Amber Heard Calls Social Media ‘Horrifying’

Amber Heard has spoken out following the bombshell allegations made by actress Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni, her co-star and director on ‘It Ends With Us’. Lively’s complaint accuses Baldoni of sexual harassment and engaging in a coordinated effort to smear her reputation.

Heard, who has long been familiar with the public scrutiny of high-profile legal battles, reacted to the allegations with a personal statement that sheds light on her own experiences with media manipulation.

In her statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the 37-year-old actress, who now resides in Spain, commented on the challenges of public perception, especially when it comes to the power of social media.

“Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’ I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s as horrifying as it is destructive,” Heard shared, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Her comments echo sentiments she expressed during her own defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp, where the media played a pivotal role in shaping public opinion. In 2023, Justin Baldoni hired crisis PR expert Melissa Nathan, who had previously been employed by Depp’s legal team during his defamation case against Heard.

Nathan, who worked for Hiltzik Strategies during Depp’s trial, left the company in October 2023 to start her own firm, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Lively’s lawsuit, filed in late December, outlines an alleged “social manipulation” campaign orchestrated by Baldoni’s team to damage her reputation after she accused him of harassment on the ‘It Ends With Us’ set. According to the complaint statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Baldoni and his publicist, Melissa Nathan, had discussed strategies to “bury” Lively.

In one of the text exchanges, Nathan allegedly responded, “We can’t write we will destroy her,” referencing efforts to discredit the actress, as per The Hollywood Reporter. (ANI)

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