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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Edward Helmore in New York

Depp-Heard trial verdict decried as ‘symptom of a culture that oppresses women’

Amber Heard waits for the verdict in Fairfax, Virginia Wednesday.
Amber Heard waits for the verdict in Fairfax, Virginia, on Wednesday. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/AFP/Getty Images

A day after Johnny Depp largely won his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, Heard’s lead attorney said “lopsided” social media posts about the trial turned the courtroom into a “zoo” and influenced the jury’s verdict.

Speaking to NBC, Elaine Bredehoft said the verdict sent “a horrible message”, adding that she believed the seven-member jury was not able to escape the social media frenzy that enveloped the six-week trial.

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