Thread of celebrities and public figures who have expressed or indicated support for @realamberheard. #IStandWithAmberHeard #IBelieveAmberHeard 
Alex Winter (@Winter, actor and filmmaker, best known as Bill S. Preston, Esq. in Bill & Ted).
Alex came forward as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse under #MeToo. #IStandWithAlexWinter deadline.com/2018/02/bill-t…
Some more of Alex’s tweets on this topic:
https://twitter.com/Winter/status/1532892697286959104?s=20&t=itjBvTYBbO8A2MMmjXfFSg
Monica Lewinsky (@MonicaLewinsky, anti-bullying activist).
Here is the New York Times article by Jessica Bennett which Monica is referring to: nytimes.com/2022/05/20/opi…
Monica herself has written about the trial for Vanity Fair. vanityfair.com/style/2022/05/…
Kate Herron (@iamkateherron, director best known for her work on Sex Education and Loki).
I had the opportunity to speak to Kaitlyn Tiffany from The Atlantic about the role of misogyny in Loki fandom and Depp v. Heard and some of my quotes about misogynistic online harassment targeted at @sophiadimartino made it into her must-read final piece. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
I wrote more extensively on tumblr about the similarities between the misogyny directed at Amber and the misogyny I have seen directed at Sophia and also at Kate in Loki fandom. spectroscopes.tumblr.com/post/683542913…
Dolph Lundgren (actor best known as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, also played Nereus in Aquaman).
Dolph’s sentiments were reported in The Independent. independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…
Julia Fox (actress and model).
Marisa Tomei (@marisatomei, actress, recently known as May Parker in the MCU and a formative crush of mine in My Cousin Vinny).
Here is the article attached to the tweet Marisa retweeted: nytimes.com/2022/06/02/art…
Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton, actor best known as the protagonist in Fight Club).
David Krumholtz (actor and comedian, known as Bernard the Elf in the Santa Clause movies and worked with Amber on The Playboy Club).
David’s comments were reported by Entertainment Tonight. etonline.com/amber-heards-f…
David Krumholtz is mutuals on instagram with Christina Ricci, who he acted alongside in The Addams Family Values when the two were child stars. Christina was granted a restraining order against her abusive ex-husband in January 2021. independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…
Christina has also previously said that she is “a really big fan of Amber Heard”.
(This video was posted by @EarthGlows in February 2022 and according to comments is from October 2021. I reposted to my media account for this thread in case anything happens to @EarthGlows’ tweet.)
https://twitter.com/EarthGlows/status/1494913994460745729
Melanie Lynskey (@melanielynskey, actress, currently starring as Shauna in Yellowjackets).
Melanie, like David Krumholtz, is instagram mutuals with Christina Ricci, who also stars in Yellowjackets.
https://twitter.com/amberglows/status/1534951461246971905?s=20&t=CLbKGDLHUsa0FyenqQ-RsQ
Michael J. Metzner (@michaeljmetzner, producer and medical advisor).
Willa Fitzgerald (@willafitz, actress).
Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark, journalist and podcaster).
In addition to making many tweets imploring people to look into the facts and evidence of Amber’s case, Michael has written a fantastic article about it. readthepresentage.com/p/johnny-depp-…
Sarah Marshall (@Remember_Sarah, writer and podcaster).
Sarah hosts the podcast @yourewrongabout which she co-created with Michael Hobbes, featured upthread. The podcast has explored many stories of similarly demonised women in popular culture in addition to running a series on O. J. Simpson. yourewrongabout.com
Raphael Bob-Waksberg (@RaphaelBW, comedian, writer, and among other things creator of BoJack Horseman, a show which thoughtfully handled themes of abuse and drug addiction in Hollywood).
Bitsie Tulloch (@BitsieTulloch, actress, currently known as Lois Lane on the CW’s Superman & Lois).
Here is the link Bitsie provided in her tweet: thecut.com/2022/06/where-…
Bitsie has worked closely with Melissa Benoist on Supergirl. Melissa came forward with her abuse story in 2019. #IStandWithMelissaBenoist instagram.com/tv/B5YUQ-JHck8/
Melissa follows Amber on instagram and although she has not been active on social media since 2021 she has previously shown support for Amber through likes on her posts about her abuse.
John Legend (@johnlegend, singer, songwriter, actor, and producer).
Stephanie Land (@stepville, writer best known as the author of New York Times bestseller Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive, adapted into the Netflix show Maid).
Stephanie’s whole thread, in which she also links an article detailing her own experience of domestic violence:
https://twitter.com/stepville/status/1533631372446773248
Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself, writer). Neil has since deleted his comments due to harassment.
