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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Emmie Harrison-West

Johnny Depp is proof that men accused of abuse never suffer the same lifelong consequences as survivors

Reuters

If you have been anywhere on the internet over these last six weeks, it’s been impossible to ignore the Virginia-based Depp v Heard defamation trial. It’s been highly publicised and criticised by journalists, comedians and just about everyone who thinks they’re an expert on Twitter.

But last week, mere days after the trial’s jury retired for deliberations, Johnny Depp - accused of sexual, physical and emotional abuse by Amber Heard, which he denies - got on a jet and went to the most unlikely of places: Sheffield. Here, he performed on stage with his “musical soulmate” Jeff Beck.

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