Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, 2011

The pending lawsuit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has commented on Monica Lewinsky. He devoted his article in Vanity Fair to the civil litigation between ex-spouses.

Monika began by saying that, like the others, she watched the trial with “criminal enthusiasm”:

Here, Lewinsky refers to the scandal over his sexual relationship with then-US President Bill Clinton: In 1998, Clinton admitted to having an intimate relationship with Monica, a White House intern. The scandal caused a massive public outcry, nearly led to Clinton’s impeachment, entered pop culture history and marked a turning point in American history, and Monica Lewinsky became a household name. There was even a series made about the scandal. Lewinsky has repeatedly described how this situation ruined his life and how he suffered from bullying for years.

Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton, 1998

Lewinsky also writes in his article that the story of Heard and Depp is not only broadcast live for everyone, but also distributed on social networks in the form of memes, videos, discussions, which allows people, even those who are not familiar at all. with the situation, to judge the case “superficial and biased”.

Also, because the process is so open, people feel they have the right to “watch, comment and judge”, Lewinsky said. Those we used to see as unreachable stars are now only critical mortals. And as Monica points out, this criticism was unevenly distributed between the two protagonists of the case:

Lewinsky said he regrets the impact the lawsuit will have on not only the personal lives of Depp, Heard and their loved ones, but also on all victims of domestic violence and anyone who finds the strength to join the #MeToo movement.

Monica writes that she does not question her freedom of expression and the right of commentators on social networks to express their views. But commenting is one thing, “creating memes or tweets that make the public laugh at someone who has already suffered” is another.

Lewinsky finished his article.

The world has been following the defamation lawsuit since mid-April. Depp sued Heard for $50 million over an article in The Washington Post describing his experience of domestic violence. The verdict was supposed to be announced yesterday, but the jury didn’t have time to make a decision after seven hours of deliberation, so they were allowed to go home and the announcement of the verdict was postponed to today.

Monica Lewinsky