly publicized trial was decided in the court of public opinion weeks ago. As it played out over the last few weeks, with people on social media overwhelmingly aligning with the beloved Pirates of the Caribbean star, millions of stans and even brands and celebrities have excoriated Heard and accused her of fabricating the allegations against Depp, causing hashtags like #AmberTurd and #JusticeForJohnnyDepp to trend worldwide. “This is basically the end of MeToo,” Dr. Jessica Taylor, a psychologist, forensic psychology Ph.D., and author of two books on misogyny and abuse, tells Rolling Stone. “It’s the death of the whole movement.” As the verdict came in, sexual assault survivors expressed their disappointment with the decision, even if they were not surprised by it. “I don’t think it’s unexpected. But it’s horrible,” says one survivor, who herself faced a defamation claim after coming forward against her own abuser (and requested her name be withheld for legal reasons). She says the claim was dropped, but that watching Heard be dragged through the mud during the trial brought back memories of her own experience, which she says was traumatic and led her to consider suicide.“I feel really glad to think my case didn’t go ahead. And stupid to think I could have won it,” she says. “Men always win.”
Survivor Organizations Under Attack In the thick of the trial, many organizations that advocate for survivors have remained silent, choosing not to weigh in on one side or the other until a verdict was reached. (The #MeToo organization released a tepid statement in support of “survivors” in general, without aligning with either Heard or Depp by name.) But that hasn’t stopped Depp fans from sending harassing and abusive messages to these organizations, accusing them of bias in Heard’s favor. “I’ve been doing this work for 30 years, and we’ve had some high-profile cases,” says Ruth Glenn, chief executive officer of National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) and a survivor herself. “But I have never seen anything like this.” She attributes the fervor around Depp to “his longevity in the celebrity world [and] his ability to have the resources to deploy PR machines… he’s been able to control the narrative and this trial.”
Maureen Curtis, vice president of criminal justice programs at victim assistance organization Safe Horizon, says the verdict is “one more way of silencing survivors and taking away the one real option they may have” by speaking out against their abusers in the media. Indeed, this seems to already be happening. Taylor says she has already been contacted by “hundreds” of survivors wishing to retract public statements they have made in the press, or pulling out of court cases against their abusers. She says the verdict “opens the floodgates” for future defamation cases. “Survivors watching this will rethink everything they say out loud about what happened to them, and the potential of being sued and dragged through a court process for saying something they know is true, but they could be found guilty of defamation,” she says. “It’s a scary place to be.”Cici Van Tine, a former DA and divorce attorney in Massachusetts, notes it’s not just statements to the press that can cause problems: “People should know and be careful: when they opine on Facebook and Instagram and they think they’re venting to their friends, there is exposure there.” Many survivors I spoke to said that the verdict is immaterial to them, and that they have felt hesitant to share their stories with loved ones who have expressed support for Depp. “I’m not sure the outcome at this point matters at all,” says a survivor who requested her name be withheld. “People who have decided women are liars, and abusers are equal victims, won’t be swayed. And the damage to victims in terms of silencing and scaring them has already been done, so Johnny Depp’s PR machine has won.”No ‘Perfect Victims’ In particular, the trial has underscored the idea that survivors of abuse must adhere to a rigid set of standards in order to be believed when coming forward with their stories. “This saga has been horrible to watch unfold because we’re once again litigating how ‘perfect’ a victim you need to be in order to be a victim. People look at women fighting back [against] abuse and use it as evidence to play into the abuser’s narrative that both parties are equally wrong,” the survivor says. Heard is far from a perfect victim — she has admitted to hitting Depp on at least one occasion, and in recordings she can be heard taunting and belittling him. But according to NCADV’s Glenn, the idea that what the couple experienced constituted “mutual abuse,” as their former couples’ therapist testified, is patently false and ignores domestic violence experts’ understanding of abuse dynamics. “There is no such thing [as mutual abuse]. You have a primary aggressor and a primary victim,” she says. “What could be happening is you have a survivor doing what they need to do to defend themselves… but when you have clinicians framing it as ‘mutual abuse,’ it’s very harmful.” She says the fact that the trial was broadcast and livestreamed for hundreds of thousands of people to consume as entertainment on a daily basis will continue to inflict damage even after the verdict. “This could have been stopped weeks ago by the courts system,” she says. Other experts on domestic abuse have been horrified watching the methods that are traditionally employed to discredit survivors — such as diagnosing them with a mental illness — wielded on a global stage, with Dr. Shannon Curry, a clinical and forensic psychologist who testified on Depp’s behalf, diagnosing Heard, whom she has never treated, with borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder, inaccurately linking these conditions to physical abuse. “I hear from