Posted on 05/07/2022 3:31:48 AM PDT by Kaslin
Cast your minds back to 2019, just before COVID brought the world to a screeching halt. The world was a better place then, wasn’t it? For some, sure. For the actor Jussie Smollett, not so much. On January 29, 2019, as you may recall, Smollett told police officers that he was attacked outside his apartment by two men in ski masks. The perpetrators of this supposed hate crime racially abused Smollett. Clearly not familiar with the fact that they were in Chicago, very much a blue city, the men reminded Smollett that "this is MAGA country.” The criminals then proceeded to pour “an unknown liquid" on Smollett, according to a statement released by the Chicago Police Department. Finally, they put a noose around his neck. Smollett, somewhat remarkably, was able to fight the men off, even as he held onto his Subway sandwich. The best word to describe what occurred to Mr. Smollett is unbelievable. That’s because none of this ever occurred. A subsequent investigation by the Chicago PD found that Smollett had fabricated the story, paying two brothers to stage the assault.
Prior to the results of the investigation, prominent outlets like CNN were quick to take Smollett’s claims at face value. It didn’t cross their minds to stop and ask, could Smollett be lying? Was it possible that Smollett had consciously chosen to exploit the “violence against blacks is everywhere” narrative to further his own selfish ways?
Three years on from the investigation, we have a new celebrity making outlandish claims. Her name is Amber Heard, an actress, I argue, who has exploited the “believe all women” narrative to full effect. For the uninitiated, Ms. Heard, 35, was married to Johnny Depp, 58, for 15 months, from 2015 to 2016. The pair began dating in 2012. During their time together, Heard claims that she was the victim of domestic abuse. In 2018, she wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post, describing herself as a sexual abuse survivor. Mr. Depp is currently suing Ms. Heard over the op-ed, accusing her of defamation. He is seeking $50 million in damages. There is reason to believe that Mr. Depp will emerge victorious.
As I will show here, although Ms. Heard has, for many years, painted herself as a helpless victim, she actually appears to be guilty of numerous, rather odious acts.
First off, before going any further, let me be clear: This is not an attack on Ms. Heard. On the contrary, this is a defense of the facts, a defense of the old mantra, “innocent until proven guilty.” Mr. Depp has been accused of horrible things by Ms. Heard, yet she has not produced a shred of evidence to back up her wild claims. Ms. Heard, according to a psychological expert who recently testified, appears to have two personality disorders: Histrionic Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Both of these disorders are intimately linked with the use of manipulative behavior, including pathological lying. Recently, Ms. Heard’s legal team was caught in a lie. During the pair’s relationship, according to Ms. Heard’s legal team, the actress never left the house without her Milani All In One Correcting Kit. Why? To cover up the bruises on her face given to her by Mr. Depp. However, this makeup correcting kit wasn’t released until after the couple had officially split.
Moreover, aggressive behavior is a core symptom of BPD. Research suggests a strong link between this personality disorder and physical aggression toward others, including lovers. Ms. Heard reportedly threw a glass bottle at Mr. Depp, severing his finger in the process. She has openly admitted to assaulting her former husband. This is not the first time Ms. Heard has been accused of violence. In 2009, according to credible reports, the Port of Seattle Police arrested Heard after she struck Tasya van Ree, her girlfriend at the time. Heard, we’re told, “was taken into custody and booked for a misdemeanor domestic violence.” During her time with Mr. Depp, Ms. Heard also stands accused of carrying out a “horrible practical joke” on her partner -- she defecated in his bed. One needn’t be a psychologist to question the mindset of a person who would carry out such a despicable act. Mr. Depp’s legal team also presented an audio recording of the Pirates of the Caribbean actor telling Ms. Heard that he is a victim of domestic abuse. In the recording, he tells his then-wife that he intends to make his thoughts public. Seemingly unperturbed, Heard responds: “Tell the world Johnny, tell them Johnny Depp… I, Johnny Depp, a man… I’m a victim, too, of domestic violence. Let's see who believes you. Let's see who believes a white man, a white man of privilege can be a victim over a woman? Go on.” Do these sound like the words of a victim? Do these sound like the words of an ambassador on women’s rights? I’ll let you answer those questions in your own time.
How did we get here? How did we get to a point in time where a woman can level horrendous accusations against a man, without providing an iota of evidence?
