Ever since the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard began in April, a certain kind of stan culture has formed around it—one that makes a social media mockery of domestic abuse allegations.
Saturday Night LiveFandom has often intersected with celebrity trials, going back to the throngs of supporters who showed up in Santa Barbara, California, to support Michael Jackson in 2005. In some instances the attention has put the public eye back on overlooked stories, like Britney Spears’ conservatorship, which took a turn thanks to the. But there’s something particularly unsettling about the brand of attention emerging from the Depp/Heard trial.
Internet commentary thrives on unsavory topics, and TikTok is no exception. People mock politics and politicians on all sides of issues. But using this case in particular as fodder for reenactment and reaction videos to get clicks seems especially egregious, perhaps because it seems so targeted at one person, one situation, rather than a larger topic and the dozens of voices weighing in.
Part of the answer may lie in the fact that while the internet doesn’t forget, it does have a rose-tinted memory. When you’re famous, the people who love you can opt to remember your part inand ignore everything else. It can also recall that you were once married to someone they admire and forget that you’re a person. There seems to be deep-rooted misogyny—and deep-rooted mistrust of women who make claims of abuse generally—in social media’s treatment of Heard.
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