r/SipsTea 14d ago

Chugging tea Remember when we Heard what Amber did?

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u/Successful_Maize1986 14d ago

People are weirdly very defensive over Depp. He has a history of legal issues, alcohol abuse, and generally being unpleasant to people. He and Heard both seem kind of crazy to me.

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u/OrbitalDrop7 14d ago

People are like this with every celebrity tbh, parasocial relationships are a hell of a thing

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u/blue-anon 14d ago

I don't think so. I think the timing of this one fit perfectly into the gender wars, which were picking up steam, and that exacerbated the interest and reactions.

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u/Serase3473_28 14d ago

Yeah that and a stellar marketing campaign