I saw my dad for the first time in 4 years a couple weeks ago. I usually try to get just my mom to fly out to me instead. He’s not as volatile as he used to be, but I can tell my mom is still in the cycle of emotional abuse. To her, it’s not abuse if he isn’t hitting her or being overly aggressive. One night my mom…

Exactly as you said. Abusers are chameleons. They can come from any life situation, and they are exoerts at hiding their true nature from the world. No person is abusive from the beginning of a relationship or abusive toward everyone the come into contact with. They keep up the facade and choose their victims wisely.…

Seems to me that this video, leaked or not, enhances her credibility because it shows us the Johnny Depp that exists when he doesn’t think anyone is watching. This tends to support her claims that he was violent with her.

People want all abusers to be one-dimensional scary monsters so that they don’t have to deal with the fact that literally anyone can be abusive.

Who’s fat shaming? Bloat does not equal fat. Bloat is what happens when you puff up because you’re a drunk mess and yeah, it’s unattractive as hell. You can practically smell the booze permeating from his pores and clammy skin. Come at me, bro.

Yup. People want all abusers to be one-dimensional scary monsters so that they don’t have to deal with the fact that literally anyone can be abusive. Sober and in the right mood, my dad is super intelligent, good humored, and generous. But he’s also threatened to kill me and my mom and threw a 20lb chair at my mom’s…

The fact that she never reported the abuse to the police...

So? It doesn’t change that Johnny Depp is a 53 year old adult who is responsible for his behavior and reactions to other people.

The fact that she's a woman affects her credibility according to most of the comments I've read about this. Unreal

how does one video demonstrate a pattern?

Women can be the worst about judging other women

So? You’ve never seen a drunk who has gotten his life in order, remain stable for a significant period of time and fall off the wagon later? This is not at all uncommon. It’s been clear for a while, even before Heard filed for divorce, that Depp’s been backsliding since his split with Paradis.

I feel so much affection for that kid. His sex idiot role on 30 Rock is perfect. I can deal with stupid if he’s at least polite and nice on top of being pretty - I hope he was? Being decent is more important than being bright IMO anyway!

Well, I stand corrected. Your explanation makes more sense.

I think she is allegedly not showing up on time due to confusing and contradictory instructions from Depp’s legal team, in a further effort to smear her as uncooperative.

Hung out with Lochte in DC a few years ago and he really is the epitome of just shut up and look good. Amazing athlete obvi, but he should not talk. Or write. I still would but there would have to be a do not talk order.

Depp behaves like an 8 year old. We like to think that emotional maturity grows in proportion to career development or life experience, but things don’t work like that, unfortunately.

On this very site, people were very loudly insisting that yelling and throwing things during a fight are not in any way abusive behavior. So, I can’t imagine what other sites comment sections are like.

I was just reading some comments about the Depp/Heard story on other sites and I’ve concluded that a video could emerge of Johnny Depp repeatedly punching Amber Heard in the face, and the internet would still declare her to be a gold digger who deserved it.

So fucking depressing.

For releasing of filming for court, etc., it depends on where she taped it.