” Dince April 11, the whole world has been watching the libel trial of a couple who are torn apart. Married in 2015 and divorced in 2017, actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard accuse each other of repeated physical and psychological violence. An ultra-media trial and broadcast live, which is exported beyond the borders of the United States since it is broadcast on YouTube and TikTok. “Sex, drugs, violence, everything goes there, explains Philippe Labro. They are two actors. One excels is Johnny Depp; the other, an unhappy little girl, plays less well. But it is precisely because she plays less well that people watch her. »
As the United States has just crossed the symbolic barrier of one million deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, as the country increases its military aid to Ukraine at war with Russia, and as the midterm elections approach , “this trial allows Americans to have fun”, analyzes the journalist. It will last until May 27. The whole question remains whether Johnny Depp will get $50 million or if Amber Heard will get $100 million. “But does it really matter? concludes Philippe Labro.
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