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19.05.2022 / 18:55
Duolingo under fire for ‘insensitive’ Amber Heard v. Johnny Depp joke
“insensitive” quip about Amber Heard beneath a viral TikTok video.On Tuesday, NBC News uploaded a clip to TikTok showing Heard being cross-examined at the blockbuster defamation trial where she is being sued by ex-husband, Johnny Depp.In the video, Heard insinuated that she was the target of an online hate campaign, saying: “You can look either of us up online and figure out who’s being abused.”“Y’all think amber watches TikTok?” the official Duolingo account commented beneath the clip.The comment has since been deleted from beneath the NBC News TikTok. The Post has reached out to Duolingo for comment on the matter.The joke was quickly condemned by furious social media users, many of whom took to Twitter to slam the company for weighing in on a sensitive legal case.“On what planet does a brand — even @duolingo — think it’s cool to crack jokes about an alleged victim of domestic violence? The Depp fandom bubble on TikTok is very real but no brand should get anywhere near it,” one person blasted, with their tweet racking up more than 44,000 likes.