Domestic abuse survivors fear "victims will be silenced" by the verdict of Johnny Depp's libel case against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star won the case following a verdict from a jury yesterday.The 58-year-old was awarded compensatory damages of $10million (£8 million) and a further $5 million (£4 million) in punitive damagesThe jury ruled that Amber's op-ed article for the Washington Post about domestic violence, titled 'I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath.
That has to change', had been defamatory.The Mirror reports that there are now many people who fear the verdict will be 'twisted and misapplied' when other women speak out in the future.
Following the verdict, a social media storm was created with those who are either pro-Johnny or pro-Amber posting their support or worries over the jury's conclusions online."I don't care how you feel about Johnny Depp or Amber Heard - this is a very bad day for women who are victims," one user said.A survivor told Rolling Stone: "People who have decided women are liars, and abusers are equal victims, won't be swayed.
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