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Lance Bass's viral TikTok video MOCKING Amber Heard divides Internet

While some netizens supported Bass' 'hilarious' video, some slammed him for not being sensitive towards Heard and other abuse victims

Seems like singer Lance Bass may have a bright future in acting. The former NSYNC member, 43, took to TikTok on Monday, May 16, 2022, and re-enacted a part of Amber Heard's testimony amid her ongoing court battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp and posted it on the platform. Bass impressed fans with his acting chop and his fans enjoyed the cartoonish re-enaction of the former boy band singer.

Almost everyone seems to be watching the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, which has spotlighted the actors' relationship and sparked discussions about domestic violence, mental health, and more. With more and more TikToks popping about the situation, the video of Bass has hyped the trend more. In the video, people can hear Heard’s voice-over while Bass stumbles into a room, perches on a sofa, and rolls on the carpet as someone off-screen throws a few leaves at him.

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Heard says in the voice-over, “I was just sitting there on this carpet, looking at the dirty carpet, wondering how I wound up on this carpet and why I never noticed that the carpet was so filthy before." Bass captioned the TikTok video that reads, “I've heard of dirty pop, but dirty carpet… that's a new one.” In the comment section, Bass added, “In honor of the trial starting back up…Had 👏 to 👏 do 👏 it!” 

Lance Bass' TikTok gets mixed reactions

The internet is split in half over Bass' viral video. While some netizens supported him for the hilarious video, some bashed him for not being sensitive towards Heard and domestic abuse victims. Speaking of it, one person on Twitter wrote, “F**k Lance Bass and f**k anyone who thinks lip-syncing to a victim's description of abuse is remotely funny. Please block me if that's you, because I don't need any more morally bankrupt trolls in my life than the universe already forces me to deal with.”

Another person wrote, “Lance Bass posted a tiktok making fun of Amber Heard's testimony. Flocks of white women are making videos using an audio of her talking about being sexually assaulted and doing the "idk how you call that assault, I call that hot" bullsh*t. I'm f**king exhausted, man.”

Some users supported the singer, with one person tweeting, “Lance Bass is even hotter now than he was 25 years ago how does he do it." Another said, “Lance Bass is, and always has been, a legend.🤷‍♀️.” One person tweeted, “This is hilarious! He was always my favorite. Although to be fair I was a Backstreet Boy fan.  Lance Bass still gets major points for this.”

Another said, “God I love Lance ❤️,” while another wrote, “Pk... when someone famous makes fun of the trial, everyone's up in arms about it... but Joe Shmoe can do it every day & no one bats an eye? Please!she wasn't abused, she's a horrible actress & she is a terrible person.”