“insensitive” quip about Amber Heard beneath a viral TikTok video.On Tuesday, NBC News uploaded a clip to TikTok showing Heard being cross-examined at the blockbuster defamation trial where she is being sued by ex-husband, Johnny Depp.In the video, Heard insinuated that she was the target of an online hate campaign, saying: “You can look either of us up online and figure out who’s being abused.”“Y’all think amber watches TikTok?” the official Duolingo account commented beneath the clip.The comment has since been deleted from beneath the NBC News TikTok.
The Post has reached out to Duolingo for comment on the matter.The joke was quickly condemned by furious social media users, many of whom took to Twitter to slam the company for weighing in on a sensitive legal case.“On what planet does a brand — even @duolingo — think it’s cool to crack jokes about an alleged victim of domestic violence?
The Depp fandom bubble on TikTok is very real but no brand should get anywhere near it,” one person blasted, with their tweet racking up more than 44,000 likes. “I’d sue Duolingo just to make a point,” another raged, implying Heard should take legal action against the company. “We’re waiting on a statement explaining why your team thinks domestic violence is a laughing matter!” a third person tweeted directly to Duolingo.
However, not everyone was angered by the fact the company chimed in on the legal case, with one accusing Amber Heard supporters of clutching at straws with their outrage. “You guys don’t actually care about this, right?
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