women in the U.K., Canada. All the lawyers use the same tactics — they position them as hysterical, as gold-diggers, malicious, out for revenge, emotionally unstable, as having personality disorders,” says Taylor. “It provides a model of discrediting the woman.” The Depp verdict, she says, will only make such tactics more common in a courtroom setting. The trial has had the impact of sending survivors down a rabbit hole of re-experiencing not just the grisly details of their abuse, but the aftermath — particularly, watching their abuser get away with it. Glenn has been triggered by footage of Depp grandstanding outside the courthouse to a bevy of female fans. “Watching him blow kisses and stopping his car and waving — if you’ve been so defamed you had to bring this to court, you should be acting with dignity and the seriousness with which this affords,” she says, calling his behavior “disgusting.”T he End of #MeToo In the wake of the #MeToo movement, which drove home just how omnipresent abusers are and gave voice to survivors around the world, it seems inconceivable that a woman could come forward with an allegation of sexual and physical violence against a prominent man and be shamed and vilified to the extent that Heard has been. Some have suggested that the antipathy toward Heard could be a backlash to the #MeToo movement, and that the pro-Depp contingent is a long-simmering men’s rights activist (MRA)-driven online movement that has recently been co-opted by fans. But Curtis, for one, thinks it’s simpler than that. “Could it be backlash against the MeToo movement because it was a time when survivors were being heard? Yes, I could see there being push-back,” she says. “But it’s nothing new. It was happening before the MeToo movement as well. It’s something we’ve been seeing all along.” By the time the culture in general comes to terms with the damage wrought by the trial and its coverage, it may be too late. Heard may one day get the redemption arc afforded to previously villainized celebrity women, but it will likely be long after thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of women are silenced as the result of the verdict against her. And survivors must deal with the implications attached to the verdict: that women who come forward against powerful men may not only not be believed, but actively punished.“I’m sickened. This is a gag in the mouths of victims who were just beginning to speak,” Meghan said immediately after the verdict came in. “I want to scream. I want to vomit. I want tear down every courthouse brick by brick because there is no justice to be had in our system of laws. [This] all sounds dramatic I suppose. But when [Heard] wrote she felt the wrath of our culture, Depp took it as a personal challenge.”
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Post by redsoxgirl on Jun 2, 2022 23:03:17 GMT
I believe, in many instances, the experts give the public credit they have not earned. His lawyers used the tried and true 'Make her look crazy/label her crazy" technique that's been around forever. They used it because it works. The same with photos showing bruises. Minimize it and plant the idea the crazy accuser doctored the bruises. Another tried and true technique. Used around the world. Because it works. Play into people's biases about what kind of person is a victim. Certainly not an imperfect person. She isn't likeable, she isn't acting like what I think a survivor should act like. She isn't 'pure.' People who are unlikeable are not victims. People being women. All of this was carried by Heard and she suffers now from global annihilation, as Depp promised her, back in 2o16, when she was granted a restraining order against him. When an abuser promises you he'll destroy you one day, no matter how long it takes, believe him. www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/why-we-didn-t-see-amber-heard-coming-and-what-it-might-mean-for-other-women-who-allege-abuse/ar-AAY14Wq?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0a8e5a4b6d8044209b483aec880a97e5The defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard took on a cultural significance most people were unprepared for. It made daily headlines, dominated social media platforms, and resulted in the "global humiliation" of a woman who alleged abuse, an ignominy Depp promised in a 2016 text after Heard secured a restraining order against him. In a statement on Thursday, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence said it was "appalled" by the verdict and condemned the trial as "entertainment," likening it to other high-profile cases of domestic violence, including Lorena Bobbitt, the O.J. Simpson case, the murder of Laci Peterson, and Chris Brown's assault of Rihanna. Experts say the case – both the verdict and the surrounding media circus – is a loss for survivors of domestic violence and free speech and a win for the forces of privilege and patriarchy. The trajectory of the case took many domestic violence advocates by surprise given that it followed Depp losing his U.K. libel suit, where a London judge found the words of a British newspaper calling Depp a “wife beater" to be "substantially true." "We witnessed in real-time an abuser gaslighting, a common technique used to manipulate others, specifically systems into misidentifying a victim for an abuser and an abuser for a victim," the organization said in a statement.
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Post by FannyMare on Jun 3, 2022 0:27:40 GMT
I don't think they had to make her look crazy, defecating in a bed is crazy enough for me. Plus, she couldn't keep her story straight. If survivors were betting on her, and I know some were not, they should of listened closely to what she said. I'm not a fan of Johnny Depp.
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