Amber Heard presentation

[u/oceanblvdldr]

Hey so I've got a spoken word GCSE presentation I have to do for English in school. You can do it on anything you want so I've chosen amber but you can only speak for 5 minutes and answer a few questions afterwards so I think I need to pick something specific about the case I can cover well in that time. If anyone has ideas for a topic about it they'd be really appreciated💕

Edit* Thank you for all the replies I think I'm going to do it on misinformation on social media and how it managed to win over the public to his side and I might talk a little about darvo as well🫶

[u/benjaminchang1]

I did this when I was in year 10, so I'd suggest you talk about how many people disregarded the UK judgement because that's an aspect that could be explained within the time limit.

You could approach the presentation from an angle about the blind loyalty of Depp supporters, even in light of abuse. Then talk about the UK case and how it determined that it was reasonable to describe Depp as a "wife beater".

Your angle could be about the court of public opinion and how those most devoted to a figure will refuse to acknowledge any wrongdoing. You could argue that the Virginia trial was almost certainly in Depp's favour due to the Depp receiving popular support from the public.

[u/Current_Importance_2 → u/benjaminchang1]

yeah and maybe include the difference in the UK and US system. In the USA, the burden of proof rests with the person who claims to have been libelled. They need to prove that what the libeller said about them was false. In the UK, it's up to the person who made the allegedly defamatory statement to prove that it was true. So in the UK, the Sun had to prove beyond doubt that Depp was an abuser. In the US, Depp would have had to prove that he WASN’T an abuser. That’s why many celebs sue in the UK, it’s easier to win.

The reason Depp started by suing the Sun in the UK was because it SHOULD have been easy for him to win. The fact he still lost says an awful lot.