Barbara Muschietti (writer and producer, maybe best-known for producing the IT movies directed by her brother Andy Muschietti).
Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow, actress, model, and activist).
Although she has since deleted her tweets in Amber’s support, they were reported in an article by The Independent detailing the harassment she and Edward Norton are receiving from Johnny Depp’s fans. independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…
Mia’s daughter Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) was sexually abused as a child by Mia’s ex-husband Woody Allen. Both Mia and Dylan have been subject to a relentless smear campaign as a result of speaking out about this abuse. #IStandWithDylanFarrow esquire.com/entertainment/…
Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson, director).
Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti, writer).
Here is the link to Jessica’s article: jessica.substack.com/p/the-memeific…
Ashley Judd (@AshleyJudd, actress and activist).
Lena Headey (@IAMLenaHeadey, actress currently best-known as Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones).
Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil, actress, presenter, and activist well-known as Tahani on The Good Place).
Corey Rae (@imcoreyrae, activist, actress, consultant, model, producer, speaker, and writer).
Nikki Glaser (@NikkiGlaser, comedian).
Tova Leigh (@tova_leigh, actor and writer).
The full text of Tova’s instagram post:
There were not enough characters for the alt-text description of the second image so here is the final part that was cut off (provided in following tweet):
“I’d be careful before bashing AH (even in a comic context), not just because the message it sends to other victims and their abusers, but also because next time it could be you 💔 #love #amberheard”
Carice van Houten (@caricevhouten, actress well-known as Melisandre on Game of Thrones).
Shanika Warren-Markland (@Shanika_WM, actress).
Victoria Princewill (@vpofrances, author).
Nathalie Emmanuel (@missnemmanuel, actress well-known as Missandei in Game of Thrones).
Lauren Hough (@laurenthehough, author best-known for New York Times bestseller Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing).
Here is the article Lauren linked: thecut.com/2022/06/johnny…
Lauren has several good tweets on this topic:
https://twitter.com/laurenthehough/status/1524407252077142016?s=20&t=GpGQV6fuoUWw81lNQZp7gQ
Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton, actress, businesswoman, author, and producer).
Selma Blair (@SelmaBlair, actress and activist).
Karina Longworth (@KarinaLongworth, critic, author, and journalist).
Here is the link to the episode of @RememberThisPod which Karina posted and, as she notes, the parallels to what has played out in the popular response to Depp v. Heard are striking: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you…
(tbrh I should have included Karina much further upthread ahead of Rian Johnson.)
Christina Ricci (actress).
The instagram post on which Christina made her comment, which was posted by David Krumholtz on 10th June 2022 in response to harassment from Depp fans for speaking out in Amber’s defence, can be found here: instagram.com/p/CeoYjVjlEV3
As mentioned upthread, Christina is herself a survivor of domestic violence and was granted a restraining order against her abusive ex-husband in January 2021: independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…
Elizabeth McGovern (@ElizabethMcGov, actress and musician).
Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps, actress).
Busy wrote in her memoir of being physically assaulted by James Franco on the set of Freaks and Geeks. Franco is the subject of a number of sexual assault allegations (and yes was at one point friends with Amber, for the Depp fans in the audience). variety.com/2018/tv/news/b…
Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried, actress).
Kate Nash (@katenash, singer, songwriter, and actress).
Christine Lahti (@ChristineALahti, actress and filmmaker).
Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin, comedian and actress).
Vanessa Carlton (@VanessaCarlton, musician).
Here is the link to the article Vanessa liked: thecut.com/2022/05/why-do…
Simi Garewal (@Simi_Garewal, legendary Bollywood actress).
Simi’s words are especially important given the context provided by @meethebuns regarding domestic violence in India:
https://twitter.com/meethebuns/status/1530456386714337281?s=20&t=121mZJAUD0bpRpxXh_FXjA
Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix, cartoonist).
Here is the article by @raynefq which Adam linked: internetprincess.substack.com/p/whos-afraid-…
Michele Dauber (@mldauber, Frederick I. Richman Professor at Stanford Law School).
Michele has published a number of tweets in Amber’s defence and has been the target of a horrifying and ongoing harassment campaign which has included people impersonating her deceased daughter to intimidate her.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33, basketball legend).
Here is Kareem’s full article: kareem.substack.com/p/the-johnny-d…
Meena Harris (@meena, lawyer, author, and producer).
Here is the tweet Michael Hobbes quoted in the tweet Meena liked.
https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1533896883264954369?s=20&t=MzHUvy_klG-8uge1gZJRyQ
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