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Chris Baumgarten's avatar

This is a very insightful and thoughtful post. I am not sure I share your opinion, but I am certainly glad to have read and engaged with it.

From what little I know about the trial - I don't follow it in any strict sense of the word - it seems like this turned into a mutually abusive relationship. This is more common that one might think, but of course, it almost always the man who poses the greater threat. That need not apply here, and I could be entirely wrong in my overall guess.

That being said, if you are right, Amber Heard just does incredible harm to all women who are abused by their partners. It*s difficult enough for them to reach out to begin with, and sadly, very often they are not believed. A prominent case, such as this, where the woman lies about being abused will only make this a lot worse. It will do unlot of what victims organisations have achieved over the past few years.

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M. Trosino's avatar

I haven't followed the trial at all but was vaguely aware of it from my 'headline scanning' of various news feeds. I seldom pursue stories about celebrities. I enjoy the 'work' of many of them, but their personal lives are seldom of interest. I read this post all the way to the end, frankly, because you 'suckered me in' with your lead, and then did your usual excellent job of writing about something I normally wouldn't find of interest in an engaging and interesting way. So, props for that. 21 always worth the time and effort.

I guess my only comment about this would be that, from the relatively few such 'celebrity stories' that I have read over time, their celebrity status would not seem to confer any more immunity to bad luck or bad judgement on them than the rest of us 'regular folks' possess. If anything, they may be more susceptible to it because of the milieu in which they live their lives.

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