August 2023

Emma Cooper’s “Depp v. Heard” premiered on Netflix on Aug. 16, quickly rising to the highest of the streaming service’s most watched titles. The three-part docuseries dives into Johnny Depp and Amber Heard‘s defamation trial, which followed Heard’s 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post that detailed the actress’ allegations of past sexual violence.  Within the second episode of the series, “Depp v. Heard” shows how the trial set the web ablaze, creating an intensive discussion that was livestreamed, “memed” and highly promoted on social media. In April 2022, beauty brand Milani Cosmetics joined the talk with a video published on its TikTok account that's now a part of the documentary.  “Depp v. Heard” Courtesy of Netflix Milani’s reference to the defamation trial began...