#MenToo: How Depp v. Heard Changed #MeToo by Demonstrating Abuse Across the Gender Spectrum
Welcome, folks, to the second part of my analysis of the bias that men face in proceedings of sexual abuse and harassment. Last time, we looked at cases at the college level, and now, we put on our big boy and big girl pants into actual adult court. You know, with due process and the right to cross-examine. Not like the ones that eliminate those and… assume guilt. I am describing an actual court that should… be the only place these crimes should be tried.
Anyway, we are specifically exploring the drama, reactions, and cultural impact of the court case between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The former spouses battled in a match-up that no one asked for; what if Jack Sparrow fought Mera in a titanic clash across intellectual property to take ownership of the seven seas? And by that, I mean control of the narrative of what happened in their marriage, along with punitive damages for the fallout.
Let us set the stage: In 2015, 51-year-old Johnny Depp married 28-year-old Amber Heard after dating for three years. The two had been costars initially in the 2011 film The Rum Diary (which, in insight, is a depressingly fitting title for a movie featuring the two). The following year, Heard filed for divorce and applied for a restraining order against Depp, alleging that…
