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The ex-spouses accuse each other of domestic violence. The media coverage of the trial shows the predominance of the “gender paradigm” in public debate.
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By Limor Gottlieb* for Quillette** (translation by Peggy Sastre)
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VSs you may know, Johnny Depp has filed a libel suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, for a column she signed in the washington post in 2018 and in which she joined the victims of domestic violence. The legal battle was held in courts in Virginia, USA, and the hearings were broadcast live. The defamation suit exposes painful domestic violence charges for which the actor has extensive audio recordings of Heard admitting to hitting and threatening him. “Come on, tell everyone, Johnny. Tell them: I, Johnny Depp, a man, am also a victim of domestic violence, and wait to see how many there are to believe you or take your side”, we hear…
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