Phoebe Bridgers calls out Johnny Depp fans for ‘disgusting’ online treatment of Amber Heard
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Phoebe Bridgers has spoken out against the “disgusting” online treatment Amber Heard received from Johnny Depp fans. During the former couple’s highly publicised trial, in which Depp had sued Heard for $50m for allegedly implying he abused her in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, Heard was subjected to “one of the worst cases” of cyberbullying. Then Johnny Depp, out of his mouth, admitted some of the most violent, crazy s*** in court, and it’s somehow like, people aren’t surprised?” Bridgers went on to describe the online backlash against Heard as a “fandom war”. Phoebe Bridgers, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard “That whole situation was so upsetting to me,” she said.