Wow. I’ve only just come across this piece by IO Tillett Wright, Amber’s friend who called 911 that night, from 2016:
“I called 911 because she never would. Because every time it happened, her first thought was about protecting him.”
refinery29.com/en-us/2016/06/…
“I called 911 because she never would. Because every time it happened, her first thought was about protecting him.”
refinery29.com/en-us/2016/06/…
“We all loved him, but especially, especially her, and she wanted to believe that the behavior wasn't going to last. The reports of violence started with a kick on a private plane, then it was shoves and the occasional punch, until finally… she described an all-out assault.”
“I know this because I went to their house. I saw the pillow with my own eyes. I saw the busted lip and the clumps of hair on the floor. I got the phone call immediately after it happened, her screaming and crying, a stoic woman reduced to sobs.”
#JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeardTrial
#JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeardTrial
“I witnessed firsthand the absolutely baffling mental pretzel that an abused person puts themselves into, trying to balance the desire to protect their aggressor, with the knowledge that their swollen face is unacceptable.”
“I listened as she cycled through things she could've possibly done to provoke him, or how she could've made him upset enough to do this.”
#JohnnyDepp #JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeardTrial
#JohnnyDepp #JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeardTrial
And he writes about her going on James Corden the next day:
“I watched a woman with a broken spirit go on national television the next night, covered in makeup, smiling through a bloody lip, who nearly jumped out of her seat when someone casually put a hand on her shoulder.”
“I watched a woman with a broken spirit go on national television the next night, covered in makeup, smiling through a bloody lip, who nearly jumped out of her seat when someone casually put a hand on her shoulder.”
“I had to stand up for my friend, and for what I believe in my gut to be the code of conduct by which human beings have to behave with each other. Whether we loved him or not has nothing to do with it. When it comes to violence, "love" is no longer part of the equation.”
This bit is crucial:
“I knew him to be soft and gentle, with a temper and a dark side, but a golden heart. I didn’t want to believe it either, until I saw the wreckage. When you call someone your brother, you also commit to calling them out when they are wrong.”
#JohnnyDepp
“I knew him to be soft and gentle, with a temper and a dark side, but a golden heart. I didn’t want to believe it either, until I saw the wreckage. When you call someone your brother, you also commit to calling them out when they are wrong.”
#JohnnyDepp
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