Amber herd and her legal team say what she wrote in the obed is protected by the first amendment. The evidence will show that amber did suffer domestic abuse at the hands of johnny det, it took many forms - physical, short, but also emotional, verbal, psychological abuse. Under cross examination, herd's lawyers confronted him with text messages and emales that they say, go to show that he's the abuser. So any damages that he suffered in his career are not because of this oppet and it's time to make johnny take responsibility.
This episode contains strong language and details of a sexual assault accusation.
Since a jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, there has been impassioned debate about what exactly the outcome means for the #MeToo movement.
It raises the question: If people being accused of sexual assault can potentially win defamation cases in court, what does that mean for the accused — and the accusers — moving forward?
Guest: Julia Jacobs, a culture reporter for The New York Times.
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