Amber Heard Gets Support From Feminist Orgs In Open Letter Condemning 'Misuse' Of Defamation Suits

17.11.2022 - 18:25 / perezhilton.com

Amber Heard has received open support from several feminist organizations after her big loss in the defamation trial against Johnny Depp.

The open letter, which was made public Wednesday by NBC News, was signed by the likes of the National Organization for Women, the National Women’s Law Center, Equality Now, and the Women’s March Foundation. As you know, Heard filed a brief last month in preparation for her appeal of the $15 million she owes Depp (and spent some serious cash filing that very appeal in June!).

For the most part the support on her side has been — er, lacking — in comparison to her ex husband’s loud and proud support. But now this letter, written by a group of people who identify as domestic violence survivors, are showing their open support for the actress.

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The letter denounces the “misuse” of defamation lawsuits used to silence those who report domestic or sexual abuse — and it’s the biggest public support of the Aquaman star in months since the jury reached their verdict in favor of the Pirates of the Caribbean actor.

As for the court of public opinion, this is a win for Amber, whose public defenders haven’t been as visible as Johnny’s (who also got support from a woman’s advocacy group).  If you recall, organizations such as Time’s Up — in the height of their #MeToo movement — were called out after the June verdict for being a wall of silence rather than supporting Amber. But now an anonymous spokesperson for the group who released Wednesday’s letter is saying why everyone was so quiet:

What was happening was alleged online harassment from Depp supporters! Heard’s supporters were afraid they’d be targeted online so they stayed quiet