An Edinburgh student club night has apologised for using Johnny Depp and Amber Heard ‘abuse’ ads to promote the popular club night.
Flare Mondays is known as the capital's 'biggest' regular night out for students, taking place each week at Why Not nightclub on George Street.
But while advertising this weeks event, the organisers landed themselves in hot water after they used the high profile Johnny Depp and Amber Heard domestic abuse case to sell tickets.
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Flare Mondays released the poster on social media for the pirate themed event, 'Lets get ship faced' using pictures of the two stars involved in the ongoing court case.
After facing backlash from a Scottish domestic abuse charity, the club night apologised for the insensitive antics.
Flare Mondays said the event stemmed from the memes relating to the case that are circulating social media.
They have now removed the poster and apologised for any offence caused.
Marsha Scott, the chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid, told the Edinburgh Tab student publication:
“We feel this promotional image is trivialising highly publicised, upsetting accounts of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
"Domestic abuse is not entertainment. Sexual violence is not fun. And the events surrounding abuse are not fodder for a light-hearted night out.”
She said it sends the message that the experiences of those who have suffered domestic abuse “are a joke that can be utilised as the basis for a club night”.
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A spokesman for Flare Mondays told the Times: “After reading these comments we appreciate the views . . . and have since amended our artwork for the event.
“We regularly engage with our student community who suggest event ideas.
"This event stemmed from the many memes on the internet circulating specifically about the ‘mega pint’ and there was never any intention to trivialise what is going on in the trial.”
The spokesman added: “We apologise if the artwork caused any offence, this was not the intention.”
