Amber Heard has spoken out about Blake Lively‘s current criticism in opposition to Justin Baldoni, in addition to the social media backlash the actress confronted earlier this yr.
What did Amber Heard say in regards to the Blake Full of life state of affairs?
In an announcement to NBC Information, Heard mentioned that social media is an ideal analogy for the outdated phrase “a lie travels midway around the globe earlier than the reality can will get its boots on,” and that she has lived the expertise Full of life goes by way of “firsthand,” a reference to her defamation lawsuit in opposition to her former companion, Johnny Depp.
“Social media is absolutely the personification of the basic saying ‘A lie travels midway around the globe earlier than fact can get its boots on.’ I noticed this firsthand and up shut. It’s as horrifying as it’s damaging,” mentioned Heard.
Heard’s case in opposition to Depp gained worldwide notoriety in 2022, and garnered opinions from any and everybody on the web. Followers of each Heard and Depp’s had been viciously defending both on-line, and following a jury unanimously finding that Heard had defamed Depp and awarding Depp $5 million in punitive damages and $10 million in compensatory damages, the actress known as the choice a unsuitable one, and one which “units again the clock to a time when a girl who spoke up and spoke out could possibly be publicly shamed and humiliated.”
Full of life’s complaints in opposition to Baldoni embody claims of sexual harassment and a smear marketing campaign
Within the case of Full of life and Baldoni, this previous week, Full of life filed a complaint against Baldoni alleging him of sexual harassment and of coordinating an effort to destroy her popularity. In Full of life’s claims, she states that issues received so unhealthy throughout filming that an all-hands-on-deck assembly was known as on account of her claims of a hostile work surroundings. In the course of the assembly, Full of life requested that Baldoni cease exhibiting her nude movies or pictures of ladies, that he cease mentioning his pornography dependancy to her, that Baldoni cease discussing sexual experiences in entrance of her, and that he additionally cease mentioning Full of life’s weight.
The criticism additionally claims that an settlement was made between manufacturing firm Wayfarer Studios and the forged, through which the promotion of the film would focus “extra on [Lively’s character’s] power and resilience versus describing the movie as a narrative about home violence.” Nonetheless, Full of life claims that Baldoni would renege on that and as an alternative spoke in interviews in regards to the movie’s severe story.
Full of life additionally claimed that Baldoni and his PR supervisor, Melissa Nathan, mentioned methods through which to begin a social media marketing campaign to hurt her popularity. The submitting by Full of life contains 22 pages of texts between Baldoni’s publicist and Nathan, through which they focus on eager to have Full of life “buried.”
(Supply: NBC News)
