Over the last few days, dozens of TikTok videos mocking Amber Heard have swept the internet. The videos, which received millions of views, have taken video or audio from Amber Heard's harrowing evidence in the Johnny Depp trial, with the creators dramatizing it, dancing to it, or otherwise insulting her.
TikTok Trend Mocking Amber Heard
The trend includes this video from @sansanjovs where the video creator was reenacting Heard's testimony. Her video garnered 9.9 million views and 2.1 million likes. The majority of netizens commended her skit, with some saying that @sansanjovs acts better than Heard, who by the way is a real-life actress.
Meanwhile, most of the netizens mocked Heard's "bad acting" in a video uploaded by @.johnnydepp1. They highlighted that Heard was crying with no tears, and questioned her capabilities as an actress. The video so far has 5.7 million likes and 30.8 million views.
In another video, @xerxes_013 claimed that Heard deliberately "paused for the media to take a photo" of her. Many TikTok users agreed that the actress indeed posed for the camera, and mocked her for seemingly forgetting that the whole court is being filmed.
According to TikTok's website, the #justiceforjohnnydepp hashtag gained 10.1 billion views as of today, while the #amberturd hashtag has been viewed more than 1.3 billion times.
TikTok Removed Some Videos That Used Heard's Testimony
Variety reported that TikTok has removed multiple videos that contain Heard's testimony, claiming that they breached the company's anti-bullying regulations.
TikTok's Community Guidelines read that the company does not "tolerate members of our community being shamed, bullied, or harassed." The said guidelines also provide that abusive behavior will be enough ground for removal of the content or the user from the platform.
The reason is for TikTok to prevent its patrons from severe psychological stress.
To counter abusive behaviors, the social media giant said it will "remove expressions of abuse, including threats or degrading statements intended to mock, humiliate, embarrass, intimidate, or hurt an individual."
The company added that while critical comments by public figures may be allowed to allow for expression on matters of public interest, significant abusive behavior against public figures is prohibited.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Defamation Suit
The couple went separate ways after 15 months of marriage.
As per BBC, Heard filed for divorce and a restraining order in a Los Angeles court, claiming that her then-husband had "violently" assaulted and harassed her, but Depp denied the allegations.
As part of their divorce deal, Depp gave Heard $7 million, which she promised to donate to the American Civil Liberties Union - something Depp's lawyers now dispute.
It should be noted that Depp sued Heard for $50 million over an op-ed she penned in The Washington Post claiming she was a victim of domestic violence. Heard has filed a countersuit against Depp for $100 million.
The defamation trial is expected to include tragic allegations of domestic violence. It will be streamed live on the internet and will feature a number of high-profile witnesses, including James Franco, Paul Bettany, and Elon Musk.
