Amber Heard’s defamation settlement with ex-husband Johnny Depp could send a negative message to all victims of domestic abuse.
A legal expert said Newsweek That Aquaman Starr is setting a bad example for those who have gone through similar situations in search of justice.
“Amber Heard was very clear in her statement about why she settled. Heard did not want to prolong a process that had already proven to be very painful,” said Carl Tobias.
Tobias added that “Heard’s experience may make other survivors of abuse think very seriously about pursuing similar cases, because of the difficulties she and others face.” lay down,” Tobias added.
Heard’s contempt of court case settled. Pirates of the Caribbean As an actor she will pay him $1 million in compensatory damages.
In an Instagram post that the actor shared on Monday morning, he wrote that agreeing to the settlement was a “very difficult decision.”
“It is important for me to say that I never chose this. I stood up for my truth and destroyed my life in doing so,” she wrote.
“The disrespect I’ve encountered on social media is an expanded version of the ways in which women are re-victimized when they come out.
Now I finally have a chance to free myself from what I tried to leave six years ago and on terms I can agree to.”