“As someone who has been through domestic violence in a relationship at a young age and survived, the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case is extremely triggering,” Taylor began.
“This case has been seen as a drama series to the world, an opportunity for memes and TikTok videos. The worst thing about this court case is that neither of them are fighting for domestic abuse charges but instead arguing about their reputations. It’s a case built on ego.”
Depp and Heard have been involved in a bitter and lengthy court battle. Depp sued Heard for defamation after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 titled, “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. She didn’t name Depp in the piece, however, he claimed that his career suffered as a result of the implications. The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean star asked for $US 50 million in compensation.
Heard then countersued Depp for $US 100 million in damage, claiming that his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against Depp.
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The verdict was decided by a jury, and Heard was ordered to pay $US10.4 million in the defamation case, and Depp to pay $US2 million in the counter case.
The Love Island star said that millions of memes and dismissive comments about the case could cause more DV victims to suffer silently.
“For people in domestic relationships, one of their biggest fears is that no one will believe them and when you watch how the world has reacted to this case (taken the opportunity to create a mockery of it), do you blame them?
“Regardless of who is at fault here, there is never a time or place where it is ok to make fun or light of domestic violence claims. Think about how many people would be too scared to come forward due to the world’s reaction over the last few weeks.
“Imagine if there was a loved one of yours stuck in a domestic relationship, and they saw you sharing a meme from this case. Do you really think they would now confide in you?
“It’s not a matter of who won or lost this case. It’s about respecting people who are survivors of domestic violence, who didn’t survive and who are trying to survive,” she concluded.
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