Could the Depp v. Heard case make other abuse survivors too scared to speak up?
- Written by Jessica Lake, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
Johnny Depp has won his defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard for her Washington Post op-ed article published in 2018, which stated she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse”.
The facts in every case are unique, and the jury is always in a better position to judge these facts than commentators relying on media...
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