Amber Heard at Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia, in 2022
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AS A chronic user of Twitter, I have watched plenty of social media storms unfold over the years. But, like many chasing the online zeitgeist, I kept away from Depp versus Heard.
In April last year, Johnny Depp brought a $50 million defamation case against his ex-wife and fellow actor, Amber Heard. He argued that Heard had damaged his reputation and career by describing herself as “a public figure …