[Sep 2022] What Does Amber Heard Believe?

With the dust settling on the first Amber Heard / Johnny Depp trial, Heard and her new team are rallying for an appeal. Given the incredible landslide of reaction in the court of public opinion, one might question the wisdom of any second round. Still, considering Depp’s own change of fortune after losing in his case against News Group in 2018, perhaps there is logic in Amber’s pursuit? After all, it was determined that claims of domestic abuse were substantially accurate enough to support publicly calling Depp a “wife beater.” A quick peruse of the latest online coverage of him though suggests that winning the latest case in the United States has been enough to turn public opinion in his favour.

On the other hand, perhaps it’s not a “play” or “strategy” or “guise” or “plan” or anything else malevolent in the mind of Amber Heard. Perhaps she believes that she is a victim deserving of justice like any other citizen and nothing more – why not? After all, she was partially successful in her counter suit meaning there must have been some validity to her claim.

This month’s question is: what do you believe, Amber Heard believes? Given all the accusations, the charges, and the verdicts, what, if anything, does she know is a lie? In contrast, what, if anything, does she sincerely believe? If she was given a consequence free opportunity and confessed to you her unfiltered version of the truth as she perceives it, what would she say? Support your essay with a Statement of Fact that is opinion free and accompanied by citations.

Rules / Criteria:

1. Two weeks to write. Two weeks to vote. (To Submit an entry you must have a Freelancer account).
2. Winner is the most likes + dislikes
3. Competition ends September 30, 2022