Johnny Depp, age 52, is being accused of domestic violence by now ex-wife and actor Amber Heard, age 30. She says that "there was one severe incident in December 2015 when I truly feared for my life."
Many photos have been appearing up online and in magazines and many have been manipulated but here, in this article, we have the real deal. Here [on the right] we show Amber with facial wounds, including an apparently bruised eye and cut lip – supposedly caused by Depp in the incident.
There is currently no physical proof that this is from Depp and there has been no comments about the charges and the photos from the man himself so this all leaves us questioning and wanting to know more. Did the loved actor Johnny Depp really abuse Amber Heard
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However, it was decided against the charge as both women were not citizens of the current state they were in.
The couple later broke up and amber later went on to date Johnny after meeting him on the set of the movie ‘The Rum Diary’. So with Ambers past abusing in mind, what do you think of the current situation?
Well Amber Heard's close friend, iO Tillett Wright(seen with amber heard in picture to the right), who is being named as a witness to one of Johnny Depp's attacks in court has tweeted out her support against those who doubt her claims.
[Bellow, the tweets relating the abuse from iO Tillett Wright]
"BULLSH!T. I've had enough. I saw the bruises. Many times. And the fat lip. And the cut head,"
"How much evidence does a woman need to present?! She has photos, texts, witnesses, and filed a restraining order... But no...a neighbour asked a doorman and talked to TMZ and THAT is headline news and serves as "evidence"?! Dear neighbour - SHAME ON YOU.”
"This culture of victim blaming makes me sick. I'm a witness. I'm here. I'm standing up. I can't take any more of this witch
One of the reasons why IPV victims do not leave his or her abusers is due to isolation. This one of the any methods abusers use in order to achieve control over his or her victims. Abusers isolate the victim by cutting the victim's ties to any support system and resources. A support system includes family, friends, classmates, coworkers, and the government. Isolation is one of the many methods used in order to gain control over the victim’s life. In the autobiographical novel, I Am Not Your Victim: Anatomy of Domestic Violence, the author Beth Sipe discusses the domestic violence that she had suffered during her 16 year marriage. Sipe describes their “romance,” the abuse of power, Sam isolating her and her family, the confusion, the fear, the
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I really do like that. I've screwed up everybody. I've screwed up my whole family" (Staudte, ABC News). Later it was discovered that her 22-year-old daughter Rachel, was also involved after evidence was found written in a diary at their home.
...he police because she would be imprisoned for child neglect. The defense not only came out and said George Anthony covered it up, but they also say that he sexually abused Casey as a child which later would cause her to hide her pain and lie. They also claimed that Caylee was George’s child.
A large percent of murders occur by men for a variety of reasons. Money, love, betrayal, whatever it may be. Male murderer cases need a lot of publicity in order to be a high profile case because they are too common to be top news. However, female murderers will likely always be highly publicized cases due to the rarity of the event. So falls the case of Jodi Arias in this subject.
"Women as Victims." Women in American Society. Melissa J. Doak. 2012 ed. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Information Plus Reference Series. Student Resources in Context. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.
…many people now acquire "victimhood" through counseling. Being a "victim" draws sympathy. It explains the tragedies, the failures, the hardships, the health problems and the disappointments of life. It relieves people of some of life's natural burdens: dealing with complexity, facing things beyond their control, and accepting responsibility for decisions and actions.
Elias, R. (1993) Victims Still: The Political Manipulation of Victims. Newbery Park: Sage [Chapter 2]
As a passionate defender of Domestic Violence, Melissa Holmes understands what it means to be a survivor. Being strong, she’s cheated death twice, as a victim of domestic abuse, before using her personal tragedies as a muse to inspire others.
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