'Not a Me Too case': Camille Vasquez breaks silence on Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's lawsuit
The matter of Amber Heard and whether it was related to the #MeToo Movement has been clarified by Johnny Depp's attorney Camille Vasquez. The lawyer instantly rose to fame during the Depp v Heard defamation trial. She became a social media sensation because of the court's clever strategies. Several months after Depp received a $15 million settlement, Vasquez spoke with Natalie Morales on CBS's The Talk about the widely reported trial.
We are all aware of the number of cases that have come forward as a result of the #MeToo Movement. However, it has even drawn criticism, particularly in regards to Depp's situation in the Amber Heard trial. In fact, Camille and Johnny Depp were connected. She later refuted those rumors, saying that assuming it was the case was sexist.
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The Johnny Depp case has caused a backlash where anyone can be charged, even if the proof is weak. His attorney, Camille Vasquez, recently discussed whether she believed the Amber Heard case was related to the #MeToo movement and how she felt about standing behind the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor during the uprising.
During her interview on CBS's The Talk, Camille Vasquez was questioned, "Did you ever hesitate as a woman taking on a case with such a high-profile celebrity? Especially in this post-Me Too movement.”
Camille replied saying, "No because I know Johnny as a person, I’ve worked with him for four years. I believed him. You know, to me, this case was not a Me Too case"
“This was about what happened between these two people, and in a lot of ways, if you want to look at it as a Me Too case, it was an opportunity for Amber Heard to tell her story, have an investigation happen in a court of law, and a jury came back and said ‘no we don’t believe you’. But I never hesitated because I believed Johnny, I was an advocate for him, and I wanted the opportunity to give him his life back. He deserved that. But I never hesitated because I believed Johnny, and I was an advocate for him, and I wanted the opportunity to give him his life back. He deserved that,” she added.
As soon as Depp won the lawsuit, psychologist Jessica Taylor declared it to be the "end of Me Too" out of concern that the verdict would discourage sexual assault and domestic abuse victims from coming forward. It would also "floodgate defamation lawsuits," she continued.
She told Rolling Stone “Survivors watching this will rethink everything they say out loud about what happened to them, and the potential of being sued and dragged through a court process for saying something they know is true, but they could be found guilty of defamation."