"The slogan 'Believe Women,' and the clearly implied interpretation of 'Believe ALL women,' is at the core of the Amber Heard trial," Andrew Esquire, a legal expert, told me. "#MeToo, the movement which spawned 'Believe All Women,' is now widely perceived, by all but the most extreme, as a movement which pressed too far," he added. What started out as a somewhat respectable movement quickly morphed into an insidious one. "At the onset," said Esquire, "every sane person agreed that the quid-pro-quo of individuals like Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein was clearly unacceptable. However, as the movement crested, more questionable accusations arose, such as those leveled at Aziz Ansari and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh." No one stopped to ask, are all of these women telling the truth, or just some of them? Esquire believes that "in the wake of the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, we see that women can not only be guilty of the very crimes previously angled solely at men, but women such as Amber Heard appear to be weaponing the slogan of 'Believe All Women' as a cudgel and blackmail tool to silence, plunder or otherwise exploit men."
Indeed. Mr. Depp’s reputation has taken a battering. But, it seems, so too has Ms. Heard’s. In an effort to improve her image, she recently hired a new PR team. Nevertheless, Mr. Depp is winning in the court of public opinion. And if there’s any justice in the world, he’ll also win in the court of legal opinion.
Eventually every hot mess ends up being much less hot and much more mess!
Amber Heard is one such example - a steaming pile of “mess”!
#mepoo
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Bur hot mess.
Unfortunately for Depp, the damage is already done. She has successfully ruined his career.
I sort of feel sorry for Amber. She’s embarrassing herself with her overacting and perjuring herself. She’s clearly a bit sick in the head and her own actions are setting a blow torch to her otherwise envious career.
REALLY?
Maybe made it harder for John to find another girlfriend.
The world is going down in flames but yet here we are talking about celebrities. I include myself in this criticism. But the one good thing about this Hollywood couple exposing their dirty underwear, is that both are aging very fast (from drug use?).
Johnny Depp looks like a gay caricature of himself with all the rings, tattoos and earrings (he still goes by the little boy name Johnny).
Heard looks like a floozy skank working in a Las Vegas lounge (cigars, cigarettes). Rug munching isn’t what is used to be.
Just like Bill and Hillary, they will both go to hell, damned to live together, forever.
“How did we get to a point in time where a woman can level horrendous accusations against a man, without providing an iota of evidence?
This is not a recent development. It has gone on since there have been women.
“I sort of feel sorry for Amber...”
Amber is incapable of reacting normally to any gesture material or otherwise. It is the psychosis which controls her.
She is barely functional in a normal society.
Because of her little poop in the bed stunt I predict going forward she will be the butt of many jokes and referred to as AMBER TURD.
“Maybe made it harder for John to find another girlfriend”
I think he’ll be ok.
Nope, he has a gorgeous Russian model Paulina living with him. She is only 20 and he is 50.
Amber could have left at any time- she had her own $$.
Money gives you choices- she chose poorly.
Even if she fell in love- the blinders have to come off sometime, if Depp was, in fact, that abusive.
From what I’ve seen, she has completely contradictory impulses, which she acts upon with nutty fervor. She loves what she hates and hates what she loves. Before Johnny she was in a lesbian marriage which was also abusive, so she is bona fide nuts. Johnny left his previous wife just to marry her, so I’m not so sympathetic with him either. He got what he paid for.
I saw a snippet of her testimony. I was ready for some director to yell “CUT”, Amber, lets do this scene again, can we possibly get some tears going, bring in some onions”.
Thank God, I do not have a dog in this fight, I have only seen one Jonny Depp file in my life and the first i heard of any Amber Heard is from “news” stories.
Damn, I miss the Hollyweird of old. You know Liz screwing any and every male she could and marrying the rest.
Looks like Johnny Depp and his lawyers gave a nice payoff to
Townhall’s writer John Mac Ghlionn.
Attorneys have "expert" witnesses to support whatever side they are representing.
Case in point, my brother-in-law was an oncologist in the Detroit area and back in the 1990's he was approached by Geoffrey Fieger, a personal injury attorney, to join his staff of expert witnesses in lawsuits launched against the medical community. My BIL said no way but did participate on numerous cases for defense attorneys.
Herschel Walker was also diagnosed with BPD but everyone on FR just can’t understand why I am not going to vote for him for a US senate seat from Georgia. 😏
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