The American press called it the trial of the century, three decades after the OJ Simpson case, a court case with record hearings.
Promise of great unpacking of the very private lives of two Hollywood stars, the defamation lawsuit confronting the ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, which has just ended on June 1, has proved to be just as mediatic as political.
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Followed live by millions of curious people around the world for six long weeks, it caused an unprecedented tidal wave on social networks, where pro-Depp and supporters of Amber Heard (much less numerous) clashed over hashtags, online petitions and videos ridiculing the other side's opponent.
Accusations and reputation
At the beginning of this extraordinary duel?
A column by Amber Heard published in 2018 in the
Washington Post,
in which the feminist activist, ambassador for women's rights for the American Civil Liberties Union, said she was “victim of violence…
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