Opinion Today: Why nobody wins in the Depp-Heard verdict

We’ll always love to see a woman brought low. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP4QnAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDYwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02Mjk2OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPVRZJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05Mzk4NiZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGNTU5YzEwMWQtMDNiNy01OGFmLWFjNmEtOWZlMjYyYjJkOTU4JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoaZp5hifwDG3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0SvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMTM5JmxpPVRZJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1UWV8yMDIyMDYwMlcDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Read more from Opinion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9vcGluaW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) June 2, 2022 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvamVzc2ljYS1iZW5uZXR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By [Jessica Bennett](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvamVzc2ljYS1iZW5uZXR0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Contributing Editor, Opinion On the second day of jury deliberations in the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, a [pirate ship](~/AAAAAQA~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) docked in front of the Fairfax County courthouse. It was transported by flatbed truck, painted brown and had a woman pirate figure at its bow, her breasts partially exposed. Depp’s face flanked the side of the boat, in character as Captain Jack Sparrow. But a pirate ship was hardly the weirdest thing about this spectacle of a defamation trial — which resulted in a jury finding that Depp [had been defamed by Heard](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA2LzAxL2FydHMvam9obm55LWRlcHAtYW1iZXItaGVhcmQtdmVyZGljdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDYwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02Mjk2OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05Mzk4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoaZp5hifwDG3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and awarding him significant monetary damages, while also finding that Heard had been defamed in one instance by Depp’s lawyer. There were also alpacas. Fans who [traveled from around the world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly9wZW9wbGUuY29tL21vdmllcy9mYW5zLXdpdG5lc3Npbmctam9obm55LWRlcHAtYW1iZXItaGVhcmQtdHJpYWwtaW4tcGVyc29uLWV4Y2x1c2l2ZS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5Njkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5ODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGmaeYYn8Axt1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Memes acting out Heard’s allegations of abuse. Conspiracy theories for every predilection. And the fact that everyone, it seems, thinks that they are the experts in what happened behind closed doors between two people, each of whom had accused the other of reputational damage and domestic abuse (accusations they both denied). It’s safe to say that not since the O.J. Simpson case, when [more than half of America](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmFuaXR5ZmFpci5jb20vaG9sbHl3b29kLzIwMTYvMDQvb2otc2ltcHNvbi12ZXJkaWN0LWhvdy1tYW55LXBlb3BsZS13YXRjaGVkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) tuned in to watch the verdict, or the trial of Phil Spector, or even Casey Anthony, each of which were broadcast on TV, has a trial become such a circus. And not since [Lorena Bobbitt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wMS8zMC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vbG9yZW5hLWJvYmJpdHQtZG9jdW1lbnRhcnktam9yZGFuLXBlZWxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5Njkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5ODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGmaeYYn8Axt1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — when hot dogs and other phallic-shaped snacks were sold outside the courthouse — has a case involving accusations of domestic violence been treated like such [a spectator sport](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP4QmAWh0dHBzOi8vbGF3YW5kY3JpbWUuY29tL2xpdmUtdHJpYWxzL2xpdmUtdHJpYWxzLWN1cnJlbnQvZGVwcC12LWhlYXJkL2xhd2NyaW1lLW5ldHdvcmstaGl0cy1yZWNvcmQtMzMwLW1pbGxpb24tdmlld2Vycy1vbi1kZXBwLXYtaGVhcmQtY292ZXJhZ2UvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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If anything we have perpetuated every last trope. The trial didn’t spark any new [understanding about the #metoo movement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8xOC9vcGluaW9uL2FtYmVyLWhlYXJkLW1ldG9vLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5Njkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5ODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGmaeYYn8Axt1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Even after all our declarations of being better now,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3BhbWVsYS1hbmRlcnNvbi1hbWJlci1oZWFyZC1yZWRlbXB0aW9uLXBsb3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDYwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02Mjk2OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05Mzk4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoaZp5hifwDG3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of having learned from the treatment of women like Monica Lewinsky or Britney Spears, we are no closer to being the kind of culture that does not televise such events, that does not capitalize on celebrity misfortune, that does not salivate over watching a woman brought low. As Lewinsky put it in an essay this week for Vanity Fair: [We are all guilty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmFuaXR5ZmFpci5jb20vc3R5bGUvMjAyMi8wNS9tb25pY2EtbGV3aW5za3lzLXZlcmRpY3Qtb24tdGhlLWpvaG5ueS1kZXBwLWFtYmVyLWhlYXJkLXRyaWFsP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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And yet at the end of the day, this is about more than Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. This is about us. [Read my full essay here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8yMC9vcGluaW9uL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLWFtYmVyLWhlYXJkLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS1zZXhpc20uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDYwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02Mjk2OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05Mzk4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoaZp5hifwDG3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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Blow The Age of ‘Too Far’ The idea that Black Lives Matter, “woke culture” and the #MeToo movement have gone too far has propelled a backlash across the political spectrum. By Charles M. 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By Nate Hochman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlbGlnaW9uLWNvbnNlcnZhdGlzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlbGlnaW9uLWNvbnNlcnZhdGlzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwNjAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTYyOTY5Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTkzOTg2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpihpmnmGJ_AMbdUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Guest Essay Inflation Should Make Us All Vegetarians Meat prices have soared 14 percent this year. Eating plant-based foods could save Americans’ wallets — and help the planet. 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So far, he has not. By Binyamin Appelbaum](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2p1ZGdlcy1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYW50aXRydXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5Njkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5ODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGmaeYYn8Axt1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL2p1ZGdlcy1kZW1vY3JhdHMtYW50aXRydXN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjA2MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjI5Njkmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTM5ODYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKGmaeYYn8Axt1SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Peter Coy Saving Patients’ Lives Is a Matter of Seeing the Big Picture Stop pinning the blame on individuals when the whole system is at fault. By Peter Coy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3BhdGllbnQtY2FyZS1ob3NwaXRhbC1lcnJvcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDYwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02Mjk2OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05Mzk4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoaZp5hifwDG3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkeyyZP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8wMS9vcGluaW9uL3BhdGllbnQtY2FyZS1ob3NwaXRhbC1lcnJvcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDYwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02Mjk2OSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05Mzk4NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYoaZp5hifwDG3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Opinion Audio [Are Elon Musk and Twitter Trapped In a Bad Marriage? 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