Depps of despair … the truth behind the exposing of a brutal Hollywood wife beater
It is something that all the Fake News addicts and those celebs who have laid siege to the Fourth Estate for decades cannot deny… the British Press has done its job again.
It has exposed THE TRUTH about a fabulously rich THUG who battered and threatened his partner behind the doors of his Hollywood home.
Johnny Depp did it.
He attacked ex-wife Amber Heard 12 TIMES, the judge said as the star lost his libel case against The Sun.
And The Sun is part of the legion of the Press which has campaigned for victims of domestic violence as far back as I can remember.
In my own career as a journalist, working for most national newspaper titles at one time or another, I have done things which have improved lives, in many cases across the world.
This is part of every journalist’s job.
As I write I am working on exposes involving the lies of a major power and the destruction those lies led to. We – with others – are working on exposing Family Courts in the UK – we are handing over a dossier on a disgusting little narcissistic conman to the police. And we have the support of the British Government to do this.
We too are battling to have parental alienation made a crime across the world and I have just finished a book which names and shames a child-molesting, clog-dancing teacher.
I also spent a decade fighting those in power, including the BBC, to tell THE TRUTH about Jimmy Savile, Cyril Smith and clock-collecting hysterically laughing TV presenter Stuart Hall. It was a knockout for them all ultimately because of, in part, the determination of journalists to keep hunting them down.
Surely, it is time to praise the messengers and not put them up in shooting galleries for the rich and famous who want to create a smokescreen to hide their peccadilloes and lies.
A spokesperson for The Sun put it this way: “Domestic abuse victims must never be silenced and we thank the Judge for his careful consideration and thank Amber Heard for her courage in giving evidence to the court.
“London’s High Court ruled we were right to brand the Pirates of the Caribbean actor a wife beater for his brutal attacks on his ex-wife.
“We are committed to obtaining justice for Amber Heard in the US court and defending Ms Heard’s right to free speech.”
The Charity Women’s Aid has said those who experiences domestic abuse “deserve to be listened to and believed”.
“This also applies to survivors who do not fit the image of the ‘perfect’ victim – and regardless of the high profile of the alleged abuser. There is no excuse for domestic abuse.”
The Alice in Wonderland star;s case was brought against News Group Newspapers and executive editor Dan Wootton over an article published on the Sun’s website in 2018.
Ms Heard, aged 34, told of her pain as she relived “traumatic” details of her relationship with a famous person who turned her life into a misery of violence and threats.
Ms Heard’s US lawyer Elaine Charlson Bredehoft has said: “For those of us present for the London High Court trial, this decision and judgment are not a surprise.
“Very soon, we will be presenting even more voluminous evidence in the US.”
Mr Justice Nicol decided against Depp’s defamation case after finding The Sun’s story was accurate.
He ruled Depp’s feelings towards Ms Heard during their three-year relationship were summed up in a text where the actor said he had “no mercy” for her.
He also concluded Depp beat Ms Heard 12 out of 14 times – starting in 2013 when he slapped the actress when she made a comment about his tattoo.
Depp, in his defence, said the Aquaman star’s allegations were a “hoax” and accused her of attacking him. He argued his case for 20 hours in court.
News reports reported that the judge found Depp battered his wife after slipping into his “monster” persona when he binged on drink and drugs.
Depp’s court loss leaves his reputation in tatters.
Those who supported the likes of Hugh Grant and Hacked Off when they campaigned for stronger press regulation, need to think again. Surely the demands of the rich and famous have always been self-serving.
And more Press restrictions would only work against the public’s right to know what goes on behind the closed doors of the powerful and the glitterati.
More importantly is the right of victims to have their stories told.
Reporters Without Borders has placed the UK at 35 out of 180 countries in its 2020 World Press Freedom Index.
And that means that people like me need to do everything we can to get things right… of course we make mistakes – and there are rogues amongst us.
But the SIMPLE TRUTH is that the majority of journalists, like me, want to TELL THE TRUTH, unlike the people we go after who only lie to protect themselves.
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