How is the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial at least somewhat personal for Joe Rogan?
And did he predict all this was going to happen years ago?
Keep watching for the details.
The trial for Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard has captured the attention
of both fans and media.
Depp sued his ex-wife for $50 million, claiming that a 2018 op-ed piece she wrote for The
Washington Post, in which she made abuse claims, irreparably damaged his career.
Depp said on the stand that op-ed cost him:
"Nothing less than everything, nothing less than everything."
According to Depp, his reputation would never recover from Heard's claims that, in his words,
he "was a drunken, cocaine-fueled menace who beat women."
As the trial has made headlines, supporters of both Depp and Heard have taken to social
media to weigh in.
Cyabra, a company that specializes in evaluating inauthentic online behavior, found that 11%
of the online discourse around the Depp-Heard debate on Twitter was inauthentic.
Company CEO Dan Brahmy told Fox News,
"Whenever there's a lot of people involved, there's always going to be some level of additional,
inauthentic conversation going on around a topic."
On April 24, Joe Rogan posted a screenshot to Instagram of a Fox News headline that reported
Cyabra's findings.
Rogan wrote,
"I'm surprised it's only 11%."
Days later, Rogan made his feelings crystal clear, painting an unflattering picture of
Amber Heard while discussing the Johnny Depp defamation trial on the April 26 episode of
"The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast.
"It's a cautionary tale about believing in bulls---."
Rogan mentioned his friend, fellow comedian Doug Stanhope, having a close relationship
with Depp, and how Stanhope penned a guest column for The Wrap about the celebrity couple
in 2016.
Stanhope wrote,
"We have watched Amber Heard f--- with him at his weakest."
Later, Heard filed a defamation suit against Stanhope, but eventually dropped the case,
according to The Wrap.
Rogan said that Stanhope knows Heard well, and said she's "like a crazy actress."
Rogan also took exception with Depp reportedly being removed from the "Pirates of the Caribbean"
franchise, and threw another jab at Heard.
"You got rid of the best f---ing pirate you ever had!
For a crazy lady!"
It appears as though Joe Rogan is deeply invested in the whole Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard debacle,
as he's also updated on the specifics of the case, including the controversy regarding
the makeup she claims to have used to cover bruises from the abuse she allegedly endured
at Depp's hand.
Rogan brought up how Heard's lawyer had shown the specific makeup product.
Makeup brand Milani said that the item had not been released to the public during the
entirety of Depp and Heard's marriage.
Rogan said,
"The company didn't even make that makeup at the time that she was claiming she was
using it."
Guest Jessica Kirson proceeded to say how "crazy" it was, and Rogan retorted that it's
typical behavior for manipulative people.
He said,
"But that's what happens with people like that!
People that are just manipulative and full of s--t like that."
Rogan made some predictions about what would happen to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's marriage
years ago.
In a recently resurfaced snippet of a 2017 "Joe Rogan Experience" episode, Rogan weighed
in on the unconventional nature of their relationship.
He started by saying that he didn't know Heard, but she seemed nice enough to him.
He added,
"Some computer program said that she was the most beautiful person alive."
Rogan then insinuated that being with someone like Heard must have hurt Depp's wallet.
"Like one of the great things to do is probably just buy a ton of s--- and just impress this
girl."
Rogan went on to say that Depp had gone crazy with his spending on Heard, and it escalated
to the "Fantastic Beasts" actor going off the rails.
The host said,
"You get away from yourself, and the next thing you know you're standing on the f---ing
red carpet with eyeliner on, with silver chains, and you're shirt's open on your chest [...] and
you're 53.
You become a caricature.
You kind of forget yourself maybe."
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