More than 130 feminist leaders, including Gloria Steinem and Women's March Action, have released an open letter in support of Amber Heard, five months after the verdict in the defamation case between Heard and ex-husband Johnny Depp.
The trial offered onlookers a look into the famous couple's marriage, including the allegations of violence, and sparked rampant online speculation and vitriolic commentary.
"The reaction to this trial just reinforced why so many survivors stay silent. Not only do we fear retaliation from the person who abused us, but we fear being ostracized and harassed by others as well," Bell Abesti, an organizer of Wednesday's open letter, who used a pseudonym as a survivor of abuse, stated in a"I personally know women who have reconsidered reporting after seeing what happened online to Amber Heard," Abesti added.
The open letter itself specifically addressed the"harassment" Heard faced online during the trial, saying it was fueled by"disinformation, misogyny, biphobia and a monetized social media environment." "... A woman's allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault were mocked for entertainment," the letter read.
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