This isn’t the first time Johnny supporters have been called out for problematic online behavior.
Although she did not name her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, in the article, he and his legal team claimed that it was strongly implied that he was the abuser and lost. cinema contracts as a direct result. .
Johnny has repeatedly denied being violent towards Amber and filed a libel suit against her in response to the article. She counterattacked for $100 million.
This is the second time Johnny has brought domestic abuse allegations to court, having filed a complaint against the editor of British tabloid The Sun for defamation after he called her a ‘wife beater’ in an article.
The case went to trial in 2020 and Amber testified that Johnny had been abusive throughout their relationship.
Johnny ultimately lost the case after a judge ruled the Sun’s statement about him was correct. However, since Johnny sued the publication and not Amber, the judge’s verdict was not grounds to dismiss Johnny’s pending lawsuit against her.
Instead, the incredibly public trial, which is taking place in Virginia, began last month and is being meticulously watched by people around the world.
In fact, many social media users have come under scrutiny for creating memes out of the very serious domestic abuse allegations, as well as turning audio clips of Amber’s tearful testimonies into sounds. TikTok virals.
During her testimony, Amber said Johnny physically, sexually and emotionally abused her throughout their relationship, which began in 2012. She detailed some of the alleged encounters, photos of her injuries and the SMS being also submitted as proof. .
Throughout his testimony four days earlier in the trial, Johnny denied ever hitting Amber and accused her of being the aggressor in their relationship. Audio recordings he made of their violent encounters have been shared.
Johnny’s fans showed up at the courthouse to share their support during the trial, and they also rallied on social media in his defense.
At times, their behavior has been called out for being problematic and trivializing the seriousness of the allegations against him – particularly when they filmed themselves reacting to Amber’s sexual assault allegations and claimed she was describing “the fantasy of every woman.
Audio of Amber describing the assault has since been removed from TikTok.
And Johnny’s supporters came under renewed scrutiny this weekend when it was revealed some were bombarding his 22-year-old daughter Lily-Rose Depp with abusive Instagram posts for not supporting his father publicly.
Lily-Rose has not posted on her social media account since the start of the trial, but her previous posts have been targeted. A now-viral tweet shared a screenshot of some of the comments the user spotted on the model’s Instagram page.
“You post your boobs more than your own dad, what a wreck,” one message read. Someone else wrote: “Please support your father. Regardless of YOUR relationship to him, you know Amber is NOT THE VICTIM. Support him please speak up!!!!
Another person added: “Not a single photo of your father! What kind of human being are you!? In a second comment, the same account continued, “After years you will be gone and forgotten and people will only remember you as the daughter of a legendary man.”
“I don’t see a single picture of you with your father. WHY??” asked one follower. Another wrote, “How come you didn’t talk about your dad’s case!”
Other comments showed Johnny’s supporters asking Lily-Rose how they could get in touch with her legal team to offer help in the lawsuit.
Social media users were quick to share their shock when they reacted to the tweet that initially drew attention to the comments, tweeting: “You’re harassing her for a man you’ve never met . Parasocial relationships are a disease. You don’t consider this all to be difficult for her, you all feel entitled to her time and energy. That’s crazy.”
“Do they think he’d be happy with them harassing his daughter or what?” another asked.
Another person replied, “She’s only 22, she doesn’t deserve this shit.” Someone else said: “If they were really supporting Johnny they wouldn’t be stalking his DAUGHTER but no they just want an excuse to be misogynistic.”
Although Lily-Rose hasn’t spoken about this particular case, she defended her father in a now-deleted Instagram post from 2016, when Amber’s accusations against Johnny were first made public.
Sharing a photo of Johnny helping her walk as a baby, Lily-Rose wrote at the time: “My dad is the sweetest and most loving person I know, he was only a wonderful father to my little brother and me, and everyone who knows him would say the same.
Lily-Rose was also mentioned by Amber and Johnny during the trial, with Amber claiming that Johnny hid his drinking from his children during a trip to the Bahamas on July 9, 2013. In addition to Lily-Rose, Johnny is a father to a son, Jack, now 20 years old.
Amber alleged that he had been physically abusive towards her while they were on a yacht, and shortly thereafter she and Lily-Rose left the island together by helicopter.
Meanwhile, Johnny claimed that Lily-Rose didn’t have a good relationship with Amber and was absent from their 2015 wedding.
“My daughter, Lily-Rose, didn’t come to the wedding. She and Ms Heard weren’t on very good terms, for a number of reasons,’ he told the court. He also claimed that Amber would tell him his kids didn’t love him and called him a “bad dad.”
Against his claim that the kids didn’t really like him, Amber shared a 2013 email Johnny sent to singer Elton John, where he also called his children’s mother, Vanessa Paradis, an “extorting asshole. French”.
“On the other side of the coin…my kids fell in love with Amber (my daughter) and that pressure on my shoulders is gone!!!” the email read. “It’s not like the French extortionist’s (ex-asshole) attempts to brainwash them against her…which I’m sure is imminent.”
Johnny was with Vanessa for about 14 years, between 1998 and 2012, and she filed a statement defending him in his 2020 lawsuit against the Sun.
In court documents, she wrote, “I have known Johnny Depp for over 25 years. We have been partners for 14 years and raised our two children together. Over all these years I have known Johnny as a kind, caring, generous and non-violent person and father.
“I’ve been aware of the allegations that Amber Heard has been publicly accusing Johnny of for over 4 years now. This is nothing like the real Johnny I’ve known, and from my personal experience over many years, I can say that he was never violent or abusive towards me,” she continued.
Johnny’s relationship with Amber began shortly after he split from Vanessa, and he reportedly gave her $100 million after their split to avoid a court battle.