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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Richard Roeper

Superficial ‘Depp v Heard’ doc gives too much voice to influencers exploiting the trial

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard testify in their 2022 defamation case in Fairfax, Virginia. (Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Midway through the three-part Netflix documentary series “Deep v. Heard,” we see a clip of a podcast in which an individual identified as a “content creator” says Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard has “transformed into a cultural moment. I wasn’t old enough to experience the impact of the O.J. Simpson trial, but if I had to guess, the hold, the chokehold that this lawsuit has on the world … it’s comparable.”

No. It really isn’t.

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