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Today, Explained

Why the internet hates Amber Heard

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

It’s not just Johnny Depp’s fans — it’s Amber Heard’s anti-fans, too. The Atlantic's Kaitlyn Tiffany explains the Depp-ressing social media hate campaign. This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.  Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained   Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Johnny Depp and Amber Herd trial has entered its sixth and likely final week of testimony.

0:07.9

Over these six weeks, we have had a lot of news.

0:11.1

The War in Ukraine, surging inflation, Elon Musk tries to buy Twitter, political primaries,

0:17.2

a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could spell the end of Roe v Wade, a baby formula

0:24.3

crisis I could go on.

0:25.8

But for these six weeks, if you've logged into any kind of social media, you've been

0:30.7

subjected to just an onslaught of...

0:35.4

I have a message for Amber Herd.

0:37.4

Amber, I just would like you to-

0:38.7

I thought you were going to punch me!

0:41.9

Head, untada explained why the internet hates Amber Herd.

0:47.3

I know it's really sad, there's no court for the next week, but it's perfect, it gives

0:50.9

me time to dissect Amber's life on the stand.

1:01.0

I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses.

1:06.5

I love walking with the dog for long periods of time, hopefully it's snowing, and you've

1:10.8

got to wrap up warm.

1:11.8

So I think a frozen nose is a sweaty armpit because your wrap tops so warm, but then

1:15.9

you're climbing Hampstead Heath and you get to the top and you're like, and then you

1:20.1

can see the breath, but then your nose is still freezing to top.

1:24.6

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1:30.8

Soar into a new age of adventure with World of Warcraft Dragon flight.

1:36.1

The dragons of Azeroth have returned to the Dragon Isles, and it's up to you to help

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