Johnny Depp trial exposes risks to media in airing #MeToo accusations

Johnny Depp trial exposes risks to media in airing #MeToo accusations
Hours after a Virginia jury awarded actor Johnny Depp more than $10 million in his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, his former wife, The Washington Post appended a lengthy editor’s note to the essay where the sordid dispute began.

It stated matter of factly that Depp had successfully sued Heard over the essay, which was published under her byline in the newspaper’s opinion section in December 2018. The note then carefully detailed how three claims that Heard made had resulted in a jury finding her liable.