Rapt trial viewers have thrown their support behind one or the other using the hashtags #IStandWithJohnnyDepp and #IStandWithAmberHeard.
. “It is majority women,” Weber said. “When Heard . . . was testifying, I overheard a lot of people snickering, making snide comments, and laughing . . . In fact, I observed one of the court officers … telling them to quiet down, to show respect to the witness on the stand.
#IStandWithAmberHeard advocate Katie Diaz, who first voiced her support for the “Aquaman” alum on May 4, claimed that she has since received hundreds of “very disturbing” and threatening messages from strangers, hinting at a coordinated “attack on women”POOL/AFP via Getty Images While hashtags are traditionally used to boost visibility for a particular cause, Depp’s trolls have apparently co-opted the trend in a campaign to intimidate and undermine Heard supporters, according to Diaz and others who spoke to Insider. They suggested that “men’s rights activists” are behind it all, possibly because they may believe that men can’t be victims of domestic abuse.
Some of the women told Insider that the case between Depp and Heard is close to their hearts, having similar abuses in their own lives. They’re concerned that the negative press surrounding Heard’s testimony is setting-back women survivors of domestic abuse. “All Amber’s moves on the stand are being dissected, and the victim-blaming going on right now means that if she cries, she’s acting, and if she doesn’t cry, then she wasn’t abused,” said Sara, who withheld her surname in the interest of privacy.
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